Software Developer - Developer Experience & Productivity

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is seeking a software developer to join the Developer Experience team in the United States. You’ll work with engineers to reduce friction and deliver practical tooling across IDEs, builds, CI/CD and AI-assisted workflows.

This role sits at the intersection of productivity engineering and platform development. You will own tooling improvements, collaborate with stakeholders, and help ensure high-quality engineering environments across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher plus at least 3 years in software development or related field.
• Strong coding and problem-solving skills in Linux environments.
• Experience with IDE integrations, CI/CD, version control, or productivity platforms.
• Understanding of AI technologies and interest in applying them to engineering workflows.
• Excellent communication and ability to work 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

User-facing communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

IDE integrations

CI/CD

Version control

Developer productivity platforms

Job description

Referment is seeking a software developer to join the Developer Experience team in the United States. You’ll work with engineers to reduce friction and deliver practical tooling across IDEs, builds, CI/CD and AI-assisted workflows.

This role sits at the intersection of productivity engineering and platform development. You will own tooling improvements, collaborate with stakeholders, and help ensure high-quality engineering environments across teams.