Senior Developer Relations Engineer Jobs in California
Senior Developer Relations Engineer jobs in California are among the most active in the country, concentrated in software infrastructure, cloud platforms, API ecosystems, and developer tooling across one of the world's most competitive technology labor markets, with openings from mid-level through principal and staff-track roles. San Francisco, San Jose, and Los Angeles are the primary hiring centers, where companies like Google, Salesforce, and Meta have deep, established developer advocacy programs that consistently recruit at the senior level. The most in-demand specialties are cloud and infrastructure advocacy, open-source community leadership, and AI or machine learning developer experience. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.
As a Senior Developer Relations Manager for Data Platforms, you’ll work with our most strategic technology and data platform partners to facilitate the integration of NVIDIA’s technology stack, libraries and SDKs into partner platforms, aligning with their long-term business and technical goals. This highly visible position aligns with our product organization to deliver joint solutions that move the needle and with our enterprise go-to-market (GTM) organization to drive mutual success.
What you’ll be doing:
Identify, Recruit, Build and Lead partnerships with the strategic ISV partners that drive the adoption of NVIDIA software and services offerings and alignment at the business, product, and engineering levels.
Build relationships with executive and technical leaders across the ISV's organization
Promote NVIDIA software, hardware, and industry solutions within the ISV's architect and developer communities.
Find opportunities to integrate NVIDIA offerings with strategic partners to craft differentiated solutions, outstanding value propositions through our ISV partners.
Discover new ISV workflows and use cases, identify blockers to ISV adoption, and share with product teams and champion ISV needs and perspectives within NVIDIA, influencing product strategy and go-to-market initiatives.
Stay up to date with NVIDIA’s broad and constantly evolving portfolio of software (including tools, libraries, SDKs, NIMs, and blueprints), hardware, and solutions to drive early adoption of new offerings.
Lead the multi-functional team as the NVIDIA PIC (pilot in command) to ensure success of the partnership across product management and engineering, solutions architects, product developer relations, marketing, legal, sales, industry business development, and ecosystem teams.
Partner closely with the GTM organization within NVIDIA to incubate and drive early mutual success with the partnership.
What we need to see:
Bachelors in Technology or Engineering (CS, EE, Robotics, Data Science, Physics, Mathematics, etc) or equivalent experience.
12+ years of work-related experience, including 5+ years in product and technology business development, solutions architecture, or developer relations work (typically outbound product management etc.). Should include experience spanning joint solution definition, deep technical integration, solution buildout, value proposition, and joint marketing.
Experience working at or with Database and Data Storage platform companies such as Databricks and Snowflake, with deep understanding of database technologies and ecosystem
Exposure to latest developments in AI, LLMs, Agentic AI (e.g.).
Outstanding interpersonal skills with a proven track record to articulate a value proposition to technical and non-technical audiences
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Experience working with partners in building complex systems and bringing them to market. Ability to drive highly proficient cross-functional technical and GTM teams to build joint solutions and win early customers.
Solid understanding of machine learning, deep learning, high-performance computing. Understand and can explain the key differences and benefits of popular LLMs and AI/ML frameworks Experience with NVIDIA products and SDKs (e.g. NIMs, NeMo, CUDA, CUDA-X Libraries, Modulus, Omniverse, Cosmos) is a bonus but not required.
Strong curiosity about understanding new technologies and adept at conveying their value to software development leaders and business executives. Self starter who can learn broad strategy as well as dive down into the technical details to drive success.
Proven technical responsibilities at companies specializing in data storage and warehousing (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake)
Background in building solutions on Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Services, Microsoft Azure is a plus.
With competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, we are widely considered to be one of the world’s most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world working for us and, due to outstanding growth, our best-in-class engineering teams are rapidly growing. If you're a creative and autonomous person with a real passion for technology, 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 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5, and 272,000 USD - 431,250 USD for Level 6.You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive 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.See All 33 Senior Developer Relations Engineer Jobs in California
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What California Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior developer relations engineer jobs across California.
- Five or more years of experience in developer relations, developer advocacy, or technical evangelism
- Deep hands-on proficiency with at least one major programming language such as Python, JavaScript, or Go
- Demonstrated experience building and engaging developer communities at scale
- Strong public communication skills including conference speaking, technical writing, and live demos
- Experience designing and shipping developer-facing content including SDKs, tutorials, and sample code
- Familiarity with developer feedback loops, API design review, and cross-functional product collaboration
Senior Developer Relations Engineer Jobs in California: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a senior developer relations engineer in California?
Senior developer relations engineer roles in California do not require a state-issued license or certification, so the path runs through technical experience and public presence. Most California employers expect a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, combined with several years working as a software engineer or in a technical advocacy role. Building a public portfolio of talks, open-source contributions, documentation, or developer tutorials is the clearest way to advance into senior-level positions at California technology companies.
Which companies hire senior developer relations engineers in California?
Employers hiring senior developer relations engineers in California right now include NVIDIA, Google, and Box, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. California's density of cloud, platform, and enterprise software companies means senior developer relations roles appear across a wide range of product types, from API providers and infrastructure tools to consumer developer platforms.
Which California cities have the most senior developer relations engineer jobs?
San Francisco, Santa Clara, and California have the most senior developer relations engineer openings in California. The San Francisco Bay Area dominates because it is home to the headquarters and main engineering campuses of the largest cloud, platform, and open-source companies, while Los Angeles has grown as a secondary hub driven by media technology, fintech, and a maturing startup ecosystem that increasingly relies on developer ecosystem programs.
Are there remote senior developer relations engineer jobs in California?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 40% of senior developer relations engineer openings tied to California are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how much of the role centers on written content, online community engagement, and virtual events. The parts of the role most likely to remain on-site are internal cross-functional collaboration and occasional flagship conference appearances tied to a company's home base.
How can I get hired as a senior developer relations engineer in California with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving from a software engineering or technical writing role into a junior developer advocate or developer programs associate position at a California technology company. Large California employers like Google, Salesforce, and Twilio have structured programs and associate-level roles that accept candidates transitioning from adjacent positions. Building a public record of technical blog posts, recorded conference talks, or open-source documentation contributions makes a candidate immediately credible, and a GitHub portfolio demonstrating working code with clear explanations can substitute for years of formal advocacy experience.
Where can I find and apply to senior developer relations engineer jobs in California?
You can find and apply to senior developer relations engineer jobs in California on Migrate Mate, which lists current California openings across industries and experience levels. Find roles that fit your background and apply directly to the ones that match.
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