About the job
Join us at Ably, where we are at the forefront of the realtime digital experience revolution. As users engage in livestreams, receive instant financial updates, and collaborate online, we are committed to powering these experiences on a large scale.
Our mission is to prioritize developers in everything we do. With a comprehensive suite of products, we enable the creation, enhancement, and delivery of powerful realtime digital experiences, handling billions of messages across millions of devices daily and serving prestigious clients such as Harness, EA, Panasonic, and HubSpot.
At Ably, you will contribute to building the infrastructure and technology that will define the future of the internet. The potential here is vast, and we are eager for your expertise to help us reach new heights.
About This Role
As the Technical Lead for Developer Experience, you will co-architect the vision and strategy for our Developer Experience (DevEx). Your focus will be on transforming our dashboard, documentation platform, and control plane into an exceptional user experience. We seek a senior, hands-on engineer who is passionate about enhancing the developer journey and improving the overall user experience of the Ably platform.
Your deep full-stack expertise will empower you to lead a team of five engineers, where immediate feedback is part of the process, as you and your team are the end users of the ecosystem you are creating.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Enhance Developer Experience: You will take charge of how developers interact with Ably’s platform and services, collaborating with the DevEx PM to set a benchmark for the industry.
- Lead Technical Execution: You will guide a team of five engineers in developing customer-facing web applications and will be responsible for the technical architecture and design decisions regarding our dashboard, documentation platform, marketing website, and billing UI.
- Foster a Product-First Culture: You will cultivate an environment where engineers are principal stakeholders in product features, focusing on customer outcomes while challenging the conventional “feature factory” approach.
- Thrive in a Fast-Paced Environment: You will lead a team that works collaboratively with PMs, customers, and engineers to rapidly iterate and co-create features.

