Senior AI DevEx Engineer - Observability & Automation

Compass; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity / RSUs

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Compass is hiring a Senior Engineer in Boston to drive Developer Intelligence initiatives that enhance velocity across the SDLC. You will own AI-powered workflows, observability modules, and telemetry systems that empower engineers to build and operate software more efficiently.

You will implement AI‑assisted tooling, improve testing frameworks, and contribute to production troubleshooting while mentoring teammates and shaping platform architecture in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• BS in CS or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Go and Python (highly preferred).
• Experience with data pipelines and observability infrastructures.
• Experience embedding AI models and LLM APIs.
• Experience deploying software on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).

Responsibilities

• Deliver and implement technical solutions for Developer Intelligence systems, focusing on engineering telemetry collection, observability instrumentation, and AI‑assisted tooling.
• Analyze developer workflows and SDLC feedback loops to design testable, maintainable, and efficient software components that resolve architectural deficiencies.
• Build and maintain subsystems that reliably collect, correlate, and operationalize data from CI/CD pipelines, source control, testing infrastructure, and developer workflows.
• Write high‑quality, stable, and performant code to integrate AI tools into daily engineering workflows, including automated code reviews, software validation, and incident triaging.
• Work closely with teammates and stakeholders to balance technical requirements, clear project roadblocks, and participate actively in design reviews.
• Identify and resolve systemic operational bottlenecks, automate processes, and continuously leave codebases cleaner and easier to maintain.
• Actively mentor peers, provide insightful code reviews, and help train newer team members on platform architecture.

Skills

Go

Python

Data pipelines

Observability

Telemetry

AI workflows

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Compass is hiring a Senior Engineer in Boston to drive Developer Intelligence initiatives that enhance velocity across the SDLC. You will own AI-powered workflows, observability modules, and telemetry systems that empower engineers to build and operate software more efficiently.

You will implement AI‑assisted tooling, improve testing frameworks, and contribute to production troubleshooting while mentoring teammates and shaping platform architecture in a fast-paced environment.