Senior/Staff Developer Experience Engineer
Horizon3 · Remote · US, Remote ·
COMPENSATION
€•• – ••k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Senior/Staff level
- Fully remote (US)
- Go + Python
- GitLab CI/CD
- Kubernetes
Join the Developer Experience team at Horizon3, a remote cybersecurity company behind the NodeZero autonomous pentesting platform. You will own the foundations connecting local development to production, including CI/CD systems, build pipelines, and secure artifact promotion.
This role involves defining technical direction and building reusable paths that improve delivery speed and security. You will partner with Platform, Security, and QA teams to standardize workflows and reduce manual coordination for engineering groups.
What you'll do
- Define architecture and roadmap for local development, CI/CD, and release workflows
- Build reusable GitLab CI/CD templates, runner capabilities, and test gates
- Establish practices for shared container images, build performance, and supply-chain security
- Design safe agentic-development workflows integrating code review and security checks
- Mentor engineers and drive adoption of shared capabilities across teams
- Improve observability through metrics on setup time, pipeline health, and release performance
What you'll need
- 8+ years in DevEx, Platform Engineering, SRE, or related software engineering roles
- Deep experience designing and operating CI/CD systems, preferably GitLab CI/CD
- Proficiency in Go and Python for automation and platform services
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes-based development or delivery workflows
- Experience with container builds, Docker/OCI images, and reproducible builds
- Knowledge of software supply-chain security, provenance, and least privilege principles
- Proven success leading complex initiatives and influencing technical direction
Nice to have
- Experience with internal developer platforms or service templates
- Knowledge of GitLab Runner fleets, CI optimization, and build caching
- Familiarity with ArgoCD, Skaffold, or GitOps practices
- Experience implementing AI-assisted or agentic engineering workflows
- Background in security-sensitive, regulated, or cybersecurity environments
- Use of OpenTelemetry or Datadog for pipeline telemetry and metrics
Stack
- GitLab
- GitLab CI/CD
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- EKS
- Helm
- Skaffold
- ArgoCD
- AWS
- Go
- Python
- TypeScript
- OpenTelemetry
- Datadog
How you'll work
- Fully remote position within the United States
- Occasional travel required for onsite meetings and collaboration
- Hybrid options available depending on role and location, including Chicago
What you get
- Base salary range $199,750 - $270,000 annually
- Equity package in the form of stock options
- Health, vision, and dental insurance for employee and family
- Flexible vacation policy
- Generous parental leave
- Inclusive culture valuing diversity and professional growth