Director of Open Source & Open Developer Platform

Reporting directly to the Head of the department, this role will co-own the development of the EAI Brain SDK, APIs, developer tools, Skill Store ecosystem, and open source initiatives, while driving cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Product, Operations, Legal, and Platform teams.

This is a high-impact leadership role at the forefront of embodied AI and intelligent robotics, offering the opportunity to help build a next-generation developer ecosystem and open platform from the ground up., Open Source & Developer Ecosystem

• Support the strategy and execution of the EAI Brain open source program and developer ecosystem.
• Manage open source governance, GitHub operations, developer engagement, and community growth initiatives.
• Represent the company within the global robotics and AI developer community.

SDK, API & Developer Platform

• Lead the roadmap and management of the EAI Brain SDK, APIs, developer tools, and developer portal.
• Partner with R&D teams to define and improve developer-facing platform capabilities and interfaces.
• Oversee SDK/API versioning, compatibility, and platform reliability.

Skill Store & Platform Operations

• Support the development and operation of the Skill Store ecosystem, including developer onboarding, Skill submission workflows, certification standards, and platform operations.
• Drive platform usability, developer experience, and ecosystem scalability.

Platform Governance & Commercialization

• Collaborate with Operations, Legal, and Compliance teams to establish platform governance, security standards, monetization models, and developer policies.
• Support ecosystem growth initiatives, developer incentive programs, and platform business strategy.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Provide day-to-day leadership support for technical and platform teams.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration across Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Finance, and Business teams.
• Support OKR execution, operational planning, and organizational development initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in developer platforms, open source programs, or developer ecosystem roles, with 3+ years in a senior leadership or people-management capacity.
• Deep expertise in open source software governance: licensing models (Apache 2.0, MIT, GPL), contributor agreements (CLA/DCO), GitHub organization management, and contributor community building.
• Strong technical foundation in software architecture and API/SDK design; able to engage credibly with and constructively challenge engineering teams on platform decisions.
• Demonstrated experience building or scaling a developer ecosystem, marketplace, or platform - in developer tools, IoT, robotics, cloud infrastructure, or adjacent domains.
• Excellent cross-functional leadership in a matrix organization: proven track record operating across product, engineering, legal, and business teams in a high-velocity environment - including managing dotted-line or shared-service reporting relationships without direct authority.
• Demonstrated marketplace or two-sided platform thinking: ability to balance developer supply-side and OEM/user demand-side needs simultaneously, with an understanding of how cross-side network effects are built and sustained.
• Commercial acumen in platform economics: experience owning or co-owning take-rate models, developer incentive programs, or marketplace unit economics at a meaningful scale.
• Experience designing or operating a Trust & Safety or App Review function, including risk-tiered content policies, IP enforcement workflows, and incident response - preferably in a context where product failures carry real-world safety consequences.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; Mandarin Chinese working proficiency strongly preferred given the team's bilingual operating environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in robotics, autonomous systems, or embodied AI - e.g., ROS/ROS2,

simulation environments, motion planning, sensor fusion, or robot middleware.

• Experience with AI/ML developer tooling: LLM inference APIs, model fine-tuning platforms,

multi-model orchestration, or AI agent frameworks.

• Prior experience at a platform company running developer programs at scale (e.g., Google, Meta, Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA, Qualcomm) or at a high-growth AI/hardware startup - particularly roles that spanned both developer supply and OEM/user demand sides.
• Familiarity with the ROS/ROS2 ecosystem, NVIDIA Isaac, or other robotics middleware -

and a clear perspective on how EAI Brain differentiates against or coexists with these platforms.

• Familiarity with Web3 and on-chain infrastructure relevant to skill monetization (smart

3.33.3 out of 5 stars Fremont, CA $200,000 - $250,000 a year, Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, ($200,000-$250,000 DOE), plus benefits and incentive plans

Perks + Benefits

• Healthcare + dental + vision benefits (Free for you/discounted for family)
• 401(k) options
• Casual dress code + relaxed work environment
• Culturally diverse, progressive atmosphere

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