Senior Developer Experience (DevEx) Engineer

Job Description

Senior Developer Experience Engineer

Location: Vienna, Virginia 22180

Work Arrangement: On-SiteAbout the Role

Our client is seeking a visionary yet hands-on Senior Developer Experience (DevEx) Engineer to serve as a founding individual contributor supporting their DevEx initiative. Your mission will be to reduce developer cognitive load, accelerate engineering velocity, and deliver an outstanding developer experience.

You'll partner closely with engineering leadership, product teams, and fellow platform engineers to modernize and optimize every aspect of the software development lifecycle from onboarding to deployment. AI tooling expertise is essential, as you will help embed intelligent automation and developer-assist capabilities throughout workflows. You will also play a key role in renovating and extending core data platforms for high observability, reliability, and actionable insights.Key ResponsibilitiesDeveloper Experience & Platform Engineering

Define and own the Developer Experience roadmap for the Platform Team, aligned with organizational goals

Design, build, and maintain internal developer platforms that simplify and standardize development workflows

Leverage IDP tools such as Backstage and Cortex to enhance platform capabilities

Integrate and champion AI-powered developer tools including AI-assisted code generation, intelligent code review, and automated documentation

Continuously evaluate emerging AI development tools and APIs for workflow integration

Establish and promote best practices for Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, local development environments, and cloud-native deployments

Reduce developer cognitive load by abstracting infrastructure complexity, improving release management, and championing self-service capabilities

Drive self-service solutions for engineers to provision, test, and deploy safely and autonomously

Optimize feedback loops in partnership with product teams to enable rapid iteration and higher-quality releases

Measure and improve DORA/SPACE and developer productivity metrics, using data for continuous improvements

Lead developer education and enablement initiatives; produce demos, presentations, and certify new DevEx features

Evaluate and implement security, compliance, and observability best practices into developer toolchains

Ensure secure and responsible AI tooling usage in line with organizational AI governance

Advocate for an engineering culture of continuous improvementPlatform & Data Engineering

Drive digital innovation by leveraging new technologies and methodologies to transform core data assets including SQL, NoSQL, and cloud-based data platforms

Implement efficient data flows through code data pulls, transformations, and exchanges across internal and external sources

Work with complex, possibly "noisy" data ensuring data consistency and collaborating with upstream teams

Define cost-efficient data storage strategies for CI/CD data repositories

Architect and promote reusable data assets, managing reference data catalogs and surfacing data for end-user consumption via Azure API Apps or modern visualization tools

Aggregate and analyze internal and external structured and unstructured data to deliver actionable insights to decision-makers

Implement advanced monitoring, logging, and observability practices for developer workflows and data pipelinesRequired Qualifications

8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 3+ years in platform engineering, developer experience, or DevOps roles

Track record of delivering developer productivity and platform initiatives at scale

Deep experience with cloud-native development including Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, Kubernetes, and CI/CD

Expertise in integrating and using AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, OpenAI API, and AI-based testing

Solid knowledge of software delivery metrics (DORA, SPACE) and improvement methodologies

Advanced proficiency in at least one programming language (Java, Go, Python, etc.) and modern Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform)

Experience building and operating new platform and developer experience functions while influencing technical direction

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills; able to bridge infrastructure, product, and engineering concerns

Extensive Azure expertise including Azure DevOps, Azure SQL, Azure NoSQL, Azure APIs, Event Hub, Stream Analytics, Storage, and Log Analytics

Working knowledge of ELK stack (Elastic, Logz.io, Splunk) and cloud-based monitoring and logging solutions

Strong scripting and automation skills in PowerShell, Python, and YAML

Experience configuring cloud monitoring solutions such as Azure Application Insights and Log Analytics with KQL

AWS experience including EC2, S3, and EMR, plus cloud data migration expertisePreferred Qualifications

Experience in multi-team engineering environments with a core focus on developer enablement

Familiarity with Team Topologies and cognitive load reduction strategies

Previous work integrating observability, monitoring, and logging in developer-facing systems

Event-driven architecture and microservices experience

Hands-on secure software supply chain practices including SBOMs and artifact signing

Experience with business intelligence tools and dashboards such as Tableau or Business Objects

Experience with DevOps and CI/CD tooling including Maven, Jenkins, Stash, Ansible, and Docker

Proficiency with Agile methodologies including Kanban and SCRUMReady to Make an Impact?

If you're passionate about improving developer experiences and have the technical expertise to match, we'd love to hear from you. Join our client's team and help shape the future of their development platform.

CC Pace is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local laws.

CC Pace are committed to employing only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States. For us to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, all new employees, as a condition of employment, must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 and provide documentation that establishes identity and authorization to work. E-Verify will be used for employment verification as part of your onboarding process.

CC Pace values integrity throughout our hiring process. As part of our standard verification procedures, candidates will be asked to provide documentation confirming employment history, education, and work authorization.