Head of Developer Relations

The posting, as Mapbox wrote it

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. More than 4 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform’s flexibility, security and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Mapbox is looking for a Head of Developer Relations to lead our developer relations strategy, efforts to grow and engage the Mapbox developer community, and build programs that help developers successfully adopt and build with the Mapbox platform.

In this role, you will lead a team responsible for connecting Mapbox with developers around the world. You’ll set the strategy for how we educate, engage, evangelize, and advocate for our developer community while remaining close to developers yourself. You’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and other teams to bring the voice of the developer into Mapbox and ensure our community has the resources, content, and experiences they need to be successful.

We are looking for a hands-on leader who combines technical credibility with strong people leadership and strategic thinking. You should be equally comfortable developing a developer relations strategy, coaching a team, digging into developer feedback and data, and representing Mapbox through technical content, events, social media content, and community engagement. Be deeply hands-on, using vibe coding to rapidly build and demonstrate map-powered apps that showcase what developers can create with Mapbox.

• Own and evolve the Developer Relations strategy for Mapbox, establishing priorities and programs that grow developer engagement, adoption, and advocacy.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Developer Relations team, providing clear priorities, feedback, and opportunities for growth.
• Build and cultivate a developer community that supports one another in learning how to use the Mapbox platform to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere.
• Develop scalable programs that educate and engage developers across technical content, community, social media, events, workshops, demos, webinars, social channels, and developer forums.
• Remain hands-on in the developer community by creating technical content, delivering talks and demos, engaging with developers, and representing Mapbox externally.
• Develop and nurture relationships with developers, customers, community leaders, and technical influencers.
• Identify and partner with developers to create content that enables and inspires their peers, including guest blogs, tutorials, videos, workshops, contributed articles, and social content.
• Serve as a key connection between the developer community and Mapbo

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rtably from home or periodically from an office where applicable.

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Private medical coverage for you and your dependents.
• Family-First Support: Generous maternity and paternity leave policies to support your growing family.
• Fertility & Family Building: Inclusive fertility support. Grow your family on your terms.
• Lifestyle Spending Account: Contributions to support your health, wellness, and personal growth.
• Balance & Brainpower: Mental health support for you and your dependents.
• Rest & Recharge: Flexible paid time away, company holidays, and generous absence policies.
• Time Off to Give Back: Dedicated paid volunteering time in addition to your standard PTO.
• Invest & Grow: Retirement plans with competitive matching.

Our annual base compensation for this role ranges from $152,150 - $205,850 for most US locations and 5% to 10% higher for US locations with a higher cost of labor. Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you agree to the Mapbox Privacy Policy https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy which is linked here.

Mapbox participates in E-Verify to confirm employee work authorization. Please refer to the Notice of E-Verify Participation https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rVYht6vc6QJmVzwML1rlh3BFboC-JkGe/view?usp=drive_link and Right to Work https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pnzz1t8ueq8iPftJ7kqPOGoTnD5mqi0H/view?usp=drive_link posters for more information.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. We are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not discriminate against any protected class.

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