AI-Powered Developer Experience Engineer

Bitwise • Laurel, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Software developers deserve great tools — and you're the person who builds them. In this role, you'll focus on meaningfully improving the productivity and day-to-day experience of a software engineering team by designing and delivering advanced developer tooling with a strong emphasis on AI and automation. You'll be working at an exciting intersection of software engineering and applied AI, integrating large language models and agent-based systems into real development workflows — not just experimenting in a sandbox, but shipping tools that people actually use and that make a measurable difference. You'll collaborate closely with developers and customers to gather feedback, iterate quickly, and document what's working. If you love making engineers more effective and you're energized by the fast-moving world of AI-assisted development, this is a role built for you. This position is located in Laurel, MD.

Requirements

• 12 years of software engineering experience, or 16 years in lieu of a B.S. in a technical discipline
• Strong software engineering fundamentals in one or more modern programming languages
• Hands-on experience with IDEs, developer tools, or build and test systems
• Demonstrated experience with AI- or LLM-powered developer tools, including chat-based interfaces or automated coding agents
• Ability to prototype, evaluate, and iteratively refine experimental tooling
• Solid understanding of software development workflows and best practices
• Active TS//SCI clearance with polygraph

Nice To Haves

• Experience with automated code review or static analysis tools
• Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks or orchestration systems
• Experience working on developer platforms or internal engineering enablement teams
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Experience developing VS Code extensions (TypeScript, Electron)

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver advanced developer tooling with a strong emphasis on AI and automation.
• Integrate large language models and agent-based systems into real development workflows.
• Collaborate closely with developers and customers to gather feedback.
• Iterate quickly on tooling based on feedback.
• Document what's working with the developed tools.

Benefits

• Top salaries
• Flexible PTO (3-5 weeks with corresponding pay adjustment)
• All 11 federal holidays, paid
• Up to 2 snow days, paid
• 4x company match on the first 6% of 401(k) contributions (up to 24%)
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurances (or salary boost if already covered)
• $5,250 annual education assistance for training, certifications, tuition, and student loan repayments
• Spot bonuses for obtained certifications, customer recognition, etc.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree