Senior Software Engineer, Core Developer Experience

About the role

The Core Developer Experience (DX) Pod is a new team dedicated to improving the productivity, quality, and satisfaction of engineers working on Bubble’s core product and monolith. Our mission is to modernize the developer environment, reduce friction in day-to-day workflows, and unlock sustainable long-term velocity for the entire Core org.

Responsibilities

• Migrate off legacy frameworks and introduce modern frontend tooling
• Upgrade shared libraries and improve support for our internal design system
• Reduce test suite runtime and improve reliability of developer-facing tests
• Optimize the local development loop, including build, bundling, and hot reload times
• Investigate and resolve sources of frontend performance regressions in the Editor
• Define standards and build frameworks that other Core teams can adopt to increase consistency and speed
• Stay up to date with modern AI tools and incorporate them into the developer workflows

Requirements

• 5+ 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

Qualifications

• Compensation: Competitive, ranging from $183,000 to $237,000
• Location: Remote-friendly role open to candidates authorized to work in the U.S. Our team is based in NYC and works Eastern Time. We're currently set up to hire across most U.S. states.
• Tech Stack: Frontend: TypeScript, SolidJS, React Native; Backend: TypeScript, Node.js, Rust; AI/ML: Python, LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.), LangChain; Infrastructure: AWS, CDK / Terraform, ECS, Redis, Postgres; Data & AI Workflows: JSON-based app representations, proprietary datasets

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Wellness and work enablement stipends
• Generous PTO
• Sabbatical program

Pay

$183,000 to $237,000

Schedule

Remote-friendly role

Skills

• Modern frontend frameworks (TypeScript, SolidJS/React, etc.)
• Developer tooling (build systems, bundlers, testing frameworks, package managers, CI/CD pipelines)
• Ability to modernize large, complex codebases
• Experience organizing and leading projects
• Problem-solving skills
• Collaboration and communication skills
• Adaptability and curiosity

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage
• 401(k) matching
• Wellness and work enablement stipends
• Generous PTO
• Sabbatical program