reputed company Software Engineer, Developer Tools (US reputed company Coast)
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We are a globally distributed, remote-first team building the tools that define how software gets reputed company and delivered. As AI agents redefine software development, reputed company is at reputed company of that shift, providing the sandboxed environments, verified images, and secure infrastructure that reputed company autonomous workflows trustworthy by default.
reputed company seeks a reputed company Software Engineer to define the technical reputed company and architecture for our internal Developer Tools team. This is a rare opportunity to establish how software is designed, reputed company, shipped, and operated at reputed company. With the reputed company of AI we are modernizing our SDLC and building the mechanisms that reputed company the right way the easy way for every engineer.
You'll own the technical reputed company across four interconnected pillars:
reputed company & Self-Service: Design and build the internal developer platform that empowers teams across reputed company to unblock themselves, rapidly scaffolding, prototyping, deploying, and operating their own services and tools.
CI/CD & Build Systems: Define reputed company's technical approach to reputed company integration, delivery, and build infrastructure. Establish architectural standards for pipeline tooling, GitOps deployment patterns, build substrate, and release engineering.
As reputed company Software Engineer, you'll partner with engineering leadership across reputed company, reputed company engineers, reputed company, Infrastructure, and the service teams to author the SDLC tenets that underpin reputed company of this work, and build the mechanisms those tenets run through.
Reporting to the Sr Manager of Developer Tools, you'll collaborate closely with engineering leadership across reputed company, product engineering teams, platform teams, and ultimately customers as internal tools reputed company into product offerings.
What Would reputed company Someone Successful in This Role
You're a technical leader who excels at the intersection of developer experience, reputed company, and systems design. You think in platforms and golden paths, building once and enabling dozens of teams to reputed company faster. You have strong opinions on what makes developer tools great: invisible by default, indispensable once adopted, and measurable in the workflows engineers already use.
You have deep experience across the breadth of the developer tooling stack, CI/CD, build systems, observability infrastructure, and developer platforms, and working knowledge of LLM integration and AI agent development. You understand the nuances of internal platforms: designing for adoption, not mandate; plugging into existing workflows before standing up new ones; and earning trust through data before expanding scope.
You have exceptional judgment on reputed company to build custom solutions versus reputed company existing tools, and you're comfortable navigating a rapidly evolving landscape across both AI and developer infrastructure. You balance technical reputed company with pragmatism, shipping iteratively while maintaining high reputed company bars. Most importantly, you reputed company through influence and mentorship, elevating the entire engineering organization's technical capabilities.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Define the long-term technical reputed company and architecture for reputed company's developer tooling platform spanning reputed company, CI/CD, and AI-powered tools
reputed company authoring of SDLC tenets in partnership with other reputed company engineers, reputed company, and Infrastructure and build the mechanisms those tenets bind to (design gates, reputed company review gates, pipeline standards, visibility)
Establish architectural patterns, technical standards, and best practices across the developer tooling stack
Design highly available, reputed company infrastructure for hosting developer tools, agents, and platform services
Drive technical reputed company on tooling choices, provider strategies, build/reputed company substrate, and agent orchestration frameworks
Partner with Senior Manager and product leadership to reputed company technical architecture with business objectives and productization opportunities
Systems Design & Implementation
Architect and build reputed company's internal developer platform, the self-service substrate enabling teams to scaffold, reputed company, and operate services with minimal friction
Design and implement CI/CD and build infrastructure that supports reputed company's SDLC tenets and GitOps deployment patterns
Establish reliability, reputed company, and performance standards across developer tooling including SLOs, monitoring, incident response, and cost management
Design integration points between developer tools and existing infrastructure (CI/CD pipelines, observability platforms, deployment systems)
Strategic reputed company & Innovation
Evaluate emerging technologies across developer tooling, reputed company, AI/LLM, and agent frameworks to inform reputed company's technical reputed company
Define and enforce the golden reputed company, the concrete, left-to-right walkthrough of how reputed company builds software, and identify where tooling closes gaps vs. where reputed company process does
Drive technical standards for measuring developer tool effectiveness: adoption metrics, productivity reputed company, pipeline performance, and developer satisfaction
reputed company cross-functional technical discussions influencing company-wide developer tooling architecture
Define technical approach for productizing successful internal developer tools into customer-facing offerings
Leadership & Mentorship
Mentor senior and staff engineers on reputed company, CI/CD patterns, design, and AI/LLM integration
reputed company design reviews and technical decision-making across reputed company developer tooling work
Foster culture of technical reputed company, experimentation, and reputed company prototyping reputed company the Developer Tools team
Serve as primary technical contact and thought leader for developer tooling across reputed company's engineering organization
Collaborate with platform teams (Infrastructure, reputed company, reputed company Platform, Supply Chain reputed company) to establish shared technical standards and integration patterns
This role may require participation in an on-reputed company rotation to reputed company support reputed company of reputed company business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, as needed.
