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Justin Dorfman
DevRel & Video Strategy f;or Developer Tools | Open Source Veteran
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Summary
I am a DevRel strategist and video creator with 14 years of experience in the open source ecosystem. Currently at Sourcegraph, I focus on driving the adoption of context-aware AI and agentic coding tools.
While my official background includes establishing Open Source Program Offices (OSPO), my passion is the intersection of media and code. I translate complex engineering paradigms into compelling video narratives that help developers ship faster.
My Background:
Video & AI Strategy: Lea;ding video content for Sourcegraph, demonstrating how AI agents integrate with the modern dev stack.
Community Stewardship: Board member of the Open Source Collective (7+ years), helping support the financial health of thousands of open source projects.
Open Source Veteran: Contributing to the following projects: Bootstrap, GNU Bash, Zsh, jQuery, and many more.
Experience
Sourcegraph
Senior Developer Advocate
February 2022 - Present Los Angeles, California, United States
Senior Developer Advocate
February 2026 - Present
Video Production & Strategy: Script;ed, filmed, and edited technical demos for Sourcegraph's code understanding platform.
Launched SCIP-code.org: We launched the next phase of the SCIP Code Intelligence Protocol. Relying on the broader community instead of just Sourcegraph makes developing SCIP indexers more sustainable.
To guide this effort, we formed a steering committee with leaders from Meta and Uber. We also secured our first outside contributions. Finally, we migrated the documentation and set up clear community governance, which includes a Code of Conduct and the SCIP Enhancement Proposal (SEP) process.
Open Source Program Manager
February 2022 - January 2026
Video Production & Strategy: Script;ed, filmed, and edited technical demos for Sourcegraph's AI tools (Amp/Cody). Achieved an industry-leading 71% average watch time, directly driving developer interest and product understanding.
Strategic DevRel: Represented Sourcegraph at major conferences (All Things Open, AI Dev Tools Night), converting technical conversations into qualified leads through live demos and storytelling.
Community Architecture: Architected a support strategy that reduced response times by 75% across GitHub, Discord, and Reddit, significantly improving developer sentiment and retention.
Ecosystem Growth: Hosted high-impact meetups in SF, securing partnerships with engineering teams at Google, Netlify, ElevenLabs, and PlanetScale.
Open Source Leadership: Established the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) to formalize support for key dependencies and maintainers.
Open Source Collective
Board Member
January 2019 - Present
As a founding member of the Open Source Collective's Board of Directors, I am committed to creating a sustainable and equitable future for the open source ecosystem. Since joining the inaugural board in early 2018, my efforts have centered on governance, operational efficiency, and data-driven community advocacy.
Foundational Leadership: Served as one of the first board members, helping to define the organization's mission and strategic direction from the ground up to support thousands of open source projects.
Atlantic Council
Open Source Policy Network Advisor
August 2022 - January 2024 (1 year 6 months)
Open Source Policy Network, a network of OSS developers, maintainers, and stakeholders convened by the Atlantic Council's Cyber Statecraft Initiative to develop community-led strategy and policy recommendations for OSS.
SustainOSS
Co-founder & Podcast Producer;
November 2016 - January 2024 (7 years 3 months)
Co-founded SustainOSS to support the long-term health of open source software. Grew the organization from a single event into a year-round community resource.
Launched the Sustain Podcast: Created a space for essential conversations about funding and maintaining open source.
Organized Major Summits: Led flagship conferences in San Francisco (2017), London (2018), and Brussels (2020).
Expanded Reach: Established satellite events in new regions, including Lagos and Colorado.
Built Community: Moved beyond just conferences to create ongoing initiatives and podcasts that support open source maintainers.
Reblaze
Open Source Program Manager
January 2021 - January 2022 (1 year 1 month) Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Managed developer relations and community growth for Curiefense, an open-source cloud-native security project in the CNCF ecosystem.
Built and managed the community engagement strategy across Slack, GitHub, and Twitter, which directly increased project adoption and participation.
Started and hosted the "Committing to Cloud Native" podcast, interviewing industry leaders like Kelsey Hightower (Google), Brian J. Fox (Bash creator), and William Morgan (Buoyant CEO).
Reached the top 80 on Chartable's Global Technolo...