Developer Relations Manager

Mapbox US · USD 152,150-205,850 / year · 3+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 6, 2026

At a glance

The Developer Relations Manager will lead the developer relations strategy and efforts to grow and engage the Mapbox developer community.
This role involves building programs that help developers successfully adopt and build with the Mapbox platform while serving as a key connection between the community and internal product and engineering teams.
The position requires a hands-on leader who can balance strategic planning with technical content creation and team coaching.

Own and evolve the Developer Relations strategy, establishing priorities and programs that grow developer engagement, adoption, and advocacy.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Developer Relations team.
Build and cultivate a developer community that supports learning how to use the Mapbox platform.
Develop scalable programs across technical content, community, social media, events, workshops, demos, webinars, and developer forums.
Create technical content, deliver talks and demos, and engage with developers externally.
Develop and nurture relationships with developers, customers, community leaders, and technical influencers.
Identify and partner with developers to create content such as guest blogs, tutorials, videos, and workshops.
Synthesize developer feedback to identify opportunities to improve products, documentation, and developer experience.
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales teams.
Establish clear goals and success metrics for Developer Relations programs using data and developer insights.

7+ years of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, Developer Evangelism, software engineering, or a related technical field.
3+ years of experience leading or developing others.
Strong people leadership skills with experience coaching and setting priorities.
Experience building and executing Developer Relations strategies and programs.
Technical background with the ability to understand and communicate about APIs, SDKs, developer tools, and software development workflows.
Engaging technical communicator with strong written and verbal skills.
Experience creating and delivering technical talks, demos, workshops, webinars, videos, or documentation.
Demonstrated ability to build authentic relationships and credibility within developer communities.
Strong cross-functional leadership skills and experience influencing stakeholders.
Ability to operate effectively across multiple technical platforms, including web APIs, SDKs, geospatial technology, and mobile development.