Developer Experience Lead

Developer Experience Lead (Engineering Background Required) – 1099 Contract📍 Hybrid – New York City (3–4 days onsite) 📅 6-month contract (high likelihood of extension) 🚫 No visa sponsorship availableWe’re partnered with a fast-growing, tech-driven financial platform building out a developer-first ecosystem powering modern investing experiences.They’re looking for a Developer Experience Lead with a strong engineering foundation — someone who has built systems themselves and can now shape how other developers build on top of them.This is not a pure DevRel or documentation role , you’ll be driving hands-on DevEx strategy across APIs, tooling, and platform experience.What you’ll be doingOwn and evolve the developer platform & experience end-to-endDesign and improve how developers interact with external-facing APIs and toolsPartner with engineering + product to ship scalable, intuitive solutionsIdentify developer pain points and translate them into technical improvementsDrive adoption through better API design, tooling, and documentationWork across backend + frontend product requirementsWhat they’re looking for5+ years software engineering experience (non-negotiable)Background as a Backend, Platform, or Full-Stack Engineer before moving into DevExProven experience working on external-facing APIs / developer platformsStrong understanding of API design, versioning, and integrationsHands-on experience with tools like Postman, API gateways, or similarAbility to operate across engineering and product in fast-paced environmentsStrong communication skills — able to simplify complex technical conceptsNice to have:Experience in fintech / trading / investing platformsExposure to developer portals, SDKs, or API ecosystemsADVERT DISCLAIMERResearch indicates that men will apply to a role when they only meet 50-60% of the descriptions, however, when looking at women and other minority groups, they can look for up to a 99% match in order to apply to a role. If you feel you are a fit for our role, please still apply, don’t worry if you don’t tick every single box. We’d still love to hear from you. We encourage underrepresented talent to apply to all our roles & support accessibility needs