Senior Developer Experience Engineer

Camunda; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation technology firm is looking for a Senior Developer Experience Engineer to enhance developer tools and APIs. This remote role involves extensive coding in languages like Java and JavaScript, contributing to client development, and improving the overall developer experience. Candidates should have a solid background in building APIs and creating informative documentation. Join the team to make a significant impact on the developer community and grow with a recognized company offering competitive compensation and excellent perks.

Benefits

Remote and flexible work options

Health and wellbeing support

Professional growth funding

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production code in Java, C#, JavaScript, or Python.
• 3+ years building coherent server APIs with OpenAPI.
• 3+ years writing documentation and code samples for developers.

Responsibilities

• Govern REST APIs and improve existing developer tools.
• Contribute to development of new native clients.
• Set up automated QA for client artifacts.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

C#

Python

OpenAPI

Job description

Camunda is the leader in enterprise agentic automation, orchestrating complex business processes, including high-value knowledge work, across agents, people, and systems. By creating production-ready, enterprise-grade agents with built-in governance, Camunda uniquely delivers trusted AI agents for business-critical processes. Over 700 leading innovators like Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone rely on Camunda to slash time-to-value from months to days, boost operational efficiency, and elevate customer experiences. Camunda was named a Visionary in the inaugural 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (BOAT).

As a fully remote, global company, we’re rewriting the rules of modern business. Named GP Bullhound’s 2024 Top 100 Next Unicorn list, certified as a Great Place to Work, and recognized by Flexa for true flexibility, we’re growing fast and looking for top talent to join our team. If you’re excited to do meaningful work and make real impact, keep reading, this role could be the one you’ve been waiting for.

About The Role

The Senior Developer Experience Engineer is a role in our newly formed Camunda Ex(perience) team within Camunda's Product Engineering department.

In this role, you will play a key part in improving the experience for developers using our Camunda 8 stack. From governing APIs, such as the Orchestration Cluster REST API, to shaping and creating development tools for Camunda 8, like native Camunda clients (Existing : Java , Javascript ; Planned : Python, C#) and test libraries ( Camunda Process Test ), you’ll have plenty of opportunities to leave your mark on the kick‑ass polyglot Developer Experience we want to provide to our users!

In the new team and in this role specifically, you have the opportunity to have a significant impact on Camunda’s adoption in the industry, with a strong focus on the developer persona, building on the strengths and reputation Camunda has already established in the past. As a developer yourself, you will internally advocate and contribute hands‑on to a well‑crafted experience that seamlessly meets the expectations of other developers.

This is a role for a person who brings technical capabilities, creativity, autonomy, and vision, utilizing these skills to continuously shape our product for the better, raising the overall bar on the Developer Experience.

Curious about the kind of challenges you’ll work on at Camunda? Watch this quick 30‑minute talk from our engineers to learn more about the new Camunda Exporter and how we’re solving complex problems at scale.

What You’ll Be Doing

• In particular, your potential impact after 3 months with us, could look like the following :
• REST API Governance
• Steered the decision process on an API proposal
• Resolved shortcomings of the current API Governance Process on cross‑team collaboration
• Extended Internal Developer Guidance on building new endpoints on our REST API
• SDK / Development tools
• Setup automated QA for client artifacts ( Java , Javascript ) and the system to ensure user‑facing guarantees are met : semVer Public API guarantees, back- and / or forward compatibility
• Actively contributed to the development of new native Clients (e.g., Python or C#), e.g. adding / contributing to a job worker framework
• Improved existing clients ( Java , Javascript ) in one of the following ways : added a QoL improvement to the client - e.g., a generic backoff mechanism

Extended our Camunda Spring Boot Starter by implementing one of the open feature requests.

What You Bring

• Ability and / or willingness to use our product
• Extensive experience (5 years+) writing and maintaining production code in Java, C#, JavaScript, or Python - being opinionated on what a good Developer Experience entails
• Extensive experience (3 years+) with building coherent server APIs with OpenAPI and utilizing language‑specific code generators to create and efficiently maintain native clients
• Proven experience (3 years+) writing documentation, code samples, examples, videos, or blog posts tailored towards a developer community or another external user audience
• Ability to work asynchronously with teams and cross‑functional groups across time zones to accomplish a singular goal
• To be truly successful in this role, you have a strong sense of “manager of one” - unblocking yourself when you're able, and when you're not, directly reaching out to the people who can help.

Nice‑to‑haves

• Experience with BPMN products

Compensation

What We Have to Offer :

We offer competitive, fair, and transparent compensation. Salary ranges are location‑based, with Standard and Major markets (global tech hubs) reflecting local competition.

The Annual Total Target Cash (base salary + 100% variable target, where applicable) shown below spans from the minimum in a Standard market to the maximum in a Major market. Final offers depend on skills, experience, and location, and we typically hire in the first half of the range to allow room for growth :

• United States : $143,800.00 to $231,900.00
• Germany : €92,900.00 to €153,700.00
• United Kingdom : £90,300.00 to £148,500.00
• Singapore : S$178,600.00 to S$267,900.00

If you’re based elsewhere, you’ll be hired via Remote.com (our global employer partner), and your Talent Acquisition Partner will provide a personalized Total Rewards Calculator after your first interview.

Equity

We also offer equity (where applicable) through our Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP).

Benefits & Perks

We invest in your well‑being, growth, and ability to connect, along with perks that support you no matter where you’re based. Our benefits are globally designed and locally delivered where applicable.

• Remote & Flexible : Work from anywhere with the setup that suits you, home office budget, co‑working space support, and flexible time off to recharge when you need it.
• In Person Connection : We invest in meaningful face time through our Annual Kickoff (Vienna in 2025, Madrid in 2026!), team offsites, and Camundi Connection Budgets, including contributing to meetups while travelling,, and local gatherings with fellow Camundi.
• Health & Wellbeing : Access locally tailored healthcare, Modern Health for global mental wellbeing, and an annual fitness reimbursement.
• Financial Security : Retirement and pension plans (often with company contributions), plus life and disability insurance where relevant.
• Professional Growth : Up to $ / € / £1,000 per year for self‑driven learning : courses, certifications, books, you decide!
• More of what we offer globally & in your country can be found here .

“Everyone is welcome at Camunda” — it’s a celebrated component of our culture. We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our people. At Camunda, we honour diverse cultures and backgrounds and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristics under applicable law. We are looking forward to your application!

Come join us and be part of Camunda’s incredible journey : Make an impact at a pivotal moment in our story!