Head of Engineering Experience & Developer Platforms

Head of Engineering Experience & Developer Platforms (Hybrid – 3 days/week onsite)

Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced technology leader to oversee the strategy, design, and evolution of our engineering experience and internal development ecosystem. This role focuses on maximizing engineering productivity, strengthening developer satisfaction, and enabling teams to deliver high?quality software efficiently and at scale.

Reporting to the Head of Engineering & Delivery Enablement, this leader will guide the transformation of our software development environment by incorporating AI?enhanced and automated capabilities throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). The team will be responsible for building and maintaining a streamlined, intelligent engineering platform that anticipates developer needs, reduces friction, automates repetitive work, and surfaces insights that support faster, more reliable delivery.

This individual will collaborate closely with technical leaders across architecture, cloud, and delivery functions to modernize tools, processes, and workflows—ultimately shaping a development ecosystem where engineers can achieve their best work.

This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of three days per week onsite.

Key Responsibilities

Developer Productivity & Enablement

• Oversee and enhance the full developer workflow—from onboarding and documentation to tooling, automation, and daily development activities.
• Identify bottlenecks and pain points impacting engineering efficiency and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Tools, Platforms & Automation

• Evaluate, implement, and manage modern developer tools and platforms, including AI?powered coding assistants, intelligent agents, CI/CD systems, and internal developer platforms.
• Ensure that tooling decisions align with organizational goals and enhance the end?to?end engineering experience.

Collaboration & Alignment

• Work closely with architecture leaders to ensure consistent engineering standards and practices.
• Partner with cloud leadership to support cloud?native development approaches and operational excellence.

Developer Insights & Measurement

• Lead the engineering metrics program, establishing the frameworks and measurements used to track productivity, workflow health, and developer satisfaction.
• Maintain regular feedback channels to capture insights from engineering teams and convert them into actionable improvements.

Community, Advocacy & Adoption

• Serve as a champion for the engineering community, ensuring developers have a voice in shaping tools and processes.
• Guide a developer evangelization function that promotes adoption of new technologies, best practices, and engineering excellence.
• Foster an environment of learning, experimentation, and cross?team knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or developer productivity roles.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross?functional initiatives.
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices, cloud platforms, DevOps methodologies, and developer tooling ecosystems.
• Hands?on experience with platforms such as GitHub (or comparable tools), AI?assisted development technologies, CI/CD solutions, and internal platform engineering concepts.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical challenges into clear direction and strategy.