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Bubble · 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer, Core Developer Experience

NYC Metro Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$185K/yr - $200K/yr

7+ years exp

Bubble is a revolutionary software development platform aiming to make technology accessible to everyone. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Developer Experience Pod, you will lead technical projects to improve how engineers build, test, and ship code, while also mentoring teammates and establishing best practices across the Core engineering team.

Developer PlatformGenerative AISoftwareWeb Development

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Migrating off legacy frameworks and introducing modern frontend tooling

Upgrading shared libraries and improving support for our internal design system

Reducing test suite runtime and improving reliability of developer-facing tests

Optimizing the local development loop, including build, bundling, and hot reload times

Investigating and resolving sources of frontend performance regressions in the Editor

Defining standards and building frameworks that other Core teams can adopt to increase consistency and speed

Qualification

Modern frontend frameworksDeveloper toolingCodebase modernizationTypescriptNode.jsAWSProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationAdaptability

Required

7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a history of delivering high-impact technical projects

Strong proficiency with modern frontend frameworks (TypeScript, SolidJS/React, etc.) and the ability to work confidently across the stack

Deep experience with developer tooling — build systems, bundlers, testing frameworks, package managers, and CI/CD pipelines — and a passion for improving how engineers work day to day

Proven ability to modernize large, complex codebases, including migrating frameworks, upgrading dependencies, and designing for long-term maintainability

Experience organizing and leading projects that span multiple engineers, ensuring alignment, execution, and measurable outcomes

Strong problem-solving skills, balancing pragmatic short-term improvements with strategic, scalable solutions

Collaborative and clear communicator who partners effectively across teams and mentors engineers at different levels

Adaptable and curious — you proactively identify inefficiencies, dig into root causes, and design solutions that scale beyond your own team