Software Engineer II, Developer Experience Engineer

Summary

Join Dandy's Platform team and help build a world-class engineering organization dedicated to boosting developer productivity and happiness. As a skilled engineer, you will evolve CI/CD platforms, build internal tooling and development environments, integrate cutting-edge tools, lead multi-month projects, collaborate with engineering teams, and champion best practices. This role requires 3+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on developer experience, infrastructure, or CI/CD, proficiency in CI/CD systems and cloud technologies, and strong problem-solving and communication skills. Dandy offers a wide range of benefits, including healthcare, dental, mental health support, parental planning resources, retirement savings options, and generous paid time off. The ideal candidate will also possess experience with internal developer platforms, Infrastructure as Code, and observability platforms.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, with a demonstrated focus on developer experience, infrastructure, or CI/CD
• Strong proficiency with CI/CD systems (e.g., BuildKite, GitHub Actions, CircleCI)
• Hands-on experience with a major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Bash)
• A collaborative, customer-obsessed mindset with a passion for helping other engineers succeed
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Evolve our CI/CD platforms to provide faster, more reliable feedback loops to engineers
• Build and own the internal tooling, build systems, and local development environments that form the foundation of our engineering workflow
• Identify and integrate cutting-edge tools and practices, including AI-powered assistants, to amplify developer creativity and productivity
• Autonomously lead well-defined, multi-month projects that deliver clear improvements to the engineering team's productivity and technical quality
• Collaborate closely with product engineering teams to understand their pain points, gather requirements, and deliver solutions they love to use
• Champion and implement best practices for development, testing, and deployment
• Contribute to the team's roadmap and strategy by identifying opportunities for high-impact improvements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building internal developer platforms or portals
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)
• Familiarity with observability platforms (e.g., Chronosphere, Prometheus, Grafana)

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Mental health support
• Parental planning resources
• Retirement savings options
• Generous paid time off