Managing Editor, DX

About DX DX is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the country, helping engineering leaders build high-performing, productive teams. Our platform delivers actionable insights into developer experience and productivity - empowering companies like Netflix, Uber, Dell, Pfizer, and Vanguard to operate at their best. DX has grown from a bootstrapped startup into a category-defining company with a customer base that spans some of the most sophisticated engineering organizations in the world. We recently closed on our acquisition by Atlassian , which means more resources behind our mission, faster product innovation, and an even bigger impact for the teams who rely on us. How we work at DX: Companies have all kinds of culture slides. At DX, we want to be very clear about what we care about and how we judge performance. For us, it all boils down to individual mastery, becoming the best at your craft. Those who exhibit this quality will thrive here and be unduly rewarded. We can’t control outcomes due to competitors, the economy, decision-makers, etc., but what we can control is doing our jobs at the highest level possible. About DX Research The DX Research team’s mission is to advance how the world understands and improves developer productivity. We turn data, research, and real-world stories into actionable insights that help engineering leaders make better decisions — and in doing so, reinforce DX as the trusted source of truth in developer productivity. We sit at the intersection of academic research, industry practice, and product reality. Our work shapes how DX builds its products, how Atlassian talks about developer productivity, and how engineering leaders around the world think about their teams. About the role We’re looking for a Managing Editor to own the quality bar and voice behind DX Research. You’ll be the editor-of-record for everything the DX Research team produces — spending most of your time deep in drafts, sharpening structure, language, and arguments. You’ll work with a small group of very senior ICs (Distinguished Researchers and Software Engineering Advisors) to shape ideas, line edit their work, and ensure that every piece we publish is tight, insightful, and unmistakably DX. This is a hands-on editorial role. Expect to spend the majority of your time in deep editing rather than managing agencies or delegating edits to others. You’ll report into marketing and be embedded in the DX Research team. Your top priority will be to take ownership of the content review process. Afterwards, you’ll take ownership of the process of collaboratively defining the research/content roadmap. Here are DX’s voice and guiding principles. You’ll be responsible for protecting and elevating this bar in everything we publish. Voice: Grounded in research. Shaped by published research and what we observe across hundreds of real-world teams. Opinionated. We have a clear, informed perspective on how developer productivity should be measured and improved. Transparent and balanced. Confident in our approach, open to updating our opinions as evidence evolves. Clear and concise. Every piece delivers insight, useful commentary, or recommendations without unnecessary theory or detours. Never “cute.” We aim to educate, not entertain. Our tone is clear, human, and professional — never whimsical, cheesy, or cute. Guiding principles: #1 goal = deliver insight. If it feels obvious to our audience, we go deeper or find a sharper angle. Make it worth paying for. If we wouldn’t pay for it, we don’t ship it. Do the work for them. We push for actionable guidance: frameworks, templates, maturity models, and real-world examples. Get external feedback. We seek tough, credible reviewers and don’t accept mediocrity. What you’ll do This is a wide-ranging role. Below are examples of the types of work you’ll own. Editorial leadership and quality Serve as the editor-of-record for DX Research: line edit, structure, and sharpen ever ... (truncated, view full listing at source)