Posted at: 8 October

Developer Experience Engineer

Company

capital.com

Capital.com is a Cyprus-based fintech B2C online trading platform specializing in CFDs and spread betting across over 3,000 global financial markets.

Remote Hiring Policy:

Capital.com offers remote work opportunities, including the flexibility to work from various locations, with team members enjoying benefits such as 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world.

Job Type

Full-time

Allowed Applicant Locations

Worldwide

Salary

$100,000 to $150,000 per year

Job Description

Developer Experience (DevEx) Engineering focuses on creating the best possible environment, tools, and practices for engineers to build, test, and deliver software quickly and reliably. DevEx ensures that Capital’s development teams have frictionless workflows, efficient CI/CD pipelines, high-quality documentation, and well-designed internal platforms that empower engineers to focus on solving business problems instead of fighting with infrastructure or tooling.On the DevEx team, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle the challenges of scale and complexity unique to Capital, while applying your expertise in automation, developer tooling, and system design to improve the productivity of our engineers.

Responsibilities:

    • Design, build, and maintain robust developer platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and internal tooling.
    • Write and maintain system and automation code to streamline development workflows and reduce manual overhead.
    • Review code and configuration changes from peers, providing feedback to ensure quality, maintainability, and security.
    • Contribute to and improve developer-facing documentation, onboarding guides, and educational materials.
    • Diagnose and resolve issues in build systems, pipelines, or developer environments, ensuring minimal disruption to engineering teams.
    • Lead or participate in design and architecture reviews with stakeholders to select the best-fit solutions for developer productivity.
    • Partner with engineering teams to understand pain points, gather feedback, and deliver scalable improvements.
    • Implement and maintain observability for developer platforms (e.g., pipeline metrics, build logs, performance dashboards).Champion best practices in testing, code quality, and release engineering across the organization.
    • Participate in occasional support for developer tooling incidents, and lead post-incident reviews to drive continuous improvement.

Requirements:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
    • 3+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, JavaScript).
    • 5+ years of experience with CI/CD systems and developer tooling (e.g., GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD).
    • 5+ years of experience with public cloud environments and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
    • Strong understanding of containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
    • Strong troubleshooting skills, including diagnosing and fixing issues in Java and Python applications.
    • Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining monitoring/logging for developer platforms (e.g., Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry).Ability to analyze and resolve complex issues in build, test, and deployment pipelines.
    • Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
    • A passion for automation, developer experience, and continuous improvement.

    • Preferred qualifications
    • Expertise in platform engineering, developer portals, and self-service frameworks.
    • Experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native application delivery.
    • Strong background in software architecture, capacity planning, and performance testing.
    • Ability to set long-term vision for developer experience and translate it into actionable roadmaps.
    • Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with a focus on collaboration and influence.
    • Experience contributing to or leading open-source developer tooling projects.

What you will get in return:

    • Competitive Salary: We believe great work deserves great pay! Your skills and talents will be rewarded with a salary that makes you feel valued and motivated.
    • Work-Life Harmony: Join a company that genuinely cares about you—because your life outside of work matters just as much as your time on the clock.
    • Annual Performance Bonus: Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed! Celebrate your achievements with a well-deserved annual bonus tied to your performance. #LI-Remote
    • Generous Time Off: Need a breather? Our annual leave policy lets you recharge and enjoy life outside of work without a worry.
    • Employee Referral Program: Love working here? Share the love! Bring your talented friends on board and get rewarded for growing our awesome team.
    • Comprehensive Health & Pension Benefits: From medical insurance to pension plans, we’ve got your back. Plus, location-specific benefits and perks!
    • Workation Wonderland: Live your digital nomad dreams with 30 extra days to work remotely from anywhere in the world (some restrictions apply). Adventure awaits!
    • Volunteer Days: Make a difference! Take two additional paid days each year to support causes you care about and give back to the community.
Be a key player at the forefront of the digital assets movement, propelling your career to new heights! Join a dynamic and rapidly expanding company that values and rewards talent, initiative, and creativity. Work alongside one of the most brilliant teams in the industry.