Sr. Developer Advocate - Neon

More about the Neon DevRel team

Neon is Databricks’ product-led growth Serverless Postgres and BaaS platform, built with the vision of helping developers ship faster. Delivering on this mission depends on building trust and recognition within a growing community of application developers, while also serving the broader Databricks user base.

The neon.com DevRel team at Databricks is focused on building and strengthening relationships with agent and application developers, while also expanding its reach into areas like code generation and AI-driven development. Our primary goal is to drive awareness, enablement, and driving community of the neon.com platform through a product-led growth motion.

The impact you will have

• Enhance and develop customer-facing SDKs & libraries to empower builders to succeed with Neon
• Create developer-focused content that helps Neon users discover new features, solve real problems, and grow their skills on the platform.
• Drive adoption and excitement not just by speaking at events, but by engaging with the community, building connections, and strengthening a shared sense of belonging.
• Produce educational and community-focused assets: videos, tutorials, sample projects, blog posts, and resources driven by community feedback and questions.
• Expand and engage the Neon community through conference presence and online spaces (e.g., Discord).
• Collaborate with product and engineering to surface insights from the community and ensure developer needs influence roadmap decisions.
• Create and manage programs that deepen engagement, such as creator and ambassador initiatives, open source collaborations, and other developer-focused movements.
• Actively gather, analyze, and amplify community feedback to continuously improve Neon’s product experience and developer journey.

What we look for

• 5+ years of experience as a Developer Advocate, software engineer, solutions architect, or a related role.
• Proven ability to take ownership of outcomes and deliver with minimal supervision.
• Professional experience building and shipping software or data solutions.
• Demonstrated skill in creating impactful technical content tailored to developers.
• Deep empathy for developer needs, with the ability to provide clear answers in community spaces.
• Mastery in at least one core advocacy skill (e.g., public speaking, technical writing, live demos, curriculum development).
• Applied expertise in specific product components, with the ability to translate them into practical guidance.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including strong presentation abilities.
• Track record of active involvement in developer communities (meetups, forums, open source, user groups) and success collaborating across functions to achieve shared goals.

Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role is listed below and represents the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. Based on the factors above, Databricks anticipates utilizing the full width of the range. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits listed above. For more information regarding which range your location is in visit our page here.

Zone 1 Pay Range

$149,200—$205,150 USD

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