Senior Developer Relations Engineer (San Francisco, Los Angeles)

Qdrant • San Francisco, CA

1d • Remote

About The Position

Qdrant is hiring a Senior Developer Relations Engineer to lead developer engagement in the San Francisco Bay Area. This senior individual-contributor role combines hands-on engineering, approximately 40% of the time, with public speaking, content creation, and community building, approximately 60% of the time. The role builds relationships with engineers, founders, event organizers, and ecosystem partners, and turns those relationships into joint projects, workshops, and speaking opportunities. The engineer will also share developer feedback with Qdrant's core engineering team to inform the product roadmap and contribute to the growth of the Developer Relations team through initiatives and mentoring.

The role includes building and maintaining open-source demo applications and prototyping Qdrant use cases involving emerging techniques such as neural sparse encoders, agentic workflows, and AI memory. It also involves producing technical articles, video tutorials, and practical guides; speaking and live coding at conferences; leading Qdrant's presence at hackathons and workshops; and responding to developer questions across online communities and social platforms.

Qdrant is a remote-first, international company working on AI infrastructure. The company describes its culture as async-friendly, open-source, engineering-driven, and oriented toward ownership and impact. US-based full-time employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in software engineering, Developer Relations, or technical marketing, including at least 3 years in Developer Relations.
• Experience independently delivering technical talks, workshops, and community programs, with examples of working applications and collaborations initiated.
• Strong software engineering skills in Python, Rust, TypeScript, or Go.
• Ability to build and debug applications that use vector search, embeddings, and large language models, and explain their workings clearly in writing and on stage.
• Experience owning a DevRel program or initiative end to end, including setting goals, choosing work, and measuring results such as adoption, community growth, or content reach.
• Ability to explain how results informed changes to a DevRel program or initiative.
• Experience influencing product or engineering decisions based on developer feedback.
• Experience helping other team members grow through mentoring, reviews, or shared practices.
• An established, active network in the Bay Area developer and AI community, including relationships with engineers, event organizers, and founders.
• Close familiarity with the AI ecosystem, practical judgment in evaluating new tools, and an understanding of developer needs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with search or information retrieval systems, or at a search company, and understanding of indexing, ranking, and relevance tuning.
• Experience reading research papers, running experiments or benchmarks, and translating findings into practical developer resources.
• An audience built through video or social media, such as YouTube tutorials, livestreams, or technical posts on X or LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain open-source demo applications, including retrieval pipelines, recommendation engines, and AI search tools.
• Prototype Qdrant use cases by experimenting with emerging patterns such as neural sparse encoders, agentic workflows, and AI memory.
• Write in-depth technical articles, record video tutorials, and create practical guides.
• Give talks and live-coding sessions at conferences.
• Lead Qdrant's presence at hackathons and workshops.
• Develop Bay Area relationships into joint workshops, demos, projects, and speaking opportunities with ecosystem partners.
• Answer technical questions on Discord, X, LinkedIn, and Reddit.
• Bring developer feedback and needs to Qdrant's product and engineering teams.
• Start initiatives and mentor others on the Developer Relations team.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with additional perks.
• Flexible working hours and an async-friendly culture.
• High ownership and real impact.
• Open-source, engineering-driven culture.
• Choice of laptop equipment.
• For US-based full-time employees: 401(k) match, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and a flexible PTO policy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed