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Developer Relations Manager roles sit at the intersection of engineering and advocacy, making them strong H-1B visa candidates when the job description requires a technical bachelor's degree. Most are filed under SOC code 11-2021 or 15-1299, and employers in tech, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling have consistent LCA filing histories for this title.
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NVIDIA is seeking an accomplished and visionary Developer Relations Manager to lead strategic engagement across the U.S. Federal software ecosystem, working with ISVs building critically important platforms for defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, geospatial analysis, healthcare, and scientific research. In this highly influential role, you will partner directly with federal-focused Independent Software Vendors, defense contractors, and AI software providers to accelerate adoption of NVIDIA’s accelerated computing and AI platforms. The ideal candidate combines deep architectural expertise with a proven track record influencing partner product roadmaps. They guide platform integrations and encourage developers to build next-generation AI systems on NVIDIA technologies. These systems drive innovation in computing in the public sector.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop deep technical expertise across federal mission workloads (intelligence analysis, geospatial AI, cybersecurity analytics, simulation/digital twins, autonomous systems, scientific computing) while serving as a trusted advisor to the federal developer ecosystem.
- Accelerate critically important workloads by architecting, demonstrating, and integrating the NVIDIA software stack—including CUDA-X and NeMo—into partner platforms for high-performance and scalable AI deployment.
- Lead federal ISVs through onboarding and integration by delivering advanced resources such as reference architectures, optimized pipelines, sample code, and production-ready AI workflows.
- Analyze the federal developer ecosystem to identify emerging opportunities across defense AI, cybersecurity platforms, geospatial intelligence, mission analytics, and digital engineering, collaborating with NVIDIA engineering and product teams to shape product roadmaps and partner enablement strategies.
- Engage senior technical leaders (Chief Architects, CTOs, AI platform teams) at federal ISVs and defense contractors to drive best-practice integrations and solve complex architectural challenges while delivering insights that inform NVIDIA’s product and platform strategy.
- Partner with NVIDIA Account Managers, Industry Business Development leaders, Solutions Architects, and Federal system integrators to support strategic software platforms across federal agencies.
- Enable the federal software ecosystem through technical workshops, developer events, and hands-on programs that accelerate adoption of the NVIDIA AI platform.
- Support the development of AI blueprints and reference architectures for federal deployments, enabling ISVs to build secure, scalable AI applications optimized for NVIDIA accelerated computing.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s or Master's or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- A minimum of 15+ years of overall professional experience in the technology industry with 7+ years of direct hands-on experience in AI/ML platforms, high-performance computing, or enterprise-scale software development within the federal government, defense, or public sector ecosystem.
- Proven experience leading developer programs in partnership with federal ISVs, defense contractors, AI startups, and public sector technology platforms, driving adoption across critical software ecosystems.
- Demonstrates outstanding technical depth in AI and high-performance computing software, including GPU-accelerated frameworks like CUDA-X and NVIDIA’s NeMo platform. Contributions include core product integrations and ecosystem-defining AI platforms.
- Extensive experience collaborating with development and product groups through architecture build reviews, technical mentorship, solution prototyping, and delivering technical talks, workshops, and developer enablement programs.
- Proven ability to lead complex multi-stakeholder engagements across engineering, product, sales, legal, and government teams while clearly translating complex technical concepts for audiences from engineers to senior executives—driving adoption of NVIDIA technologies across large-scale platforms.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Extensive hands-on experience architecting and optimizing federal mission workloads such as geospatial intelligence pipelines, cybersecurity analytics platforms, real-time sensor processing, digital twins, and simulation environments.
- Expertise with advanced AI and GPU-accelerated frameworks including CUDA-X, RAPIDS, TensorRT-LLM, Triton Inference Server, NVIDIA NeMo, and NIM microservices, and integrating them into production-grade government software platforms.
- Proven experience building large-scale, real-time data processing, mission analytics, and decision systems across distributed compute environments.
- Demonstrated history of launching and growing developer ecosystems across federal agencies, defense contractors, and government technology partners, accelerating adoption of accelerated computing platforms.
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the world’s most desirable employers! NVIDIA has some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working together to advance accelerated computing and AI. If you are a creative and autonomous technologist with a passion for working with developers and shaping the future of AI in the public sector, we want to hear from you!
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 21, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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INTRODUCTION
NVIDIA is seeking an accomplished and visionary Developer Relations Manager to lead strategic engagement across the U.S. Federal software ecosystem, working with ISVs building critically important platforms for defense, intelligence, cybersecurity, geospatial analysis, healthcare, and scientific research. In this highly influential role, you will partner directly with federal-focused Independent Software Vendors, defense contractors, and AI software providers to accelerate adoption of NVIDIA’s accelerated computing and AI platforms. The ideal candidate combines deep architectural expertise with a proven track record influencing partner product roadmaps. They guide platform integrations and encourage developers to build next-generation AI systems on NVIDIA technologies. These systems drive innovation in computing in the public sector.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop deep technical expertise across federal mission workloads (intelligence analysis, geospatial AI, cybersecurity analytics, simulation/digital twins, autonomous systems, scientific computing) while serving as a trusted advisor to the federal developer ecosystem.
- Accelerate critically important workloads by architecting, demonstrating, and integrating the NVIDIA software stack—including CUDA-X and NeMo—into partner platforms for high-performance and scalable AI deployment.
- Lead federal ISVs through onboarding and integration by delivering advanced resources such as reference architectures, optimized pipelines, sample code, and production-ready AI workflows.
- Analyze the federal developer ecosystem to identify emerging opportunities across defense AI, cybersecurity platforms, geospatial intelligence, mission analytics, and digital engineering, collaborating with NVIDIA engineering and product teams to shape product roadmaps and partner enablement strategies.
- Engage senior technical leaders (Chief Architects, CTOs, AI platform teams) at federal ISVs and defense contractors to drive best-practice integrations and solve complex architectural challenges while delivering insights that inform NVIDIA’s product and platform strategy.
- Partner with NVIDIA Account Managers, Industry Business Development leaders, Solutions Architects, and Federal system integrators to support strategic software platforms across federal agencies.
- Enable the federal software ecosystem through technical workshops, developer events, and hands-on programs that accelerate adoption of the NVIDIA AI platform.
- Support the development of AI blueprints and reference architectures for federal deployments, enabling ISVs to build secure, scalable AI applications optimized for NVIDIA accelerated computing.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s or Master's or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- A minimum of 15+ years of overall professional experience in the technology industry with 7+ years of direct hands-on experience in AI/ML platforms, high-performance computing, or enterprise-scale software development within the federal government, defense, or public sector ecosystem.
- Proven experience leading developer programs in partnership with federal ISVs, defense contractors, AI startups, and public sector technology platforms, driving adoption across critical software ecosystems.
- Demonstrates outstanding technical depth in AI and high-performance computing software, including GPU-accelerated frameworks like CUDA-X and NVIDIA’s NeMo platform. Contributions include core product integrations and ecosystem-defining AI platforms.
- Extensive experience collaborating with development and product groups through architecture build reviews, technical mentorship, solution prototyping, and delivering technical talks, workshops, and developer enablement programs.
- Proven ability to lead complex multi-stakeholder engagements across engineering, product, sales, legal, and government teams while clearly translating complex technical concepts for audiences from engineers to senior executives—driving adoption of NVIDIA technologies across large-scale platforms.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Extensive hands-on experience architecting and optimizing federal mission workloads such as geospatial intelligence pipelines, cybersecurity analytics platforms, real-time sensor processing, digital twins, and simulation environments.
- Expertise with advanced AI and GPU-accelerated frameworks including CUDA-X, RAPIDS, TensorRT-LLM, Triton Inference Server, NVIDIA NeMo, and NIM microservices, and integrating them into production-grade government software platforms.
- Proven experience building large-scale, real-time data processing, mission analytics, and decision systems across distributed compute environments.
- Demonstrated history of launching and growing developer ecosystems across federal agencies, defense contractors, and government technology partners, accelerating adoption of accelerated computing platforms.
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the world’s most desirable employers! NVIDIA has some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working together to advance accelerated computing and AI. If you are a creative and autonomous technologist with a passion for working with developers and shaping the future of AI in the public sector, we want to hear from you!
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD. You will also be eligible for equity and benefits. Applications for this job will be accepted at least until March 21, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Developer Relations Manager
Verify your role qualifies as specialty occupation
USCIS requires Developer Relations Manager positions to demand a specific technical bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Pull the O*NET profile for your SOC code and confirm your job description mirrors those educational requirements before applying.
Target employers with active LCA filing histories
Use the OFLC Wage Search to filter Labor Condition Application records by job title and location. Companies with recent DevRel LCA filings have already cleared internal approvals and understand the H-1B process for this role type.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate surfaces employers with verified H-1B LCA filing histories for Developer Relations roles, so you're not cold-applying to companies that have never sponsored this title before.
Clarify whether the role is cap-exempt
If a DevRel Manager position is at a university, nonprofit research organization, or government entity, it may qualify for cap-exempt H-1B filing, bypassing the lottery entirely. Confirm the employer's status with USCIS before accepting an offer.
Negotiate premium processing into your offer
Developer relations hiring often has a fast onboarding timeline that conflicts with standard H-1B adjudication windows. Ask employers to include premium processing in your offer letter before signing, since this shortens the USCIS review window significantly.
Document your developer community output before filing
DevRel roles can draw RFEs if the specialty occupation nexus between your degree and the position isn't obvious. Compile technical blog posts, conference talks, SDK contributions, and API documentation you've authored to strengthen the petition record.
H-1B Visa Developer Relations Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Developer Relations Manager role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, if the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a specific technical field such as computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline. Generic management experience alone won't satisfy USCIS's specialty occupation standard. The job description needs to show that the technical degree is a baseline requirement, not a preference.
Which employers sponsor H-1B visas for Developer Relations Managers?
Companies in cloud infrastructure, API platforms, developer tooling, and enterprise software tend to file LCAs for DevRel roles most consistently. You can verify which employers have active H-1B filing histories for this title on Migrate Mate, which filters by role and location using DOL disclosure data.
What SOC code is typically used for Developer Relations Manager H-1B petitions?
Employers most commonly file under SOC 11-2021 (Marketing Managers) or 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other), depending on how the role is structured. The SOC code determines the prevailing wage level DOL certifies on the LCA, so it directly affects your offer's compliance requirements. Ask your employer which code they plan to use before your petition is filed.
Can a Developer Relations Manager role trigger an RFE from USCIS?
Yes. Roles that blend technical work with community engagement, marketing, and business development can draw Requests for Evidence if USCIS questions whether a specific degree is actually required. A strong petition includes a detailed job duties breakdown, evidence of technical output such as documentation or code contributions, and a clear degree-to-role connection in the employer's support letter.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Developer Relations Manager job seekers?
Most DevRel Manager positions are filed under the regular H-1B cap and are subject to the annual lottery, which runs in March for an October 1 start date. If you hold a master's degree from a U.S. institution, your registration enters both the master's cap and the general cap pools, giving you two chances at selection. USCIS publishes registration results and next steps on its website each spring.