Developer Experience Manager

We’re looking for a hands-on engineering leader to own and grow our Developer Experience function at Nuix. You’ll lead a small team that operates as an internal product team for engineering — building the tooling, standards, automation, and workflows that make it easier, faster, and safer for ~100 engineers to build, test, and ship software.

This isn’t a DevOps role. Our DevOps Aligned/Embedded engineers handle environments, pipeline operations, and infrastructure. Your job is different: you define what great looks like across our developer toolchain, then build the platforms and patterns that make it the default. You’re the person who turns a multi-day “set up a new service” process into a one-command experience.

You’ll also lead our AI-enabled development lifecycle (AI-DLC) strategy — determining where AI-assisted tooling (code review, test generation, documentation) can accelerate engineering without compromising quality or governance.

Own the roadmap for developer experience tooling across all engineering teams at Nuix

Build and maintain standardised repository templates with CI pipelines, testing frameworks, linting, security scanning, dependency management, and documentation scaffolding baked in

Design and operate our artifact repository strategy — structure, retention, dependency proxying, and developer usability

Drive automation for release notes and changelog generation using commit, branch, tag, and PR metadata

Evaluate and introduce new tooling that improves developer flow, code quality, and delivery speed

Ensure our internal tools (source control, CI pipelines, code quality, artifact management, security scanning) are well-maintained, well-documented, and easy to use

Own the AI-DLC adoption strategy, guardrails, and measurement across engineering

Identify and pilot practical use cases: PR review assistance, test generation, defect triage, documentation generation, and developer workflow acceleration

Establish governance for responsible AI use in engineering — quality controls, security scanning, traceability, and usage guidance

Partner with engineering leaders to scale what works and kill what doesn’t, with data to support both

Work with Engineering Managers and Architects to raise the bar on standards — branching, versioning, PR hygiene, dependency management, and documentation

Promote shift-left quality: automate unit, integration, and security testing within delivery pipelines so problems are caught before they reach humans

Reduce build instability, flaky tests, and delivery bottlenecks through better tooling and clearer patterns

Use DORA metrics and developer experience data to identify friction points and prioritise improvements

Publish replicable patterns that any team can adopt without needing DevX involvement

Foster a culture where teams can build, test, release, and operate their services without filing tickets

Replace manual processes with self-service platforms, golden paths, and sensible defaults

Support teams through documentation, enablement sessions, office hours, and practical guidance

Make developer support proactive rather than reactive

Strengthen release execution through better release orchestration tooling, deployment readiness checks, and feature rollout controls

Improve traceability from code to production — so teams (and customers) have confidence in what shipped

Partner with product operations to improve the operational usability of what engineering delivers

Lead a team of 2–4 DevX engineers, growing them across both DevX and DevOps domains

Set priorities based on engineering pain points, strategic bets, and measurable impact

Balance reactive support with longer-term platform investment

Build strong relationships across engineering managers, DevOps, QE, Security, and Product Operations

Create career pathways for senior ICs (principal engineer track) and those interested in people leadership

To be clear about boundaries — the following are handled by other functions and are explicitly not part of this role:

Day-to-day pipeline operations — Level 2 troubleshooting, environment provisioning, and keeping builds green is owned by DevOps Aligned/Embedded and Engineering teams

Infrastructure administration — CI server instance management, build agent/AMI creation, plugin upgrades, and certificate management sit with DevOps Aligned/Embedded

AWS environment management — FinOps reviews, cost alert routing, and account provisioning are DevOps Aligned/Embedded responsibilities

Production cloud operations — SaaS infrastructure and production deployments are Cloud Ops/Platform

Package creation — Shrink-wrap and SaaS builds are owned by engineering teams

Your job is to make all of the above easier for those teams through better tooling and standards — not to do it for them.

Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Amazon CodeWhisperer, or similar) and governance considerations around their adoption

Terraform/IaC experience in a multi-account AWS environment

Experience implementing and using DORA metrics to drive engineering productivity improvements

Open source compliance and license governance experience

Comfortable working across APAC and US timezones in a hybrid model

Background in enterprise software, forensics, legal tech, or security products (helpful context but not essential)

Nuix is an equal opportunities employer. Don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back! We welcome all applications and are a flexible employer.

We strive to make any required adjustments where possible to make the process fair and equitable for everyone. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please note this in your job application.

Nuix is on an incredible journey of transformation, aligning our strengths with our ambitions to pursue greater opportunities. As we expand our global team and extend our skills and expertise, we are unified as one Nuix team guided by our shared values.

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