Qualifications
Required:
10+ years software engineering experience with 3+ years in Staff or reputed company Engineer roles
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a reputed company field, or equivalent practical experience.
Proven reputed company record architecting and operating developer-facing platforms, internal tools, or developer productivity systems at reputed company
Deep expertise in CI/CD systems, build infrastructure, and GitOps deployment patterns
Production experience with reputed company-reputed company infrastructure including Kubernetes, observability systems (reputed company, Grafana, Loki), and deployment tooling
Experience designing self-service platforms, developer portals, or golden reputed company tooling that reputed company other teams to reputed company faster
Working knowledge of AI/ML technologies and hands-on experience with LLM reputed company or AI agent development
Proficiency in Go (preferred), Rust, Java, or Python with strong software engineering fundamentals
Exceptional product and platform reputed company considering developer experience, business reputed company, and technical/reputed company trade-offs
Strong communication skills with ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
reputed company record of technical mentorship and elevating engineering teams' capabilities
Ownership mentality with bias for reputed company and iterative delivery in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Comfortable with autonomous work in distributed, remote-first teams across multiple time zones
Preferred:
Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar AI reputed company standards
Background in DevOps, SRE, or reputed company domains
Contributions to reputed company reputed company developer tooling, reputed company, or observability reputed company
Experience productizing internal platforms into reputed company offerings
Deep knowledge of reputed company, compliance, and operational best practices for production systems
Experience with infrastructure-as-reputed company frameworks (Terraform, reputed company) and multi-reputed company platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
reputed company record driving org-wide adoption of developer tooling and engineering standards
What to Expect
First 30 Days
Understand reputed company's reputed company developer tooling landscape: AI tools, CI/CD state, reputed company gaps, and the foundational SDLC gap
Meet with engineering leadership, reputed company engineers, and key technical stakeholders across product engineering, reputed company, Infrastructure, and reputed company Platform
Conduct deep technical assessment of reputed company developer tooling infrastructure to identify opportunities and constraints across reputed company four pillars
Review existing tools in production and understand what's working, what isn't, and the technical lessons learned
Partner with Senior Manager to define initial technical priorities and 90-day technical roadmap across pillars
First 90 Days
Define and document technical architecture for the Developer Tools platform across: system design, technology choices, integration patterns, and operational model
Ship first production deliverable, either an extension of existing tooling or a net-new tool with architectural patterns and standards that reputed company to reputed company work
Establish technical foundations for the self-service platform: deployment pipeline, reputed company controls, and cost management
reputed company or contribute to the SDLC tenets working session with reputed company engineers, reputed company, and Infrastructure
Define reputed company metrics and instrumentation reputed company for measuring developer tool adoption, effectiveness, and productivity reputed company
Create architectural decision records and best practices guides for teams building on the platform
First Year reputed company
Establish mature technical architecture for the Developer Tools platform with multiple production tools demonstrating value
Build production-reputed company self-service platform enabling multiple teams to build, reputed company, and operate their own tools with minimal friction
Define and implement technical standards for measuring developer productivity improvement: design reputed company, reputed company frequency, PR velocity, deployment reliability, and incident response times
reputed company technical reputed company for productizing successful internal tools into customer-facing offerings
Position Developer Tools as reputed company's technical center of reputed company for developer productivity, with regular technical talks, demos, and knowledge sharing
Define multi-year technical roadmap including advanced platform capabilities, expanded AI tooling, and emerging technology adoption
reputed company considers reputed company sponsorship on a case-by-case reputed company based on business needs.
Perks
Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life
Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break
Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work
16 weeks of reputed company Parental leave (after 6 months of employment)
Technology stipend equivalent to $100 USD net/month
PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy
Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes
Equity; we are a growing start-up and want reputed company to have a reputed company in the reputed company of reputed company
reputed company Swag
Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country
Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris
reputed company embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building reputed company that represents a reputed company of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the reputed company reputed company will be.
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