Cape

Software Engineer, Developer Experience

Who can apply: Only open to applicants in: New York.
Location as listed by the employer: “Hybrid: New York, NY”
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About this role

Cape is hiring for a Software Engineer, Developer Experience role (full-time). See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of software engineering experience, with meaningful time spent on internal platforms, developer tooling, or infrastructure
  • A track record of identifying developer friction, building solutions, and measuring the improvement — not just shipping tooling
  • Fluency in at least one modern backend language — Go is strongly preferred; Python, TypeScript, or Rust also welcome
  • Hands-on experience improving and optimizing CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Buildkite, Bazel, or similar) at engineering-team scale
  • Strong understanding of containerization and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, or other containers.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills — you can explain infrastructure tradeoffs to engineers who didn't ask for a lecture and write docs that actually get read

Summarized from the employer's posting — check the full posting for every requirement.