PlanetScale

Community Manager

• Be present and active in our community spaces including Discord, Reddit, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other platforms where our users gather
• Answer technical questions about databases, MySQL/Vitess, Postgres, and PlanetScale products
• Participate in broader database and engineering communities where PlanetScale users are active
• Monitor conversations across platforms to identify trends, common questions, and opportunities for educational content
• Create educational developer content based on real conversations and questions you're seeing in the field
• Develop content in multiple formats: written tutorials and guides, video demonstrations, livestreams, conference talks, and meetup presentations
• Translate complex database concepts into accessible, practical content that serves developers of all skill levels
• Identify and support community champions and power users
• Collaborate with product engineering teams to gather and deliver community feedback
• Represent PlanetScale at conferences, meetups, and community events (some travel required)

Community Engineer

Events

• You will own end-to-end planning, organization, and execution of developer-focused events including meetups, global conferences, local events, partner events, and livestreams
• You will manage PlanetScale's presence at developer conferences by coordinating booth logistics, securing speaking slots for team members, and organizing satellite events
• You will organize and host in-office community events at the PlanetScale office in San Francisco.
• You will launch and manage developer meetups across key tech hubs, building grassroots community around database technology
• You will partner with the GTM team to conceptualize, coordinate, and execute field marketing events, including private dinners and unique experiential activities designed to engage prospects and customers.
• You will partner with developer tool companies to co-host events and expand reach
• You will coordinate and produce livestreams and technical webinars, working with technical team members on content
• You will develop event strategies and measurement frameworks to demonstrate ROI on developer awareness and product-led growth
• You will manage event budgets and negotiate with vendors, venues, and partners
• Your role will require significant travel to connect with developers at events worldwide
• PlanetScale is a remote-first company, but due to the nature of this role, you may be required to work out of our San Francisco office several times a week to coordinate events

Developer Events Lead

Data Scientist

• Build and be responsible for PlanetScale’s data and analytics efforts from zero to one
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, and Customer Engineering to deliver pipeline, conversion, and ROI analytics
• Drive analysis of feature adoption, engagement, and retention indicators
• Own our data warehouse and metric layer using your tools of choice

Data Science, Analytics

Solutions Engineer

• Partner with Sales and Customer Engineering throughout the pre-sales and post-sales journey as the technical expert helping customers solve their most challenging database problems.
• Lead technical discovery to match customers’ business and technical objectives with PlanetScale’s offerings.
• Design and execute proof of value timelines that deliver on agreed upon business outcomes and success criteria.
• Design database migration strategies and work hands-on with customers to execute migrations to PlanetScale's PostgreSQL and Vitess platforms.
• Assess workloads, analyze performance requirements, and recommend architecture, sizing, and optimization strategies.
• Build tools, scripts, and automation that accelerate migrations and improve customer onboarding.
• Create educational content including documentation, guides, blog posts, workshops, and videos.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to advocate for customer needs and shape the platform.