a16z

Venture Capital

DevX/DeveloperOperations(Partner16,Partner18),ASG

$200–300k ~AI est. San Francisco, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“DevX / Developer Operations (Partner 16, Partner 18), ASG at a16z. Skills: Developer Experience, DevOps, Cloud Platforms, Internal Tooling. Own developer platform. Improve developer platform”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve engineering velocity; Build more, faster; Build with confidence

Industry & Context.

Venture Capital
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving skills; Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3+ years professional software engineering experience, Proficiency in Python 3, Rust or similar backend languages, Track record of defining and shipping developer platforms or internal tooling, Experience deploying services on at least one major cloud platform, Experience with containerized services (Docker), Experience with production SQL databases, Solid technical fundamentals

Nice to Have

Experience with Kubernetes is a plus, NoSQL experience is a plus, Experience with infrastructure-as-code concepts is a plus

What You'll Do.

Own developer platform

Improve developer platform

Help adoption of developer platform

Own team's product portfolio

Own infrastructure and tooling

Understand user pain points

Eliminate workflow friction

Build platform and tools

Support observability

Ensure developer workflows meet security

Ensure developer workflows meet compliance

Write developer documentation

Write onboarding guides

Ship improvements iteratively

Incorporate user feedback

Take ownership of projects

Take ownership of services

Write well-structured code

Write maintainable code

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work with fellow engineers; Work with other teams; Collaborate with Cybersecurity team; Collaborate with diverse teams

Communication Scope

Technical documentation

Full Job Description

Founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, Andreessen Horowitz (aka a16z) is a venture capital firm that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. We are stage agnostic. We invest in seed to venture to growth-stage technology companies, across AI, bio + healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and companies building toward American dynamism. a16z has $100B+ under management across multiple funds. We’ve established a team that is defined by respect for the entrepreneur and the company-building process; we know what it’s like to be in the founder’s shoes. We’ve invested in companies like Anduril, Airbnb, Coinbase, Cursor, Databricks, Deel, Figma, GitHub, Roblox, SpaceX, and Stripe. Our team is at the forefront of new technology, helping founders and their companies impact and change the world. The Role You will join the Applied Software Group (ASG), a team of experienced individual contributors building internal software tools for the firm's investing and operations teams. As our first Developer Experience (Dev X) engineer, you will own, improve and help with the adoption of our internal developer platform as well as the team's wider product portfolio. You will work on and own the infrastructure and tooling that the team and its partners are building with. The Applied Software Group operates in the mode of an internal startup. We own a tight feedback loop with our users and take on requests from all corners of the firm. In this role, your users are your fellow colleagues — you'll understand their pain points, eliminate friction from their daily workflows, and build the platform and tools that lets everyone build more, faster, and with confidence. While doing so, you will closely work together with your fellow engineers and other teams throughout the firm. This role requires an in-office presence 2-3 days a week in our San Francisco, CA office. To join our team, you should be excited to: Contribute to

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