Senior Engineer - Software - R6010

Job Description:

What you'll do:

Design, build, and operate tools and platforms that improve the end-to-end Hivemind developer experience 
Advance local development workflows, devcontainers, internal developer platforms, project templates, and other reusable engineering capabilities 
Bring agentic AI capabilities into developer tools and workflows, evaluating opportunities and turning promising ideas into reliable, practical solutions 
Partner with engineering teams to understand developer needs, identify recurring friction, and create paved paths that improve productivity without limiting appropriate flexibility 
Enable co-development and inner-source collaboration through accessible tooling, documentation, standards, and contribution practices 
Drive adoption of developer tools by working closely with engineers, gathering feedback, providing guidance, and clearly communicating their value 
Own solutions through discovery, design, implementation, testing, deployment, operation, and continuous improvement 
Use DORA metrics, developer feedback, adoption data, and other signals to understand outcomes and guide investment 
Contribute to technical direction through design reviews, architectural decisions, thoughtful tradeoffs, and collaboration across engineering teams 
At the Staff level, lead cross-team initiatives, establish longer-term technical direction, and influence how Hivemind approaches developer productivity at organizational scale 

Required qualifications:

4+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience 
Demonstrated technical judgment in the design and operation of developer tools, platforms, backend services, APIs, distributed systems, or related production software 
Experience owning software from initial design through deployment, operation, adoption, and continuous improvement 
Systems thinking and the ability to turn recurring or ambiguous developer needs into coherent, reusable solutions 
Strong customer orientation toward internal developers and an interest in understanding and improving how engineering work gets done 
Effective collaboration and communication across engineering teams and organizational stakeholders 
Ability to advocate for new tools and practices, incorporate feedback, and build adoption through influence 
Experience with AWS and cloud-native development practices 
Experience with Git, GitLab, Backstage, or similar developer-platform technologies 

Preferred qualifications:

For Staff-level consideration, a demonstrated record of leading technically complex, cross-team initiatives and shaping technical direction beyond an immediate team 
Experience building or operating internal developer platforms, developer portals, development environments, or reusable engineering frameworks 
Experience applying AI or agentic systems to software development tools and workflows 
Proficiency in one or more relevant languages, such as Python, Go, JavaScript, or TypeScript/Node.js 
Experience with devcontainers, project scaffolding, service templates, or standardized local development environments 
Experience enabling inner-source development or contribution across team boundaries 
Familiarity with DORA metrics, developer productivity measurement, and qualitative developer-experience research