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Are you a Developer Advocate at heart with a deep knowledge of Apache Iceberg™?

Databricks has built a powerful collection of open source software and commercial services to help make data teams worldwide more successful in solving tough problems. Our ability to execute this mission depends on data engineers, data analysts, data scientists, and machine learning practitioners, all having great experience in a scalable way.

As a Developer Advocate for Apache Iceberg™, you'll share your knowledge and be a conduit between the engineering teams and the wider developer community of data engineers building their careers on technologies like the open-source Apache Iceberg project. 

This role will leverage your strong expertise in Apache Iceberg™ to educate, inspire, and support the growing user base.

Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of knowledge-sharing activities. You’ll deliver engaging talks, host insightful panels and meetups, create informative blogs and video content, develop comprehensive courseware, provide expert answers in community forums, and conduct one-on-one sessions with influential data engineers and scientists. These efforts will help disseminate best practices and foster a thriving Apache Iceberg™ community.

Reporting directly to the Head of Developer Relations, you’ll collaborate with fellow Developer Advocates and program managers to create a cohesive and impactful developer relations strategy.

The ideal candidate for this position will embody the values of our Developer Relations team: a deep passion for data engineering, genuine empathy for developers’ needs, and a strong commitment to effectively explaining our products.

More about the team: 

The Developer Relations (DevRel) team at Databricks is dedicated to building and fostering relationships with communities of data practitioners. Our primary goal is to drive awareness and adoption of the Databricks Data + AI Platform and related open source software (OSS) solutions such as Apache Spark™, Apache Iceberg™, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and MLflow.

The impact you will have:

• Evangelize and broaden awareness of Apache Iceberg™ as a powerful lakehouse format for analytics datasets. 
• Support and expand the Apache Iceberg™ community, including meetups and user groups, to attract tens of thousands of participants and foster a thriving community.
• Foster enthusiasm for Apache Iceberg™ by leveraging creativity and innovation to create engaging experiences and content, welcoming novel perspectives and stimulating discussions.
• Enable data engineers to excel in building their data infrastructure with Apache Iceberg™.
• Empower data engineers to reach their objectives and share their success stories efficiently.
• To facilitate the widespread adoption of new Apache Iceberg™ features, create high-quality educational resources such as videos, sample notebooks, tutorials, and blog posts.
• Advocate for the needs and desires of the Apache Iceberg™ community within Databricks, ensuring their voices are heard and considered by other teams.
• Provide robust support for users across platforms like Slack, StackOverflow, and online communities to stay attuned to their feedback and requirements.
• Continue and extend the Apache Iceberg™ sample notebooks.

What we look for:

• 5+ years of experience as a software developer and subject matter knowledge of solving data engineering problems at all scales.
• Experience with Scala, Python, and SQL. Experience with Rust and Golang would be preferred.  
• You are a leader in the Apache Iceberg™ communities. 
• You have experience working with and contributing to open source communities.
• You have experience managing, operationalizing, and engaging with developer communities, running user groups, or holding global meetups. 
• You are a solid communicator with experience writing about, teaching, and speaking about complex technical topics.
• You are a strong public event speaker, YouTuber, or podcast host. 
• You have empathy and understanding of developer personas and can apply that to the design and development of good experiences in tutorials, notebooks, communities, and more.