Developer Experience Engineer
WorkOS, San Francisco, CA, United States
About WorkOS
WorkOS builds tools and services for developers to help implement authentication, identity, authorization, and overall enterprise readiness. We’re a fully distributed team with employees across North American time zones. Our fast‑growing customer base includes SaaS companies like OpenAI, Cursor, Perplexity, Vercel, Plaid, and hundreds of others.
About The Role As a developer‑first company, WorkOS is committed to creating exceptional experiences for engineers. We’re seeking a Developer Experience Engineer to elevate our DX and help make it the best in the industry.
We build and maintain SDKs in seven different languages, plus framework‑specific libraries. Regardless of which language or framework customers use, we want to make developing with WorkOS a joy. This role includes building and maintaining SDKs, open‑source libraries, tooling, guides, and documentation.
Successful candidates will love programming languages and stay up‑to‑date on their developments and best practices. They’ll also enjoy working on OSS projects and bringing joy to developers through their work.
Requirements
Own and expand our SDKs and other OSS projects like AuthKit and our Next.js library
Create and maintain example apps for our users in a variety of language and framework combinations like Next.js and PHP
Build best‑in‑class developer tools to delight our users, like the WorkOS CLI
Speak with customers regularly to get feedback on the developer experience
Provide expert insight on developer experience decision making across the company
Structure work around customer impact first and help move the company forward
Help shape the DX roadmap to continue improve the experience and bring developer joy
Help recruit and assess future engineering team members
Help represent the team publicly through blog posts, public docs and developer tooling
Responsibilities
5+ years of industry software development experience
Has built, shipped and maintained SDKs and/or OSS projects
Experience in community management and issue triage
Experience owning projects and driving work based on customer impact
Expert‑level skill in three or more of our seven supported languages (Node/TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, PHP, .NET)
Experience in popular JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Next.js, Remix, Vue, Svelte, Angular)
Experience working on small teams in fast‑paced environments
Experience building and shipping web applications end‑to‑end
Excellent prioritization and organization skills
Intellectually curious, independently driven, and passionate about great products
A growth mindset, high emotional intelligence, and strong communication skills
Bonus: Experience in B2B SaaS, developer tools, or a related industry
The annual US base salary falls within the range of $175,000 to $250,000. This range does not encompass the full spectrum of benefits such as equity, health insurance, vacation time, and paid parental leave. This salary range covers multiple levels of engineering roles and final compensation will be determined considering various factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications.
For candidates outside the US, including Canada, compensation is adjusted based on local market benchmarks.
Benefits (US Only) At WorkOS, we offer resources that emphasize personal and familial well‑being. We offer healthcare coverage for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision. We offer parental leave, paid‑time off and fully remote working arrangements.
Benefits include:
Competitive pay
Substantial equity grants
Healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family
401k matching
Wellness and fitness monthly allowances
PTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leave
Autonomy and flexibility with remote work
Equal Opportunity Employer WorkOS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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About The Role As a developer‑first company, WorkOS is committed to creating exceptional experiences for engineers. We’re seeking a Developer Experience Engineer to elevate our DX and help make it the best in the industry.
We build and maintain SDKs in seven different languages, plus framework‑specific libraries. Regardless of which language or framework customers use, we want to make developing with WorkOS a joy. This role includes building and maintaining SDKs, open‑source libraries, tooling, guides, and documentation.
Successful candidates will love programming languages and stay up‑to‑date on their developments and best practices. They’ll also enjoy working on OSS projects and bringing joy to developers through their work.
Requirements
Own and expand our SDKs and other OSS projects like AuthKit and our Next.js library
Create and maintain example apps for our users in a variety of language and framework combinations like Next.js and PHP
Build best‑in‑class developer tools to delight our users, like the WorkOS CLI
Speak with customers regularly to get feedback on the developer experience
Provide expert insight on developer experience decision making across the company
Structure work around customer impact first and help move the company forward
Help shape the DX roadmap to continue improve the experience and bring developer joy
Help recruit and assess future engineering team members
Help represent the team publicly through blog posts, public docs and developer tooling
Responsibilities
5+ years of industry software development experience
Has built, shipped and maintained SDKs and/or OSS projects
Experience in community management and issue triage
Experience owning projects and driving work based on customer impact
Expert‑level skill in three or more of our seven supported languages (Node/TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, PHP, .NET)
Experience in popular JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Next.js, Remix, Vue, Svelte, Angular)
Experience working on small teams in fast‑paced environments
Experience building and shipping web applications end‑to‑end
Excellent prioritization and organization skills
Intellectually curious, independently driven, and passionate about great products
A growth mindset, high emotional intelligence, and strong communication skills
Bonus: Experience in B2B SaaS, developer tools, or a related industry
The annual US base salary falls within the range of $175,000 to $250,000. This range does not encompass the full spectrum of benefits such as equity, health insurance, vacation time, and paid parental leave. This salary range covers multiple levels of engineering roles and final compensation will be determined considering various factors, including experience, skills, and qualifications.
For candidates outside the US, including Canada, compensation is adjusted based on local market benchmarks.
Benefits (US Only) At WorkOS, we offer resources that emphasize personal and familial well‑being. We offer healthcare coverage for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision. We offer parental leave, paid‑time off and fully remote working arrangements.
Benefits include:
Competitive pay
Substantial equity grants
Healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family
401k matching
Wellness and fitness monthly allowances
PTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leave
Autonomy and flexibility with remote work
Equal Opportunity Employer WorkOS is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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