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Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience
Remote Software Engineering role with clear candidate location fit.
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Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalSenior
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
Canada
Role overview
Senior Software Engineer, Developer Experience
Requirements and responsibilities
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About the Job
- Design, build, and evolve core developer platforms and tooling, including build systems, CI/CD pipelines, test infrastructure, and code quality workflows.
- Drive measurable improvements to engineering velocity and reliability by reducing build and test times, eliminating flaky steps, and hardening developer workflows.
- Own critical roadmap areas end-to-end: define goals and success metrics, partner with stakeholders, implement solutions, and operationalize with robust observability.
- Establish and maintain guardrails for secure-by-default development (e.g., automated checks, policy enforcement, and golden paths) in partnership with security and infra.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives that span multiple teams, guiding architectural decisions, documenting patterns, and maintaining high standards for engineering quality.
- Mentor fellow engineers, promote best practices, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, and thoughtful experimentation.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems.
- 3+ years of experience developing developer tooling, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, or internal platforms.
- Proficiency in at least one of the following: Go, Python, or TypeScript, with strong software design and code review skills.
- Hands-on experience with modern CI/CD systems and build tooling (e.g., GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins, Bazel, Pants, or similar).
- Experience shipping and operating services on a major cloud provider (AWS, GCP, or Azure) with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes or equivalent).
- Demonstrated track record improving engineering KPIs such as build/test cycle time, flaky test rate, or deployment frequency.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills with a history of partnering across infra, security, and product engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with monorepo strategies and advanced build/test optimizations (e.g., remote caching, test sharding, hermetic builds).
- Background in building internal developer platforms or portals (e.g., Backstage) and defining golden paths for service development.
- Deep familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and platform automation (e.g., Terraform, Helm) and service networking (e.g., gRPC, Protobuf).
- Strong observability skills (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana) and a data-driven approach to prioritization and measurement.
- Experience leading multi-team initiatives in a fast-paced environment and influencing roadmaps without direct authority.
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