a16z
Venture Capital
DevX/DeveloperOperations(Partner16,Partner18),ASG
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“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.
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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