Databricks · 2 weeks ago
Sr. Developer Advocate, Databricks AI Agentic Systems
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$133K/yr - $186K/yr
5+ years expDatabricks is a leading data and AI company, and they are seeking a Senior Developer Advocate to define the future of production AI Agentic Systems. This role involves strategic ownership of developer adoption and technical discourse, as well as cultivating the global community for AI Agentic workflows and LLMOps.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data StorageInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Define and execute the global technical advocacy strategy and roadmap for a critical pillar of Databricks AI Agentic Systems (e.g., RAG Architectures, AI Agent Evaluation, or LLM Governance), ensuring alignment with product goals and quantifiable metrics
Work with the field AI engineers to design and deploy production-grade reference implementations and create high-impact live demonstrations (demos) that solve real-world enterprise GenAI challenges, showcasing best practices in performance, evaluation, and security. You will evangelize Agent Bricks as the definitive way to "Take your AI to your Data"
Create high-quality, actionable educational resources, including comprehensive courseware, advanced tutorials, technical blog posts, and video content. This content will focus on accelerating the end-to-end AI Agentic workflows and LLMOps lifecycle, including vectorization, prompt engineering, and the use of MLflow, Agent Evaluation, and Agent Feedback for continuous refinement
Serve as the primary internal technical advocate for the global AI/ML community, translating complex friction points in the developer experience into actionable engineering specifications and influencing the product direction of Agentic Systems
Speak and build community by expanding and governing the MLOps and LLMOps communities (including MLflow meetups), mentoring new contributors, and enabling data teams to leverage tools for building MLOps/LLMOps infrastructure. You will establish thought leadership by articulating complex concepts, such as AI Guardrails, lineage tracking, and security controls, within RAG applications, ensuring that Agents are built on governed data
Qualification
Required
5+ years of total technical experience, including a minimum of 3 years in a dedicated Developer Advocate, Developer Evangelist, Solution Architect, Data Scientist, or AI Field Engineering role
A proven history of building, deploying, and operating production-grade AI Agentic Systems
Expert-level knowledge of Python, major machine learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, scikit-learn), and modern LLMOps orchestration tools (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, DSPy)
Proficient in using MLflow for MLOps; proficiency with Agent Eval and Agent Feedback preferred
Comprehensive understanding of the Databricks Intelligence Platform, particularly MLflow and Agent Bricks
Experience with Model Serving (DS/LLM), training models on the platform, and implementing data governance (Unity Catalog) to ensure Agents operate on governed data is essential
A demonstrable, high-impact public technical portfolio (e.g., keynote presentations at tier-1 conferences, influential technical articles, significant open source contributions in the AI/ML space, or a successful technical YouTube/podcast series)
Exceptional communication skills with a proven talent for translating complex technical concepts into clear, concise educational material for a broad developer audience
Demonstrated ability to mentor junior technical professionals and strategically create scalable programs (e.g., contributor or ambassador initiatives) that foster community engagement and loyalty
Benefits
Annual performance bonus
Equity
Company
Databricks
Databricks is a data and AI platform that unifies data engineering, analytics, and machine learning on a lakehouse architecture.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$25.81BKey Investors
Counterpoint GlobalFranklin TempletonAndreessen Horowitz
2025-12-16Series Unknown· $4B
2025-09-08Series Unknown· $1B
2025-01-13Debt Financing· $5.25B
Leadership Team
Ali Ghodsi
CEO and Co-founder
David Conte
Chief Financial Officer
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