Head of Developer Relations

The role

You will lead the developer relations strategy to grow and engage the Mapbox developer community. You will manage a team to educate and advocate for the platform while partnering with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams.

What you will do

• Own and evolve the Developer Relations strategy for Mapbox.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Developer Relations team.
• Build and cultivate a developer community.
• Develop scalable programs including technical content, social media, events, and workshops.
• Create technical content, deliver talks, and engage with developers.
• Develop and nurture relationships with developers, customers, and technical influencers.
• Identify and partner with developers to create content like guest blogs and tutorials.
• Serve as a connection between the developer community and Product and Engineering teams.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales.
• Build programs that enable Mapbox engineers to share expertise with the community.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, Developer Evangelism, software engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience leading or developing others.
• Strong people leadership skills.
• Experience building and executing Developer Relations strategies and programs.
• Technical background with the ability to understand and communicate about APIs, SDKs, developer tools, and software development workflows.
• Engaging technical communicator with strong written and verbal skills.
• Experience creating and delivering technical talks, demos, workshops, webinars, videos, or documentation.
• Ability to build authentic relationships and credibility within developer communities.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills.
• Ability to move between strategy and execution.
• Experience defining metrics and using data and developer insights.
• Ability to operate effectively across multiple technical platforms including web APIs, SDKs, geospatial technology, data, and mobile development.

Benefits

• Private medical coverage for you and your dependents.
• Generous maternity and paternity leave policies.
• Inclusive fertility support.
• Contributions to a Lifestyle Spending Account for health, wellness, and personal growth.
• Mental health support for you and your dependents.
• Flexible paid time away, company holidays, and generous absence policies.
• Dedicated paid volunteering time in addition to standard PTO.
• Retirement plans with competitive matching.

Before you apply

• Mapbox participates in E-Verify to confirm employee work authorization.

About the company

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. It provides tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere.