Junior Developer Experience Engineer (Boulder, CO)

Junior Developer Experience Engineer (Boulder, CO) Stream is looking to expand the Developer Experience team in our Boulder office (full-time, 3 days/week in-office). In this hands-on role, you’ll obsess over the end-to-end developer experience across Stream’s products — testing real-world flows, surfacing friction on user flows, and making Stream easier and more delightful for developers to use. This position offers excellent growth potential, close mentorship from senior product leaders, and the opportunity to take ownership of a role in an exciting marketplace. About You - You’re an early-career software engineer who cares deeply about usability, clarity, and polish. - You have strong knowledge of at least one of the following: React/JavaScript/TypeScript, Android (Kotlin), iOS (Swift/SwiftUI), Flutter, or React Native. - You’re meticulous about analyzing multi-step flows and documenting them clearly and accurately. - You’re curious, detail-oriented, and comfortable learning by doing. You’ll use your technical knowledge of APIs and SDKs to learn the Stream products and services inside-out. - You will use your technical communication skills to clearly document issues, write tutorials, and help validate improvements alongside engineering, product, and design teams. - Being organized and motivated is key to this role. You’ll be expected to manage your own time effectively to contribute to projects and initiatives across departments. - As our customer communication and internal correspondence are in English, you’ll be required to be fluent in English and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Bonus Points If… - You have open-source contributions or side projects that demonstrate your initiative. - You have an interest in developer tooling, SDK design, or documentation. - You have experience with mobile application frameworks such as React Native, SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, or Flutter. - You have experience working on a codebase at a professional level (1–3 years of software engineering experience, internships, or equivalent projects). The ideal candidate is predisposed to enjoy improving the developer journey and thrives when digging into details. You’ll work directly with engineering, product, design, and marketing teams as a technical reference and be the “first developer” on new DX work — surfacing confusion, bugs, and rough edges early. Primary Responsibilities - Test and review Stream’s core developer journeys, including onboarding flows, tutorials, sample applications, website demos, and dashboard experiences. - Own and improve Stream’s documentation and overall developer narrative across Chat, Feeds, Video, and AI Moderation products. - Act as a “first developer” on new DX work — surfacing confusion, bugs, and rough edges early in the process. - Build and maintain demo apps, sample projects, and small open-source utilities. - Partner with engineering, product, and design to clearly document issues and help validate improvements. - Test SDK usage across Chat, Feeds, and Video to ensure a seamless developer experience. Secondary Responsibilities - Continue building our community support platform by assisting and writing short technical articles on best practices. - Work on improvements and optimizations to our documentation and processes. - Seek feedback from developers and customers to determine key growth areas in the developer experience. - Assist the development team in managing new feature requests and bug reports. - Why Join Stream? Stream blends a supportive, social culture with deeply technical, world-class talent. You’ll work with global colleagues across 15+ countries and learn from experts who build infrastructure trusted by top apps worldwide. You’ll grow fast, be challenged, and make an impact from day one. - From Amsterdam to Boulder and Techstars in-between, Stream has raised over $58.25M to build the best Chat Messaging & Activity Feed infrastructure available. ... (truncated, view full listing at source)