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Developer Experience Engineer (UK Remote)
UK remote or hybrid | Senior IC | N-2 to the CTO
We're looking for an experienced Developer Experience Engineer to join a platform engineering team of ~15 and own the DevEx practice end-to-end.
This is a hands-on, senior IC role focused on improving how engineers build, test, and ship software across the organisation.
They have a strong team handling regions and networking. This role will lead on developer experience: the inner loop, CI/CD feedback times, internal tooling, and measurable developer productivity.
The role has two core pillars:
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AI developer tooling - roughly half the role initially. You'll evaluate and roll out AI-assisted development tools, run enablement sessions with engineering teams, build shared agentic workflows, and measure real-world productivity impact. There's a fairly open budget for AI tooling and strong executive backing, working closely with the CTO.
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Traditional DevEx - the long-term core of the job:
- Own developer productivity metrics: establish, track, and report DORA-style measurement (deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, MTTR) to engineering leadership
- Improve CI/CD pipelines and reduce build and test feedback times on self-hosted GitLab (Premium)
- Build and maintain internal tooling: CLIs, automations, shared libraries, and starter templates that let teams bootstrap projects quickly
- Standardise local development environments to shorten onboarding and iteration cycles
- Run regular feedback sessions with engineering teams to surface pain points and set priorities
- Improve the quality and discoverability of internal engineering documentation
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You'll report to the Director of Engineering (N-2 to the CTO) and help shape the DevEx roadmap from the ground up.
About the company
A well-established (20+ year) cybersecurity firm serving private and public sector clients globally, with an engineering-led culture. Several UK hubs, but fully remote within the UK is available for the right candidate.
What you bring
- 4+ years in Software Engineering, Developer Experience, or Platform Engineering - a background shipping features as a software engineer before moving toward tooling/enablement is ideal
- Experience improving how developers work day to day, with results you can quantify (build times, deployment frequency, onboarding time)
- Practical experience with AI developer tools and adoption - or you're using them daily and have informed views on measuring their impact
- Solid grasp of modern software delivery: Git-based workflows, CI/CD, containerisation
- Ability to work across teams and drive change independently - adoption is earned, not mandated
- Clear written communication, including documentation accessible to both humans and AI tools
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Nice to have (not required)
- Go (strongly preferred but learnable), Kubernetes/Docker, Terraform/cloud infrastructure, developer productivity frameworks (DORA, DEVEX, SPACE), internal developer portals like Backstage, cybersecurity background.
Your job title doesn't need to say "DevEx" - many of the best candidates do this work ad hoc from inside a feature team.
Tech environment
Go, TypeScript, self-hosted GitLab Premium, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Linux, JetBrains IDEs, DORA-aligned tooling.
Package & process
- Base: £90K - £110K + LTIP
Interview stages
- Intro
- Engineering managers covering SDLC, CI/CD, and metrics
- Conversational with the CTO covering culture & AI
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