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Senior Developer Experience Engineer

Replit Inc.Foster City, CA (Hybrid) In office M,W,F
Hybrid Full-time

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Experience Level

Senior

Qualifications

Your Responsibilities:Maintain and refine our codebase structure, which includes a complex TypeScript monorepo, Go services, npm packages, and internal tooling. Take ownership of the build and test pipelines, optimizing them to minimize build times and enhance developer iteration speeds. Lead code generation and ensure type-safe interfaces across service boundaries (e.g., GraphQL, Protocol Buffers, gRPC, OpenAPI). Establish code quality standards using automation tools like TypeScript, ESLint, Prettier, and Go linters/formatters, including the creation of custom rules and plugins to meet Replit-specific requirements. Streamline the development setup and improve the onboarding experience for new developers. Collaborate with platform teams to enhance deployment processes, infrastructure integrations, and external tooling. Keep our codebase current and efficient by adopting and spearheading migrations to superior tools. Partner with the AI team to enhance our internal AI platform, which accounts for over 60% of all merged PRs at Replit, focusing on improving the Agent's output and strategizing its default stack.

About the job

Replit Inc. creates a platform where millions can build software using natural language. By lowering traditional barriers, Replit is changing how applications are built and shipped.

Role overview

The Senior Developer Experience Engineer focuses on making engineering at Replit more efficient and enjoyable. This hybrid position is based in Foster City, CA, with in-office days on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The role spans Replit’s codebases, internal tools, and developer workflows, aiming to remove obstacles and help engineers deliver features quickly and reliably.

Supporting developer experience at Replit means smoothing out daily work, reducing operational pain points, and ensuring teams can release new features with less friction. The position works across teams to support every engineer who ships code at Replit.

Key responsibilities

  • Maintain and improve internal codebases, tools, and workflows for Replit’s engineering teams
  • Partner with the AI team to advance the internal AI platform, which is responsible for generating over 60% of merged pull requests
  • Refine strategies for the Agent’s default stack and enhance its outputs
  • Work with product and infrastructure teams to ensure technical decisions benefit both developer productivity and customer value

Requirements

  • Strong technical skills and experience working with large, complex codebases
  • Ability to assess how infrastructure choices affect both engineers and end users
  • Experience collaborating across teams and influencing developer experience at a broad level

This is one of the first roles at Replit dedicated to developer experience, offering significant influence and opportunities for career growth as the team grows.

About Replit Inc.

Replit is at the forefront of software development, enabling users to build applications seamlessly through the use of natural language. With millions of active users, we are dedicated to democratizing the software development process and empowering everyone to create software without traditional barriers.

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