This role is for one of Weekday's clientsSalary range: Rs 2000000 - Rs 8000000 (ie INR 20-80 LPA)Min Experience: 7 yearsLocation: ChennaiJobType: full-time
Requirements
We are seeking a seasoned technologist who can bridge
developer advocacy
and
Solution Architecture
. In this hybrid role, you will both
educate and empower developer communities
while also
advising enterprise customers
on large-scale Data, AI, and Cloud transformations.You'll work hands-on with cutting-edge technologies ranging from
Big Data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, Hadoop, Kafka, MongoDB, etc.)
to
LLMs, AI/ML, and distributed systems
, while representing our platform in communities, conferences, and strategic customer engagements.This role is ideal for someone who thrives in both
community-facing developer advocacy
and
strategic solution architecture consulting
, helping to build the future of data-driven applications.
Key Responsibilities:
Developer Advocacy & Community Building
- Create authentic technical resources: open source demos, code samples, documentation, how-to guides, tutorials, and blogs
- Build awareness and motivate developers to build applications, data pipelines, and data science workflows on our platform
- Engage in communities like Stack Overflow, GitHub, Slack, Reddit, Discord to support developers and identify new resources
- Deliver impactful talks at conferences, meetups, and events, showcasing solutions, best practices, and platform capabilities
- Collaborate with product teams to communicate developer needs and influence roadmap
- Define and own success metrics for developer engagement, content reach, and community growth
Solution Architecture & Customer Success
:
- Partner with enterprise customers as a trusted technical advisor, guiding their Data & AI transformation initiatives
- Architect and implement scalable solutions across data engineering, data science, analytics, and ML/AI workflows
- Lead customer workshops, proof-of-concepts, migrations, and complex delivery programs
- Consult on cloud-native architectures, integrations, and data governance/security (Unity Catalog, RBAC)
- Advise customers on competitive landscapes (Snowflake, Databricks, EMR, Sagemaker, MongoDB Atlas, etc.)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams: product engineering, marketing, customer success, and partner organizations
- Mentor internal teams and customers on best practices, distributed computing, and modern data architectures
Required Skills:
Must-Have:
- 7-10+ years of experience in Developer Relations, Developer Advocacy, or Solution Architecture
- Proven expertise in Big Data technologies (Apache Spark, Kafka, Data Lakes, Hadoop, Cassandra, Delta Lake, Trino)
- Strong coding experience in at least two of: Python, PySpark, Java, Scala, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, R, or C#
- Hands-on experience with LLMs and AI/ML platforms (Langchain, LlamaIndex, HuggingFace, mistral, Pinecone, Weaviate, MLflow)
- Proficiency with data platforms and cloud ecosystems: Databricks Lakehouse, Snowflake, MongoDB, Postgres, NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis, HBase), and at least one of AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Strong background in SQL, Spark SQL, Spark Streaming, distributed computing, and cloud-native architectures
- Knowledge of MLOps, GenAI solutions, and scalable production deployments is a plus
- Exceptional communication, technical writing, whiteboarding, and presentation skills
- Experience working with cross-functional teams and in customer-facing roles
- Willingness to travel (:30%) for conferences, events, and onsite customer engagements
Good-to-Have:
- Experience delivering LLM/GenAI solutions at scale (RAG, prompt engineering)
- Contributions to open source projects or active presence in developer communities
- Databricks or Snowflake certifications
- Experience founding, pitching, or advising startups
- Strong storytelling ability in both written and spoken mediums (blogs, talks, videos, webinars)
Eligibility / Qualifications:
- Education: Any Undergraduate (or) Postgraduate
- Experience: 7- 20 Years