Developer Experience Engineer: Tools, IDEs & AI

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is seeking a software developer for its Developer Experience team in New York. You will work with internal developers to identify friction and build practical improvements across IDEs, build systems, CI/CD and AI-assisted workflows.

You will own and improve build infrastructure for speed, reliability and reproducibility, streamline CI/CD and deployment workflows, and evaluate AI-powered developer tools while collaborating with stakeholders to turn requirements into delivered solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher and at least three years in software development, infrastructure or developer tooling.
• Strong coding and problem-solving skills in Linux environments.
• Experience with IDE integrations, CI/CD systems, version control or developer-productivity platforms.
• Understanding of AI technologies and interest in their use within engineering workflows.
• Clear communication and evidence of working directly with users.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal developers to identify needs, resolve issues and support adoption of better tools and processes.
• Build IDE integrations and enhancements for productivity, navigation and in-editor tooling.
• Own and improve build infrastructure for speed, reliability and reproducibility across diverse codebases.
• Streamline CI/CD, testing and deployment workflows.
• Evaluate and integrate AI-powered developer tools responsibly.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to turn requirements into delivered solutions.

Skills

Linux proficiency

Problem solving

Communication

User collaboration

Developer productivity

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

CI/CD systems

Version control

IDE tooling

Job description

Referment is seeking a software developer for its Developer Experience team in New York. You will work with internal developers to identify friction and build practical improvements across IDEs, build systems, CI/CD and AI-assisted workflows.

You will own and improve build infrastructure for speed, reliability and reproducibility, streamline CI/CD and deployment workflows, and evaluate AI-powered developer tools while collaborating with stakeholders to turn requirements into delivered solutions.