Senior Developer Experience Engineer

<p>Camunda is the <strong>leader in enterprise agentic automation, orchestrating complex business processes</strong>, including high-value knowledge work, across agents, people, and systems. By creating production-ready, enterprise-grade agents with built-in governance, Camunda uniquely delivers trusted AI agents for business-critical processes. <strong>Over 700 leading innovators like Atlassian, ING, and Vodafone, rely on Camunda</strong> to slash time-to-value from months to days, boost operational efficiency, and elevate customer experiences.</p><p><br/></p><p><strong>As a fully remote, global company, we’re rewriting the rules of modern business. </strong>Named <a href="https://www.gpbullhound.com/articles/top-100-next-unicorns-the-uk-france-and-germany-lead-with-the-most-promising-technology-companies-in-europe/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><u>GP Bullhound’s 2024 Top 100 Next Unicorn list,</u></a> certified as a <strong>Great Place to Work</strong>, and recognized by <a href="https://flexa.careers/companies/camunda" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"><u>Flexa for true flexibility</u></a>, we’re growing fast and looking for top talent to join our team. If you’re excited to do meaningful work and make real impact, keep reading, <strong>this role could be the one you’ve been waiting for.</strong></p><p><strong>About the role:</strong></p><p>The Senior Developer Experience Engineer is a role in our newly formed Camunda Ex(perience) team within Camunda's Product Engineering department.</p><p>In this role, you will play a key part in improving the experience for developers using our Camunda 8 stack. From governing APIs, such as the Orchestration Cluster REST API, to shaping and creating development tools for Camunda 8, like native Camunda clients (Existing: <a href="https://docs.camunda.io/docs/apis-tools/java-client/getting-started/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Java</u></a>, <a href="https://docs.camunda.io/docs/apis-tools/node-js-sdk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Javascript</u></a>; Planned: Python, C#) and test libraries (<a href="https://camunda.com/blog/2025/04/camunda-process-test-the-next-generation-testing-library/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Camunda Process Test</u></a>), you’ll have plenty of opportunities to leave your mark on the kick-ass polyglot Developer Experience we want to provide to our users!</p><p>In the new team and in this role specifically, you have the opportunity to have a significant impact on Camunda’s adoption in the industry, with a strong focus on the developer persona, building on the strengths and reputation Camunda has already established in the past. As a developer yourself, you will internally advocate and contribute hands-on to a well-crafted experience that seamlessly meets the expectations of other developers.</p><p>This is a role for a person who brings technical capabilities, creativity, autonomy, and vision, utilizing these skills to continuously shape our product for the better, raising the overall bar on the Developer Experience.</p><p><em>Curious about the kind of challenges you'll work on at Camunda? Watch this quick </em><a href="https://www.camundacon.com/event-session/camundacon-amsterdam-2025/one-exporter-to-rule-them-all-exploring-camunda-exporter/?on_demand=true" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><em>30-minute talk</em></a><em> from our engineers to learn more about the new Camunda Exporter and how we’re solving complex problems at scale</em></p><p></p><p><strong>What You’ll Be Doing:</strong></p><ul><li><p>In particular, your potential impact after 3 months with us, could look like the following:</p><ul><li><p>REST API Governance</p><ul><li><p>Steered the decision process on an <a href="https://github.com/orgs/camunda/projects/111" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>API proposal</u></a></p></li><li><p>Resolved shortcomings of the current API Governance Process on cross-team collaboration</p></li><li><p>Extended Internal Developer Guidance on building new endpoints on our REST API</p></li></ul></li><li><p>SDK/Development tools</p><ul><li><p>Setup automated QA for client artifacts (<a href="https://docs.camunda.io/docs/apis-tools/java-client/getting-started/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Java</u></a>, <a href="https://docs.camunda.io/docs/apis-tools/node-js-sdk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Javascript</u></a>) and the system to ensure user-facing guarantees are met: semVer Public API guarantees, back- and/or forward compatibility</p></li><li><p>Actively contributed to the development of new native Clients (e.g., Python or C#), e.g. adding/contributing to a job worker framework</p></li><li><p>Improved existing clients (<a href="https://docs.camunda.io/docs/apis-tools/java-client/getting-started/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"><u>Java</u></a>, <a href="ht