Coordinator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Experience running or actively contributing to an online community (forum, Slack, Discord, or similar), ideally in an open source, developer, or technical context.
• Comfortable with basic-to-intermediate coding (e.g., HTML/CSS/JS or similar) for website maintenance.
• Experience planning or supporting in-person events, with the willingness and ability to travel regularly.
• Social media savvy, with an understanding of what resonates with developer and technical audiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable being the public face of the team both online and in person.
• Self-directed and organized, able to juggle community moderation, program work, event logistics, and small dev tasks.
• Genuine enthusiasm for open source and developer communities.
• Video editing/creating experience.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with database technologies (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB) or open source infrastructure communities.
• Experience with community platforms such as Discourse, Slack admin tooling, or similar.
• Prior experience with ambassador, advocate, or contributor recognition programs.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage social content that engages the developer and DBA community authentically.
• Partner with engineering experts to amplify community voices and content.
• Build and maintain relationships with partner organizations and their communities for joint events and initiatives.
• Create video and short-form content, utilizing AI-assisted tools for efficiency.
• Own day-to-day engagement on the Percona Forum and Community Slack, including welcoming new members, answering questions, and maintaining active discussions.
• Monitor community health and sentiment across channels, identifying issues and celebrating successes.
• Build relationships with active contributors, MVPs, and long-time community members.
• Travel to conferences, meetups, and partner events to represent Percona and staff booths.
• Provide regional support for community and partner events, managing logistics like swag and schedules, and offering on-site troubleshooting.
• Act as the on-site point person at events, making real-time decisions when necessary.
• Help run and improve internal community programs such as ambassador/advocate programs, contributor recognition, and onboarding for new community members.
• Coordinate internally with Marketing, Product, and Engineering to ensure program alignment with company priorities.
• Track program metrics and report on community growth and engagement.
• Perform light-to-moderate coding and maintenance on Percona's community website, including content updates, bug fixes, and small feature work.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours
• Various paid time off programs
• All equipment for your remote office
• Funds for career development (external training, certifications, conferences)
• Ongoing connectivity allowances
• Opportunity to participate in our equity incentive plan
• The Percona Adventure Team
• Work-from-Anywhere
• FlowDays
• FryDays
• Overall flexibility
• PAVE volunteering program
• Women Transforming Technology