Developer Events Specialist

About Buildkite

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.

Job Overview

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.

🚀 What You'll Do

Own end-to-end event logistics

• 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

Build a consistent community presence

• 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

Support on-site capture and follow-through

• 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

Keep things organized and running

• 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

🎨 What You Bring

• 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

Nice-to-Haves

• 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

How We Work

• 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

✨ Why Join Buildkite

At Buildkite, we value kindness, autonomy, and collaboration. You'll be joining a remote-first company where your work directly helps some of the world's best engineering teams build and ship software faster and more safely.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Flexible, remote-first culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and cross-team influence
• A collaborative, inclusive, and innovative culture where your ideas make a real impact

The salary range for this role is $80,000 - $95,000. Compensation will be determined based on geographic location, relevant experience, and qualifications.