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Zilliz · 5 months ago

Developer Advocate

positionRedwood City
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid Level
money$140K/yr - $200K/yr

Zilliz is a fast-growing startup developing the industry’s leading vector database for enterprise-grade AI. The Developer Advocate will inspire and engage the global developer community around the open-source vector database Milvus, educating users and building relationships to enhance community engagement.

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Responsibilities

Identify and connect with new Milvus users across GitHub, Discord, and LinkedIn through structured outreach
Educate developers on vector database concepts, Milvus features, and usage best practices
Build tooling and automations to scale the growth
Nurture relationships through regular check-ins, while providing basic technical guidance
Collaborate with sales and solutions engineering teams
Represent Milvus at virtual and in-person events to expand community reach

Qualification

Developer advocacyTechnical community engagementCRM workflowsSales engineeringOutbound engagementCommunicationSelf-starter mindset

Required

A technical background in computer science, data science, or a related field
Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to diverse audiences
A self-starter mindset with a strong bias toward learning, experimentation, and iteration
Prior experience in developer advocacy, technical community engagement, sales engineering, or similar roles

Preferred

Comfortable initiating conversations via LinkedIn, GitHub, or email; outbound engagement experience is a strong plus
Experience with CRM workflows, email sequences, or lightweight sales/marketing automation tools

Company

Zilliz

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The company behind the Milvus open-source vector database
dateFounded in 2017
location
Redwood City, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://zilliz.com/

H1B Sponsorship

Zilliz has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2023 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$113M
Key Investors
Prosperity7 VenturesHillhouse Investment5Y Capital
2022-08-24Series B· $60M
2020-11-16Series B· $43M
2018-01-01Series A· $10M

Leadership Team

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Charles Xie
Founder & CEO
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Paige Zayas
Talent Acquisition Partner, GTM
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Recent News

PR Newswire
Milvus Surpasses 40,000 GitHub Stars, Reinforcing Leadership in Open-Source Vector Databases
2025-12-19
Morningstar.com
KIOXIA AiSAQ Technology Integrated into Milvus Vector Database
2025-12-17
Morningstar.com
Zilliz Selects AWS as its Strategic Cloud Provider to Power Global Vector Database Solutions
2025-12-04
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