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Principal Engineer, Developer Experience (DevEx)
AlphaSenseRemote - United States · Remote · Lead / Staff / Principal
$246,000 – $339,000
Listed on AlphaSense’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
AlphaSense seeks a strategic Principal Engineer to unify developer experience across the organization, bridging local development tools with cloud and CI/CD systems while leading the adoption of AI-driven software development practices. This role is ideal for a systems-thinking leader with deep platform engineering expertise who can influence cross-functional teams and drive measurable improvements in developer productivity at scale.
Our summary, not AlphaSense’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- Extensive experience in DevEx and platform engineering
- Deep systems thinking with strong software engineering background
- Proven track record defining and driving cross-organizational technical strategy
- Experience across multiple domains (platform, cloud, CI/CD, tooling)
- Strong knowledge of internal developer platforms and self-service ecosystems
- Understanding of developer productivity metrics and engineering insights
- Experience improving CI/CD for reliability, speed, and predictability at scale
- Ability to align multiple teams without direct authority
- Recent experience with AI-enabled development workflows in the SDLC
- Strong communication and influencing skills across engineering and leadership
Nice to have
- Familiarity with frontend platforms or microfrontend architectures
- EST or UK timezone for closer team overlap