Senior Software Engineer - Developer Experience

Ready to shape the future of data?
Matillion is the intelligent data integration platform.
We're changing how the world works with data – and we need driven, curious people who think big and move fast. 
We built the Data Productivity Cloud to supercharge data productivity, and now we’re shaping the future of data engineering with Maia – our AI-powered virtual data engineers that help teams design, build, and manage data pipelines at unmatched speed.
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Role Purpose

We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Developer Experience team.   In this role, you'll build tools, frameworks, and internal platforms that make our engineers more productive and happy. This role focuses on removing friction from the development process, improving workflows, and creating exceptional experiences for our engineering organization.   This role will be based in our Hyderabad office.

What you will be doing

Developer Experience

• Build and maintain internal developer tools, CLIs, and productivity-enhancing infrastructure
• Design and implement improvements to local development environments and testing frameworks
• Create self-service platforms and automation that reduce manual work and accelerate development cycles
• Develop documentation, guides, and resources that help engineers work effectively
• Instrument and analyze developer workflows to identify pain points and opportunities for improvement
• Collaborate with engineers across teams to understand their needs and gather feedback
• Build integrations with IDEs, version control systems, and other developer tools
• Improve onboarding experiences for new engineers
• Contribute to internal libraries and shared components used across the organization
• Monitor and optimize metrics like build times, test reliability, and development environment setup time
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical guidance on DevX initiatives

Technical Mentorship

• Develop new skills within the team through coaching and delegation 
• Identify and feed back areas of improvement and strengths and being knowledgeable about the team 
• Encourage others to partake in technical discussions and increasing team inquisitiveness 
• Advise and encourage both on the job development and external development opportunities 
• Explain, demonstrate and engage fellow team members in ‘doing the right thing’ guided by the values of Matillion

What we are looking for

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, TypeScript, Go, or similar
• Experience building developer tools, internal platforms, or CLI applications
• Understanding of modern development workflows and pain points
• Ability to design intuitive APIs and interfaces for technical users
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, etc.)
• Strong communication skills and ability to gather requirements from technical stakeholders
• Empathy for developers and passion for improving their experience
• Self-directed with ability to identify and prioritize high-impact work

Preferred Skills

• Experience with CI/CD systems and build tools
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code and configuration management
• Background in frontend development for building internal dashboards and UIs
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools
• Experience with monorepo tooling and build optimization
• Previous work on open-source developer tools
• Understanding of developer productivity metrics and measurement
• Experience conducting user research or usability testing with engineers

Personal Capabilities Required

• Inquisitiveness - digging into problems and solutions to understand the underlying technology
• Autonomy - ability to work on a task and solve problems independently 
• Motivation - sets personal challenges and constantly looking to stretch themselves
• Problem solving - recognition of problems and recasting difficult-to-solve problems in order to find unique and innovative solutions
• Integrity - honest and transparent in dealing, open to voice and accept criticism, is trustworthy and builds credibility through actions
• Detail focussed - pays attention to the details and can make a conscious effort to understand causes instead of just the effects
• Big picture aware - understands the scope and impact of a problem or solution

At Matillion, we’re here to do something hard - change the way the world works with data, and build a great company along the way. Big, bold goals aren’t for the faint-hearted, and we don’t shy away from them. But we don’t do it alone. No egos, no politics - just great people working together, guided by our six core values;
- Confidence without arrogance- Working with integrity- Customer obsessed- Innovate and demand quality- Bias for action- We care
We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance, with benefits including:
- Company Equity - 27 days paid time off- 12 days of Company Holiday- 5 days paid volunteering leave- Group Mediclaim (GMC)- Enhanced parental leave policies- MacBook Pro- Access to various tools to aid your career development
More about MatillionThousands of enterprises including Cisco, London Stock Exchange Group, EDF and Slack trust Matillion for a wide range of use cases from insights and operational analytics, to data science, machine learning and AI. We are a truly global workforce, dual headquartered in Manchester, UK and Denver, Colorado, with expanding offices in Hyderabad, India, along with valuable remote colleagues around the world. 
We are keen to hear from prospective Matillioners, so even if you don't feel you match all the criteria please apply and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will be in touch. Alternatively, if you're interested in Matillion but don't see a suitable role, please email talent@matillion.com.
Find out more about life on #TeamGreen here. 
Matillion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team. Matillion prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Matillion does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.