Director of Developer Experience & API Tools

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 367,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in San Francisco seeks an Engineering Director, Developer Experience to lead global developer interactions, shape the journey, and build tools and content that eliminate friction for thousands of developers.

You will own developer APIs, SDKs, and documentation, mentor a diverse team, and evangelize at conferences while delivering measurable outcomes for merchants and partners.

Qualifications

• A passion for developer experience, integration simplicity, and reliability.
• Proven experience as a leader in engineering, ideally with developer-facing products, APIs, or integrations.
• Strong public presence with thought leadership, including conferences and articles.
• Mentorship and team-building skills fostering inclusive, high-performing teams.
• Customer-centric mindset focused on measurable outcomes.
• 7+ years of technical experience, incl. hands-on software engineering; 3+ years as manager of managers.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the vision for the Developer Experience domain.
• Maintain high-quality standards across all integration products (APIs, tools, docs).
• Advocate for developers by improving usability and reliability of integrations.
• Lead and grow a diverse, inclusive multi-disciplinary team across subdomains.
• Drive adoption of common principles and taxonomies to streamline processes.
• Be the evangelist in the developer community through conferences and articles.

Skills

Developer Experience

Leadership

Public Speaking

Mentorship

API Integration

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC in San Francisco seeks an Engineering Director, Developer Experience to lead global developer interactions, shape the journey, and build tools and content that eliminate friction for thousands of developers.

You will own developer APIs, SDKs, and documentation, mentor a diverse team, and evangelize at conferences while delivering measurable outcomes for merchants and partners.