Developer Events Specialist

At Buildkite, our mission is to unblock every developer on the planet. We’ve rethought how software delivery should work and have built a platform that is fast, reliable, secure, and able to scale to the needs of the most demanding high-growth tech companies globally including Airbnb, Canva, Shopify, PagerDuty, and Lyft.

We're looking for a Developer Events Specialist to plan, coordinate, and execute the events and community programs that bring Buildkite into the rooms that matter. You'll own the logistics and on-the-ground experience for user conferences, community meetups, workshops, and sponsored event presences, creating moments that engage and excite engineers in attendance.

This is a hands-on, logistics-first role. You'll manage the full event lifecycle from venue sourcing and vendor management through to day-of execution, working closely with our GTM and Brand teams to keep everything running smoothly and on-brand. You don't need to be a coder, but you do need to understand how software teams work and what good looks like in the SaaS and DevTools space.

• Plan and execute dev-focused events: user conferences, community meetups, workshops, dinners, and roundtables
• Manage vendors, venues, budgets, timelines, and all operational details from planning through to post-event wrap-up
• Build repeatable processes and checklists so each event runs more smoothly than the last

• Help establish and grow Buildkite's presence in dev communities, with an initial focus on the Bay Area
• Maintain a calendar of recurring sponsored and co-marketing programs, owning the coordination of each
• Serve as a reliable point of contact for community partners, co-sponsors, and speakers

• Coordinate on-site logistics that enable content capture and attendee signal collection
• Liaise with GTM and Brand teams to ensure post-event follow-up happens on time and consistently
• Maintain simple tracking to connect event activity to downstream outcomes

• Maintain clear documentation for event plans, budgets, and vendor relationships
• Report on event outcomes honestly → what worked, what didn't, and what to change next time
• Manage multiple events simultaneously without dropping details
• Funnel attendee and lead information through GTM enrichment
• Liaise with GTM and Sales to ensure lifecycle momentum pre- and post-event

• 3+ years of experience coordinating or managing events in a SaaS or technical environment
• Exceptional organizational skills → you juggle timelines, vendors, and moving parts without losing the thread
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with marketing, sales, and external partners
• Able to work autonomously in an async-first environment and own tasks from start to finish
• Clear, concise communicator who documents decisions and keeps stakeholders informed

• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps, and software delivery concepts
• Experience running events for developer or engineering audiences
• Existing network in Bay Area dev communities or tech event ecosystems
• Experience with ABM or intent tools

• Autonomously, with agency → you'll have real ownership from day one
• Async by default, with focused sync for decisions and unblocking
• We ship iteratively: small releases, tight feedback loops, measurable improvements
• We document and work in the open → decisions, risks, tradeoffs, and failures included
• We aim for craft and delight, but we don't worship polish over progress

At Buildkite, we value diversity and celebrate all types of skills, backgrounds, and experiences. We’re dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment and providing reasonable accommodations throughout our recruitment process.

If you need any accommodations or support during the application or interview process, please reach out to us at accommodations@buildkite.com.