Developer Events Lead

About Buildkite Buildkite's CI platform is trusted by the world's leading engineering teams, helping ship software used by more than 1 billion people every day. Companies including Canva, Meta, Mistral AI, and NVIDIA rely on Buildkite to run builds, tests, and deployments on their infrastructure, ours, or both - giving them the speed, reliability, and flexibility to ship with confidence. About the Role As the Developer Events Lead you’ll shape where and how Buildkite shows up in the developer community, from conferences and meetups to workshops, sponsorships, and the events we create ourselves. Starting in the Bay Area, you’ll help decide where we invest, why we’re there, and what success looks like, with the opportunity to expand the program into other regions. This is an end-to-end role. You’ll own the strategy, budget, partners, and systems behind our events program, working closely with GTM, Sales, and Brand to turn the right moments into meaningful relationships and business impact. You’ll have the autonomy to experiment, learn, and build what works. We’re looking for someone who can spot the right opportunities, make a strong case for where Buildkite should show up, and dig into the results afterward, being clear about what worked, what didn’t, and what we should do differently next time. What you’ll do Shape our events strategy Define where Buildkite shows up in field marketing, why, and how we measure success (think ROI). Build a clear framework for measuring event impact, enabling smarter investment decisions and connecting events to pipeline, brand, and community outcomes. Partner closely with Marketing, Sales, and GTM teams to prioritise opportunities, balance trade-offs, and maximise impact. Experiment with new event formats, partnerships, and community programs to continually improve how we engage developers. Build a scalable program Create the budgets, vendor relationships, and operational playbooks that enable a high-quality, repeatable events program