Staff DevEx Engineer (TypeScript/Go/AI)

TL;DR

Staff DevEx Engineer (TypeScript/Go/AI): Accelerate engineering velocity and reduce friction in development experience by stewarding codebases, tooling, and workflows with an accent on build/test optimization, code generation, and AI platform integration. Focus on managing complex monorepo, improving iteration speed, and shaping AI agent's default stack for high productivity.

Location: Foster City, CA (Hybrid, in office Monday, Wednesday, Friday)

Salary: $180K – $250K + Equity

Company

Agentic software creation platform enabling anyone to build applications using natural language, with millions of users worldwide.

What you will do

• Maintain and evolve codebase structure including TypeScript monorepo, Go services, npm packages, and internal Agentic tooling.
• Own build and test pipelines, optimizing for minimal build times and faster developer iteration.
• Drive code generation and type-safe interfaces across services using GraphQL, Protocol Buffers, gRPC, OpenAPI.
• Set code quality standards with automation tools like TypeScript, ESLint, Prettier, Go linters, building custom rules.
• Streamline development setup, onboarding, deployment processes, and infrastructure integrations.
• Partner with AI team to improve internal AI platform output (generates >60% of merged PRs) and shape its strategy.
• Manage dependencies, lead migrations to modern tools, and contribute to open-source.

Requirements

• Experienced software engineer (senior through staff) with track record improving developer productivity at scale.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and/or Go and/or Nix.
• Expertise in modern build systems and toolchains (Vite, webpack, esbuild, Go build/module system).
• Proficiency with linters, formatters, testing frameworks, code generation tools.
• Experience managing monorepos or large-scale codebases.

Nice to have

• Experience building self-service developer platforms (CI/CD, infra, tooling).
• AI-native development workflows (OpenCode, Claude Code, Cursor, custom agent skills).
• Open-source leadership or community contributions.
• Prior tech lead experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity, 401(k) with 4% match.
• Health, dental, vision, life insurance; short/long-term disability.
• Paid parental, medical, caregiver leave; commuter benefits.
• Monthly wellness stipend, in-office setup reimbursement, flexible time off + holidays.
• Autonomous work environment, quarterly team gatherings, in-office amenities.