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Developer Relations Manager roles regularly qualify for H-1B visa and O-1 visa sponsorship, with most employers classifying the position as a specialty occupation requiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field. Competition for sponsored roles is real but manageable given strong demand across tech. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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As a Global Account Manager, Developer Relations, you'll own the technical charter for advancing integration of NVIDIA's libraries, models, and frameworks across one of our largest and most strategic partners. You will work with product teams across NVIDIA and Microsoft. You will help drive the integration of NVIDIA's libraries, open models, and frameworks into Microsoft’s 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.
The ideal candidate brings an outstanding blend of Microsoft ecosystem fluency, a deep passion for developer advocacy, and strong technical account management experience.
What you’ll be doing:
- Drive adoption of NVIDIA software libraries, open models, and frameworks throughout business, product, and engineering groups
- Work closely with the NVIDIA account and technical teams on product and engineering integration priorities and coordination
- Accelerate critical workloads by showcasing and incorporating the NVIDIA software stack (libraries, models, SDKs, NIMs, and blueprints) into partner products, platforms, and pipelines. Support Microsoft in integration by connecting NVIDIA's DevTech, SA, Developer Relations, and Product engineering teams to boost adoption and promote collaborative development of next-generation solutions.
- Engage NVIDIA technical leaders to guide integrations and resolve technical challenges. Use regular syncs to track adoption, identify new workflows, and relay field insights to product teams.
- Build positive relationships with executive and technical collaborators across partner organizations — from C-suite sponsors to the developers building production software
- Advocate for NVIDIA software among the partner’s technical leaders, architects, and developer groups, encouraging early adoption of tools, libraries, SDKs, models, and blueprints
- Identify unique integration opportunities to deliver differentiated solutions and compelling value propositions — particularly in agentic workflows, data processing and model optimization
- Champion partner’s needs and perspectives within NVIDIA, influencing product strategy, roadmap and go-to-market initiatives
- Act as NVIDIA's PIC (Pilot in Command) to lead and influence cross-functional teams — including product management, engineering, solutions architects, marketing, and ecosystem teams — ensuring partnership success
- Collaborate with GTM teams including marketing and co-sell teams to incubate partnerships, deliver early joint wins with key LHAs and highlight joint successes
What we need to see:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field (or equivalent experience)
- 12+ years of overall professional experience in the technology industry in developer relations, product management, technical partnerships, business development, or solutions architecture, including 3+ years of hands-on experience in applying accelerated computing to production workloads - inference serving and optimization, AI/ML/agentic software development, data processing, vector search, and/or search and ads ranking
- Deep understanding of Hyperscalers platform ecosystems — first-party (1P) services and PaaS offerings, data processing platforms, inference platforms, agentic workflows/frameworks, model catalogs/gardens — and the software stack that runs them
- Proven ability to structure and implement complex technical engagements, negotiate requirements, prioritize issues, and collaborate with internal and external partners across sales, legal, product, and marketing teams
- Exceptional ability to distill complex technical concepts and articulate value propositions to audiences ranging from developers to C-suite executives, with end-to-end experience defining, integrating, building, and bringing solutions to market with strategic customers and/or ISV partners
- Experience influencing partner product roadmaps
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- MBA, MS, or PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with NVIDIA software libraries, frameworks, and models (e.g., Nemotron, Cosmos, CUDA-X, NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, cuVS, cuDF, NIM, Dynamo, Triton, TRT-LLM, Omniverse, Isaac Sim, Metropolis)
- Successful history of building and scaling developer communities and delivering impactful technical enablement programs
- Expertise in building frameworks to capture developer sentiment and market shifts, translating real-time ecosystem dynamics into actionable intelligence for industry strategy and product rationalization
- Deep experience working at or alongside Microsoft
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.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 4, 2026.
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.
INTRODUCTION
As a Global Account Manager, Developer Relations, you'll own the technical charter for advancing integration of NVIDIA's libraries, models, and frameworks across one of our largest and most strategic partners. You will work with product teams across NVIDIA and Microsoft. You will help drive the integration of NVIDIA's libraries, open models, and frameworks into Microsoft’s 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.
The ideal candidate brings an outstanding blend of Microsoft ecosystem fluency, a deep passion for developer advocacy, and strong technical account management experience.
What you’ll be doing:
- Drive adoption of NVIDIA software libraries, open models, and frameworks throughout business, product, and engineering groups
- Work closely with the NVIDIA account and technical teams on product and engineering integration priorities and coordination
- Accelerate critical workloads by showcasing and incorporating the NVIDIA software stack (libraries, models, SDKs, NIMs, and blueprints) into partner products, platforms, and pipelines. Support Microsoft in integration by connecting NVIDIA's DevTech, SA, Developer Relations, and Product engineering teams to boost adoption and promote collaborative development of next-generation solutions.
- Engage NVIDIA technical leaders to guide integrations and resolve technical challenges. Use regular syncs to track adoption, identify new workflows, and relay field insights to product teams.
