Developer Experience Engineer

Summary

Join WorkOS, a developer-first company building a developer platform to make apps enterprise-ready, as a Developer Experience Engineer. You will own and expand SDKs and OSS projects, create and maintain example apps, build developer tools, and gather customer feedback. This role requires 5+ years of software development experience, SDK and OSS project experience, and expertise in multiple programming languages and frameworks. You'll work with a small team in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing customer impact and contributing to roadmap development. The company offers competitive pay, substantial equity, comprehensive healthcare, 401k matching, wellness allowances, generous PTO, and remote work flexibility.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry software development experience
• Has built, shipped and maintained SDKs and/or OSS projects
• Experience in community management and issue triage
• Experience owning projects and driving work based on customer impact
• Expert-level skill in three or more of our seven supported languages (Node/TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, PHP, .NET)
• Experience in popular JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Next.js , Remix, Vue, Svelte, Angular)
• Experience working on small teams in fast-paced environments
• Experience building and shipping web applications end-to-end
• Excellent prioritization and organization skills
• Intellectually curious, independently driven, and passionate about great products
• A growth mindset, high emotional intelligence, and strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Own and expand our SDKs and other OSS projects like AuthKit and our Next.js library
• Create and maintain example apps for our users in a variety of language and framework combinations like Next.js and PHP
• Build best-in-class developer tools to delight our users, like the WorkOS CLI
• Speak with customers regularly to get feedback on the developer experience
• Provide expert insight on developer experience decision making across the company
• Structure work around customer impact first and help move the company forward
• Help shape the DX roadmap to continue improve the experience and bring developer joy
• Help recruit and assess future engineering team members
• Help represent the team publicly through blog posts , public docs and developer tooling

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in B2B SaaS, developer tools, or a related industry

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Substantial equity grants
• Healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family
• 401k matching
• Wellness and fitness monthly allowances
• PTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leave
• Autonomy and flexibility with remote work
• Parental leave
• Paid-time-off
• Fully remote working arrangements