DevEx Engineering Lead

Join to apply for the DevEx Engineering Lead role at BrainRocket ✅ This is an on-site role. The office is in Valencia, Spain . ✈️ If your current country is different, the relocation is mandatory . We will take care of it. The mission The mission is to own the strategy, tooling, and culture that make every BrainRocket engineer faster and happier. You will lead the DevEx Engineering team, own our Internal Developer Platform, and establish measurable, self‑service practices around build, release, and observability. Responsibilities Lead DevEx / DevRel / Platform teams with 3+ years of experience; proven track record hiring and mentoring engineers. Strong skills in Node.js & TypeScript, plus experience with additional languages (Go, Python, or Java) for tooling and automation. Clear storyteller who can influence execs, partner teams, and individual contributors. Prior experience working on an Internal Developer Platform or DevEx initiative. Familiarity with tools like Port.io, Cortex, Backstage, etc. Understanding of microservices architectures and team/service ownership models. Collaborate with all engineering departments to identify pain points and solutions for development, testing, and delivery, ensuring security and reliability. Aggregate best practices and produce reusable company‑wide solutions. Lead the architecture of an Internal Developer Portal. Provide scorecards and golden paths for all development teams regarding toolset, plugins, frameworks, and processes. Drive the TechRadar initiative and related processes for trial, assessment, adoption, and retirement of solutions. Collect developer‑centric KPIs, run satisfaction surveys, and iterate on tooling to reduce lead time and cognitive load, establishing a DevEx feedback loop (surveys, Slack AMA, interviews). Develop internal training programs, workshops, and documentation to onboard new developers and upskill existing teams; promote learning resources, conferences, and certifications for career growth. Establish mentorship opportunities and promote knowledge sharing. Qualifications 3+ years leading DevEx / DevRel / Platform teams; proven record of hiring and mentoring engineers. Strong Node.js & TypeScript skills; experience with Go, Python, or Java for tooling and automation. Clear storytelling ability to influence executives, partner teams, and individual contributors. Prior experience with Internal Developer Platforms or DevEx initiatives. Familiarity with Port.io, Cortex, Backstage. Understanding of microservices architectures and team/service ownership models. Experience communicating with all engineering departments to identify and solve development, testing, and delivery pain points, ensuring security and reliability. Experience aggregating best practices into reusable company‑wide solutions. Experience leading the architecture of an Internal Developer Portal. Experience providing scorecards and golden paths for development teams on toolsets, plugins, frameworks, and processes. Experience driving the TechRadar initiative and related processes for trial, assessment, adoption, and retirement of solutions. Experience collecting developer‑centric KPIs, running satisfaction surveys, and iterating on tooling to reduce lead time and cognitive load, establishing a DevEx feedback loop (surveys, Slack AMA, interviews). Experience developing internal training programs, workshops, and documentation to onboard new developers and upskill existing teams; promoting learning resources, conferences, and certifications for career growth. Experience establishing mentorship opportunities and promoting knowledge sharing. Benefits Learning and development opportunities and interesting, challenging tasks. Opportunity to develop language skills, with partial compensation for the cost of Spanish classes (for localisation purposes). Time for proper rest, with 23 working days of annual vacation and additional 6 paid sick days. Competitive remuneration level with annual review. Bold moves start here. Make yours. Apply today Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Management Industries Gambling Facilities and Casinos and Software Development #J-18808-Ljbffr