Program Benefits

Becoming a Databricks Beacon does more than help you grow your public profile and professional development. It also comes with some great benefits. 

• Free attendance at the Databricks Data + AI Summit

• Peer networking and sharing through a private community channel

• Access to Databricks and OSS subject matter experts via a private channel under NDA

• A Databricks Beacons badge that can be used on social media or websites

• Recognition on the Databricks website and social channels

• Amplification of some of your work on Databricks social channels

• Custom Databricks Beacons swag

• Speaker opportunities at Databricks events

• Sponsorship and swag for selected meetups

Membership Responsibilities

Beacons are first and foremost practitioners in the data and AI community. Their technology focus includes Databricks, MLflow, Delta Lake, Apache Spark™ and related ecosystem technologies. Throughout the year, Beacons actively build up others by teaching, blogging, speaking, mentoring, organizing meetups, creating content, answering questions on forums and more.

As a Databricks Beacon, your responsibilities include a combination of the following:

• Staying up to date on the latest Databricks developments 

• Organizing Databricks meetups or webinars

• Contributing to technical or thought leadership blogs

• Participating in first- and third-party events

• Being an active member of community.databricks.com

• Promoting Databricks events and solutions through social and individual networks

• Engaging with new community members to ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment

• Fostering community engagement

• Driving the growth and success of the Databricks developer community

• Interviewing new potential members

• Signing a personal NDA to ensure you’re added to our private channels

These responsibilities are crucial for creating a vibrant and thriving developer community. As a Beacon, you’ll always follow the Databricks Code of Conduct.

Membership Renewals

The Databricks Beacons Program is offered only to a select few. Membership is awarded annually and renewed at the end of the year. Qualification is based on member activity in the community compared to other members during the same period. New members are vetted through an interview with the Databricks DevRel team and a current Databricks Beacon.