- Build positive relationships with executive and technical collaborators across partner organizations — from C-suite sponsors to the developers building production software
- Advocate for NVIDIA software among the partner’s technical leaders, architects, and developer groups, encouraging early adoption of tools, libraries, SDKs, models, and blueprints
- Identify unique integration opportunities to deliver differentiated solutions and compelling value propositions — particularly in agentic workflows, data processing and model optimization
- Champion partner’s needs and perspectives within NVIDIA, influencing product strategy, roadmap and go-to-market initiatives
- Act as NVIDIA's PIC (Pilot in Command) to lead and influence cross-functional teams — including product management, engineering, solutions architects, marketing, and ecosystem teams — ensuring partnership success
- Collaborate with GTM teams including marketing and co-sell teams to incubate partnerships, deliver early joint wins with key LHAs and highlight joint successes
What we need to see:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a similar field (or equivalent experience)
- 12+ years of overall professional experience in the technology industry in developer relations, product management, technical partnerships, business development, or solutions architecture, including 3+ years of hands-on experience in applying accelerated computing to production workloads - inference serving and optimization, AI/ML/agentic software development, data processing, vector search, and/or search and ads ranking
- Deep understanding of Hyperscalers platform ecosystems — first-party (1P) services and PaaS offerings, data processing platforms, inference platforms, agentic workflows/frameworks, model catalogs/gardens — and the software stack that runs them
- Proven ability to structure and implement complex technical engagements, negotiate requirements, prioritize issues, and collaborate with internal and external partners across sales, legal, product, and marketing teams
- Exceptional ability to distill complex technical concepts and articulate value propositions to audiences ranging from developers to C-suite executives, with end-to-end experience defining, integrating, building, and bringing solutions to market with strategic customers and/or ISV partners
- Experience influencing partner product roadmaps
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
- MBA, MS, or PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with NVIDIA software libraries, frameworks, and models (e.g., Nemotron, Cosmos, CUDA-X, NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, cuVS, cuDF, NIM, Dynamo, Triton, TRT-LLM, Omniverse, Isaac Sim, Metropolis)
- Successful history of building and scaling developer communities and delivering impactful technical enablement programs
- Expertise in building frameworks to capture developer sentiment and market shifts, translating real-time ecosystem dynamics into actionable intelligence for industry strategy and product rationalization
- Deep experience working at or alongside Microsoft
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.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 4, 2026.
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as a Developer Relations Manager
Target companies with active developer ecosystems
Platform companies, cloud providers, and API-first startups sponsor Developer Relations Managers far more consistently than enterprise software firms. These employers understand the role's technical depth and have established immigration programs already in place.
Emphasize your technical degree on every application
H-1B approval for this role often hinges on proving specialty occupation status. A degree in computer science, software engineering, or information systems strengthens your petition significantly compared to a general business or communications background.
Document your developer-facing technical output
USCIS scrutinizes Developer Relations roles more than pure engineering positions. Compile a portfolio of technical blog posts, conference talks, SDK documentation, and code samples you've authored to demonstrate the specialized nature of your work.
Consider O-1A if you have a strong public profile
Developer advocates with significant conference speaking records, widely-used open source contributions, or industry awards may qualify for the O-1A extraordinary ability visa, which bypasses the H-1B lottery entirely and has no annual cap.
Negotiate immigration support before signing an offer
Many tech employers offer visa sponsorship but vary widely on whether they cover premium processing and legal fees. Clarifying this before you accept avoids surprises, and most companies in this space treat it as a standard part of the offer.
Use Migrate Mate to find pre-vetted sponsoring employers
Filtering for Developer Relations Manager roles on Migrate Mate surfaces companies that have explicitly committed to sponsoring work visas, saving you the time of screening dozens of postings that quietly exclude international candidates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Developer Relations Manager qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, in most cases, but the petition requires careful framing. USCIS looks for a direct relationship between the job duties and a specific technical degree field. Roles that combine developer advocacy with engineering responsibilities, API documentation, or SDK development are strongest. Roles framed primarily around marketing or community management face higher scrutiny and a higher rate of Requests for Evidence.
Which visa types are most commonly used for Developer Relations Manager positions?
H-1B visa is the most common path for employer-sponsored Developer Relations Managers, though it requires winning the annual lottery. O-1A is a strong alternative for candidates with a documented public profile in the developer community, including published technical content, speaking credits, or open source contributions with measurable adoption. TN visa status covers this role for Canadian and Mexican nationals under certain job descriptions.
What degree does an employer need to sponsor me for this role?
Most employers and immigration attorneys recommend a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or information systems. A degree in communications or marketing alone is unlikely to support a specialty occupation petition. If your degree is in a non-technical field, documented equivalent work experience in software development or developer tooling can help, though it adds complexity to the petition.
How can I find Developer Relations Manager jobs that offer visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is the most direct way to find Developer Relations Manager roles where the employer has confirmed they sponsor work visas. Standard job boards don't filter for genuine sponsorship willingness, which means a large share of postings you'd apply to won't consider international candidates at all. Migrate Mate removes that ambiguity.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new Developer Relations Manager role without re-entering the lottery?
Yes. If you already hold an approved H-1B, you can transfer it to a new Developer Relations Manager position through H-1B portability, which lets you start working for the new employer as soon as the transfer petition is filed, not when it's approved. The new employer must file Form I-129 and a new Labor Condition Application, but you don't re-enter the lottery.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Developer Relations Manager jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.