Developer Experience Lead

IQUASAR LLC

2d•$90 - $100•Remote

About The Position

iQuasar LLC is hiring a remote Developer Experience Lead for a long-term contract supporting a government client. The role focuses on improving developer experience through software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, UX, shared tools and practices, documentation, training, and coordination across project or product teams. The position is based virtually, with the ability to report on-site in the Washington, DC metro area with one business day's notice. U.S. citizenship is required, as is the ability to obtain and maintain a high-risk Public Trust determination; fingerprinting and a credit check are required before starting work. Compensation is listed at $100 per hour on a 1099/C2C basis. iQuasar describes its compensation and benefits as including health, vision, and dental insurance, a 401(k) matching plan, and other benefits, as well as training and a vibrant working environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field and 12 or more years of relevant experience, or a master's degree in one of these fields and 10 or more years of relevant experience.
At least 5 years in software engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.
Hands-on experience within the last 2 years with an enterprise source control and CI/CD platform, such as GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins, and automated testing.
At least 3 years of UX engineering, UX design, or interaction design experience.
Experience leading adoption of shared tools or practices across multiple development teams.
Experience creating technical documentation and training, and delivering workshops, briefings, and mentoring for engineers.
Experience coordinating across multiple project or product teams and briefing senior technical and non-technical leaders.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a high-risk Public Trust determination; fingerprinting and a credit check are required before starting work.
Ability to report on-site in the Washington, DC metro area with one business day's notice.

Responsibilities

Lead adoption of shared tools or practices across multiple development teams, such as golden-path templates, an internal developer platform or portal, inner-source libraries, or an engineering onboarding program.
Create technical documentation and training, and deliver workshops, briefings, and mentoring for engineers.
Coordinate across multiple project or product teams, including briefing senior technical and non-technical leaders.
Perform UX engineering, UX design, or interaction design work, potentially for developer-facing products such as internal developer portals, self-service platform workflows, developer tools, or documentation sites.
Work hands-on with enterprise source control and CI/CD platforms and automated testing.