Netcraft
Cybersecurity
DeveloperExperienceEngineer
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“Developer Experience Engineer at Netcraft. Skills: Developer Experience, DevOps, AI tooling integration. Lead tool evaluation. Integrate developer tools”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve developer productivity; Reduce onboarding time; Faster CI/CD feedback; High engineering satisfaction
Industry & Context.
Identify friction points; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years experience, Software Engineering experience, DevEx experience, Platform Engineering experience, Generative AI tooling integration, Understand LLM limitations, Understand LLM failure modes, Understand LLM security risks, Understand modern SDLC, Understand Git flow, Understand CI/CD, Understand containerisation technologies, Developer empathy, Written communication skills, Ability to navigate ambiguity, Define standards, Awareness of cost implications, Optimise services for ROI
Nice to Have
Agentic workflows experience, Dev portal expertise, Backstage.io experience
What You'll Do.
Integrate developer tools
Support team adoption
Track tool utilization
Demonstrate tool value
Experiment with tooling
Evaluate tooling impact
Accelerate project bootstrapping
Promote engineering practices
Improve local development
Standardise environment setup
Reduce onboarding time
Reduce iteration time
Abstract infrastructure tasks
Assess pipeline improvements
Recommend pipeline improvements
Assess SDLC improvements
Recommend SDLC improvements
Reduce build feedback
Improve CI performance
Improve CI reliability
Define productivity metrics
Track productivity metrics
Identify systemic friction
Curate quality pipelines
Ensure release confidence
Maintain internal tools
Simplify engineering workflows
Conduct user research
Gather feedback sessions
Identify friction points
Improve documentation structure
Improve documentation discoverability
Reduce time-to-first-MR
Improve engineering onboarding
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Platform team; Engineering leadership; Platform Engineering department; Software teams
Communication Scope
Written communication
Process & Methodology
Roadmaps
Full Job Description
About Netcraft Netcraft is the global leader in cybercrime detection and disruption. We’re a trusted partner for three of the four largest companies in the world and many large governments. We've blocked almost 200 million cyber-attacks to date, and we take down around 33% of the world's phishing attacks. Our purpose and passion are focused on just one thing: protecting the world from cybercrime. That passion shapes how we work, too. We’re proud of our talented team and the value each person brings, and we’ve built a workplace where people feel supported and inspired. From strong benefits and wellness programs to meaningful collaboration and team connection. The role We are looking for an experienced Developer Experience Engineer (DevEx / DX) to join our Platform team with a remit of accelerating developers and removing engineering friction across the organisation. This role can be based in any of our UK offices: London, Manchester or Bath. As the first DevEx engineer, you will shape how developer experience is measured and improved across the organisation.This is a founding individual contributor role, suited to someone excited by building a DevEx function from the ground up and delivering meaningful change in a hands-on way. Success will be measured by improvements in developer productivity metrics, reduced onboarding time (as engineers join or move between teams), faster feedback loops in CI/CD, and high satisfaction from engineering teams. Reporting to the Director of Engineering for Platform, and partnering with engineering leadership, you will assume a range of key responsibilities to define and deliver Netcraft’s DevEx roadmaps, identifying areas of friction, prioritising the right initiatives, implementing improvements directly where needed, and enabling teams to own and execute improvements with appropriate guidance and support. Your responsibilities will include: Lead the evaluation and integration of developer tools, especially AI-assisted development too
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