Staff Developer Experience Engineer

About Us Co-founded in 2023 by Joe Laws and Grant Verstandig , Trase Systems is AI, Uncomplicated. Trase empowers enterprise leaders to harness the full potential of AI without the associated complexity and risks. We are an end-to-end solution for deploying, managing, and optimizing AI in the enterprise.

Our platform specializes in bridging the “last mile” of AI adoption, unlocking AI's full potential while driving efficiency and significant cost savings. Trase is at the forefront of AI Agent innovation, topping the Hugging Face GAIA Leaderboard for Generalized AI Assistants, ahead of industry giants such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI.

We are leveraging our cutting-edge technologies to develop mission-critical agentic applications in complex industries such as Healthcare, Oil & Gas, and National Security.

About the Role Location: Seattle, WA area As a Staff Developer Experience Engineer (DevEx), you will own the systems, tooling, and workflows that enable engineers to build, test, and ship on Trase OS quickly and safely. As the first DevEx hire, you will build the base of the platform and team. This is a core platform engineering role, not internal tooling support.

You will design and operate the development environment, build systems, and integration infrastructure that allow teams to work effectively in a distributed, multi-service system with strict reliability and security constraints. Your work directly determines engineering velocity, system safety, and the ability to scale the team without increasing risk.

Why this role is needed Trase OS is a complex, evolving platform with long-lived workflows, multiple services, and deployments across environments with varying security requirements. As system complexity grows, developer friction and release risk become the primary bottlenecks. , GitHub, Linear, Bazel, SonarQube, Tilt, Notion, Cursor) Some travel is required.

If you want to be on the cutting edge of technology, building AI solutions for the future, and are up for a challenge, let’s talk!

Salary Range: $170,000-230,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer: You’ll receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability Our Trase Benefits: For full-time roles only Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.

Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay. Unlimited PTO, with management approval. Opportunities for professional development and continued learning. Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available. Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind .

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer: You’ll receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

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