I'm Daniel Holbach. I help technology companies build and grow developer communities and open source programs — combining strategy with hands-on execution where it matters.
With 15+ years in developer relations, I work with organisations that want to build a serious open source presence, grow their developer community, or navigate Linux & CNCF ecosystems.
Stand up or course-correct a developer community: governance, onboarding, developer experience, events, and the metrics that matter.
From first release to CNCF graduation — licensing, governance, security audits, adopter base, ecosystem positioning.
Senior developer relations applied to one specific challenge — without the cost of a full-time hire.
Led Flux through full CNCF graduation — governance, OSS license review, security audits, adopter base. Owned DevRel across Flux, Cortex, Scope, and Kured.
Nearly a decade growing the Ubuntu developer community — one of the largest in open source. Onboarding, developer experience, team leadership, global events.
A computer scientist by training, I started out as a software engineer before moving into community and developer relations — so I speak the language of the people I help you reach.
Roughly two days a week, a few engagements at a time.
Probably not the right fit if you need a full-time hire — but a good fit if you need senior experience applied to a specific challenge: building a program, defining OSS strategy, navigating an ecosystem process, or improving developer experience.
Away from the keyboard — diving (see the photos), records, and running a practice for Body Psychotherapy and Somatic Experiencing in Berlin.