Dev Events & Enablement Lead

Buildkite•North Las Vegas, NV

About The Position

Buildkite’s CI platform is trusted by the world’s leading engineering teams, shipping software to over 1,000,000,000 daily users. We’re looking for a Dev Events & Enablement Lead to run the field surface area of our strategy; events, community meetups, workshops that turn Buildkite’s PoV into lived moments; then convert those moments into repeatable pipeline, adoption, and advocacy through clear enablement for GTM to translate. We see events and community as a proof engine for our brand. You’ll execute programs that engineers actually want to attend, capture the right proof while you’re there, and ensure Sales can follow through with clarity and confidence afterwards. We’re only interested in candidates who can do both sides of the job; build dev-first event experiences with taste, and run enablement like an operating system.

Requirements

This role only works with field instincts and operational rigor.
Proven experience running dev events and community programs that engineers actually like
You’ve shipped systems that improved conversion quality and rep confidence
Devtools/technical marketing fluency, where you can hold your own in CI/CD conversations
You know the difference between “content” and “proof,” and you avoid hollow claims
You can run calendars, vendors, budgets, logistics plus ship the actual work without chaos
You understand how deals move, why they stall, what objections sound like in the real world
You can turn messy feedback into simple stage plays and reusable assets that don’t rot
You partner tightly with GTM while owning outcomes end-to-end
Comfort working async in a high-trust environment where you own problems start-to-finish

Nice To Haves

Experience in CI/CD, DevOps, infra or adjacent technical domains
Familiarity with intent/ABM systems
Strong network in relevant dev communities and event ecosystems
Comfort collaborating on technical demos and proof artifacts with engineering

Responsibilities

Build a field program developers respect
Design and run dev-first events: community meetups, workshops, dinners, roundtables and co-sponsored nights
Create a coherent program strategy aligned to our 2026 pillars and journey stages (awareness→consideration→adoption)
Build a repeatable community system presence in the Bay Area; what we run, why it works and what gets better every iteration
Capture high-signal proof on-site
Partner with teams and on-site coll to convert raw event reality into durable assets
Ensure every event produces reusable artifacts
Build and maintain enablement that gets used effectively
Create a clean operating model for enablement intake
Run enablement like product: versioned, maintained and measurable, with explicit quality gates
Ship stage plays that move deals forward
Translate community learnings + funnel friction into stage plays across the customer journey
Equip Sales to run credible, technically honest conversations
Tighten loop with GTM programs so outbound/inbound follow-up is sharp and consistent
Define what good looks like per event type
Build simple tracking that connects: event→signal→meeting→pipeline→revenue
Report with honesty; what worked, what didn’t and what we evolve next cycle
You’ll operate with a cadence that scales beyond any single person: Program loop; plan→run→debrief→iterate→scale
Proof loop; capture→validate→package→publish→reuse
Enablement loop; objections→assets→usage→feedback→refresh
Pipeline loop; signals→routing→follow-up plays→outcomes→learnings
Quality loop; standards→review gates→sampling→retire/replace
Partner loop; align with Brand/GTM/Dev Voice→ship together→reduce narrative drift