Altana · 12 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer, Developer Experience
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expAltana is the network for trusted trade, empowering governments and businesses with an AI-powered product network. As a Staff Software Engineer on the Developer Experience team, you'll optimize tooling and workflows to enhance developer productivity in a multi-cloud environment.
Data IntegrationLogisticsSoftwareSupply Chain Management
Responsibilities
Optimize build performance and CI/CD pipeline efficiency, reducing build times and improving reliability
Design and implement improvements to pre-commit testing, PR status checks, and code review workflows in our monorepo
Architect and build internal tooling, CLIs, and automation that streamline common developer tasks—with attention to maintainability and extensibility
Design patterns and abstractions that work consistently across our multi-cloud environment, including deployments with heightened security requirements
Improve local development environments, ensuring engineers can iterate quickly with minimal friction
Instrument and monitor developer workflows to identify bottlenecks, then drive measurable improvements
Collaborate with engineering teams to understand their needs and translate them into platform capabilities
Document best practices, create onboarding materials, and support engineers in adopting new tools and workflows
Evaluate and integrate new technologies that improve developer productivity, build reliability, or operational efficiency
Contribute to the evolution of our monorepo strategy, including code organization, dependency management, and testing patterns
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience spanning software engineering and infrastructure, with a focus on developer tooling, platform engineering, or DevOps
Strong software engineering fundamentals—you can design well-architected systems, not just scripts and glue code
Deep experience with CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Buildkite, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitLab CI, or similar) and understanding of how to scale them
Proficiency in Golang and/or Python for automation and tooling development
Experience working with monorepo architectures and the challenges they present at scale
Production experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and understanding of cloud-native patterns
Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Kubernetes)
Ability to design patterns that work consistently across multiple environments with varying constraints
Deep understanding of build systems, dependency management, and strategies for optimizing build performance
Developer empathy—you understand that fast feedback loops drive productivity and you're motivated by making other engineers more effective
Self-directed and independent, thriving in fast-moving environments with evolving requirements
Excellent problem-solving skills and comfort debugging complex systems across application and infrastructure layers
Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable working with technical teams to understand requirements and design solutions
Preferred
Experience with Buildkite specifically
Familiarity with GitHub Enterprise Cloud administration and GitHub Apps
Experience with build caching strategies (remote caching, incremental builds)
Background in developer productivity metrics and measurement
Experience with containerized development environments or remote development solutions
Experience designing tooling that works across multiple cloud providers or isolated environments
Understanding of software supply chain security and secure CI/CD practices
Benefits
Flexible Time Off: Altana operates with a Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy that gives you agency over your own time off so you can maximize your work-life balance.
Parental Leave: We offer industry leading Paid Parental Leave (PPL), providing 14 weeks of leave for non-birthing, adoptive, and foster parents and up to 26 weeks of leave for birthing parents, all paid at 100% of your base salary.
Health Benefits: We have a full suite of medical, vision, and dental benefits with generous employer contributions, designed to give you flexibility and choice for your individual health situation. Our high deductible health plan is 100% employer paid for employees and supplemented with an employer contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA). There is also a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option.
Supplemental Benefits: Altana provides life, short- and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance coverage, all at no cost to you, so you know that you and your loved ones are covered in case of an emergency.
401(k) Savings: Save for and invest in your future using our Guideline 401(k) retirement savings program.
Commuter Benefits: Save money on your commute by setting aside pre-tax funds for public transit or parking!
Wellness: Because we value mental and emotional health, every Altana employee has access to a free premium subscription to Calm, the #1 app for meditation, sleep, and mindfulness.
Pet Insurance: Pets are family too! Keep them healthy with Wishbone insurance and / or our Total Pet vet service and telehealth discount plan.
Employee Assistance Program: Free access to confidential personal support.
Dependent Care FSA: You will have access to a Dependent Care FSA, which allows you to set aside pre-tax funds for childcare expenses
Company
Altana
Altana is the only Product Network connecting buyers, suppliers, logistics providers & government agencies across the global supply chain.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$322MKey Investors
US Innovative Technology FundActivate Capital PartnersGoogle Ventures
2024-07-29Series C· $200M
2022-10-03Series B· $100M
2021-09-20Series A· $15M
Leadership Team
Evan Smith
Co-Founder and CEO
Peter Swartz
Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder
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