Overview

Remote (U.S. or Canada) Full-Time ️ Quarterly TravelOpen Source Community ManagerJob Title Open Source Community ManagerLocation RemoteAbout the RoleAkuity was founded by Hong Wang, Jesse Suen, and Alexander Matyushentsev - the original co-creators of Argo CD and the Argo Project. After open-sourcing Argo in 2017 and growing it into one of the most widely adopted CNCF graduated projects in the world, they started Akuity to build the enterprise platform the GitOps ecosystem deserves. Open source isn't a strategy for us - it's who we are.We're looking for an Open Source Community Manager to own the health, growth, and engagement of our two flagship open source communities: Argo CD and Kargo. Argo CD is one of the most deployed CD tools in cloud-native infrastructure. Kargo, our newer project, is a GitOps-native continuous environment promotion tool that automates moving changes through dev, staging, and production without brittle scripts - already adopted by organizations like Deutsche Telekom, JumpCloud, and Cisco ThousandEyes.You'll work directly with the maintainers (including our founders), to drive our presence at key Kubernetes, CNCF and GitOps ecosystem events, and build the programs that turn users into contributors and contributors into champions. This is a senior individual contributor role with real autonomy and high visibility - both inside Akuity and across the CNCF community. What You'll DoArgo CD & Kargo Community GrowthOwn and execute the community strategy for both Argo CD and Kargo - defining goals, tracking health metrics, and driving measurable growth in contributors and engagementBuild contributor pathways that lower the barrier to entry: contributor guides, onboarding documentation, and regular office hours with maintainersNurture relationships with the CNCF, power users, active contributors, community maintainers across GitHub and related social channelsWork closely with engineering to surface community feedback, flag recurring pain points, and close the loop publicly when issues get resolved or features shipHelp shape how we communicate across both communities - release notes, changelogs, contributor newsletters, and GitHub DiscussionsEvents & ConferencesShape Akuity's event presence across the Kubernetes/GitOps ecosystem - KubeCon, ArgoCon, DevOps Days, PlatformCon, and beyond - from CFP submissions and speaker prep to post-event follow-upOwn and operate community programming: contributor summits, virtual deep dives, GitOps Monthly webinars, live Q&As, and conference co-located meetupsServe as a credible external voice for Akuity at industry events; you genuinely enjoy talking to developers about GitOps and software deliveryWork cross-functionally with marketing and product to ensure events convert interest into lasting community engagement What We're Looking ForRequired5-8 years of community management or developer relations experience in an open source or developer tools contextFamiliarity with the Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystem - you know what GitOps means, you've heard of Argo CD, and you're not intimidated by a YAML fileProven track record of growing a technical open source community in a meaningful, measurable wayHands-on events experience: CFP management, booth coordination, recap content, and follow-up programsStrong async writer - GitHub comments, community newsletters, Slack threads, and release-adjacent content are all in your wheelhouseComfortable with data: you track what matters, build a case from metrics, and course-correct without being toldCollaborative by nature - you'll work closely across engineering, product, and marketingNice to HaveYou've used Argo CD or Kargo in a real environment, or contributed to either projectActive presence in CNCF, OpenSSF, or related cloud-native communitiesYou've spoken at KubeCon, ArgoCon, or a comparable developer conferenceExperience building ambassador or champion programs from scratchYou've run community programs around a CNCF-graduated or in