[Hiring] Senior Developer Relations Manager @Backblaze

Role Description

Developer relations is evolving quickly. Coding agents, informed by reference architectures and machine-readable documentation, are increasingly making integration decisions on behalf of developers. Trust, transparency, and human interaction are more important than ever as open source ideals and corporate agendas are weirdly attacked, limited, or promoted by unexpected sources and trends.

Backblaze B2 Cloud storage was launched as a result of developer demand and has been committed to the developer ecosystem since day one. Today, we are seeking a leader who can help us become more present and trusted than ever before in this space, both as the storage default for agent-led projects and as a leading source of support, inspiration, and enablement for developers who need storage for whatever they’re building.

As Sr. Developer Relations Manager, you'll work across a strong set of existing assets:

• A mature docs team
• An engineering team focused on AI ecosystem integrations
• Our Flamethrower Startup Program
• A content org
• An outward-facing SE team

This is a program-defining role for someone who thinks in systems, works backwards from adoption goals, knows how to make a company technically credible with developers who haven't heard of it yet, and is comfortable both channeling and being the face of developer relationships at Backblaze.

What You'll Own

• Developer Presence in the Agentic Stack: Ensure Backblaze B2 is the best storage layer for developers and their agents.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Influence a strong set of resources and coordinate teams around a unified developer strategy.
• Community and Ecosystem: Build credibility in communities where AI builders live.
• Developer Feedback Loop: Maintain a tight feedback loop from the developer community back to product and engineering.
• Metrics and Program Accountability: Define success metrics and own progress against them.

Qualifications

• Meaningful DevRel, developer marketing, or developer experience leadership at a cloud infrastructure, open source, or AI tooling company.
• Understand how agentic workflows are reshaping how developers discover and integrate infrastructure tools.
• Technically credible; able to read a codebase, evaluate an SDK, and engage in technical conversations.
• Experience working or starting without a large team.
• Strong communicator to both developers and leadership.
• Existing presence in developer communities.

Requirements

• Direct experience with model training, data processing, or generative media.
• Familiarity with how coding agents surface and recommend infrastructure tools.
• Experience working with or building on top of open source frameworks in the AI/ML ecosystem.
• Prior experience running or contributing to a startup/developer program.

Benefits

• Healthcare for family, including dental and vision.
• Competitive compensation and 401K.
• RSU grants for full-time employees.
• ESPP program.
• Flexible vacation policy.
• Maternity & paternity leave.
• MacBook Pro plus a generous workstation stipend.
• Childcare bonus.
• Fertility treatment and support.
• Learning & development program.
• Commuter benefits.
• Culture that supports a healthy work-life balance.