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Developer Advocate - Neon

Databricks, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Overview

As a Databricks Developer Advocate on the Neon DevRel team, youll be a crucial link between our engineering teams and the community of application developers building on Postgres and Neon. This role uses technical expertise to support, inspire, and educate our user base and the wider developer community. You will create technical blog posts and video guides, build demo projects and developer tools, deliver workshops and conference talks, and publish example integrations with frameworks and CLIs. These efforts will make Neons unique capabilities, such as branching for preview environments, tangible and approachable for developers, helping them get more out of the platform and highlighting Neons architecture and our technical passion to the broader developer community. Reporting into the DevRel team, youll collaborate with fellow advocates, program managers, and the broader Databricks DevRel org to create and execute a cohesive and impactful education strategy. Youll work closely with the neon.com community, product, and engineering teams to ensure developer needs and product development stay aligned. The ideal candidate embodies the values of a Developer Relations team: a passion for application development, empathy for developer needs, and the ability to explain complex topics with clarity and enthusiasm. Responsibilities

Break down complicated technical topics and make them approachable for developers of all levels. Create deeply technical demos, including starter kits, LLM rules, and developer tools. Partner with Engineering to produce detailed technical blog posts that showcase Neons design and capabilities. Deliver technical conference talks, workshops, and livestreams that educate and inspire. Build reusable example projects and integrations with popular frameworks and developer tools, showing how Neon fits into real workflows. Provide educational assets that help both new and experienced developers use Neon effectively. Gather and analyze developer feedback to refine educational materials and improve the overall developer experience. What We Look For

3+ years of experience as a Developer Advocate, software engineer, solutions architect, or related role. Professional experience building and shipping software, demos, or developer tools. Proven ability to explain technical concepts with clarity through writing, teaching, or presenting. Strong knowledge of Postgres, application development workflows, and modern dev tools (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Next.js, AI agents). Experience creating technical content that drives developer understanding and adoption. Comfortable building demo projects, starter kits, and integrations from scratch. Exceptional communication skills, including strong presentation and writing abilities. Track record of community involvement (talks, workshops, open source, user groups) and effective cross-functional collaboration. Pay Range Transparency

Databricks is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range(s) for this role are listed below and represent the expected salary range for non-commissionable roles or on-target earnings for commissionable roles. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors, including job-related skills, depth of experience, relevant certifications and training, and specific work location. The total compensation package may include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and benefits. Zone 1 Pay Range: $140,000172,175 USD. About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow. Benefits

Databricks offers comprehensive benefits and perks. For region-specific details, refer to the companys benefits information. Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. Our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards, with consideration given without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. Compliance

If access to export-controlled technology or source code is required for performance of job duties, it is within the Employers discretion whether to apply for a U.S. government license for such positions, and the Employer may decline to proceed with an applicant on this basis. Seniority level

Mid-Senior level Employment type

Full-time Job function

Product Management Industries

Software Development

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