Netcraft

Cybersecurity

DeveloperExperienceEngineer

£85–120k ~AI est. London, England, United Kingdom; Manchester, England, United Kingdom; Bath, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“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.

Cybersecurity
Problems you'll solve

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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