IDEXX Veterinary Software is on a mission to offer the first vertical SaaS platform for Animal Health . Were growing our engineering tribes to tackle a range of chall enges . W ere seeking a skilled Tech nical Lead AI Software Engineer with a passion for Developer Experience ( DevEx ) and a deep interest in AI-powered developer tooling .

In this role, you'll be at the forefront of building systems, tools, and experiences that make software development faster, easier, and more joyful using the latest advancements in AI. You will work across engineering teams to identify friction points, prototype and build intelligent developer workflows, and drive the adoption of best-in-class tooling. You will have significant ownership and impact in shaping the future of how our engineers work.

Play a foundational role in defining our Developer Experience strategy. Work with cutting-edge AI technologies in real-world production environments. Empower talented developers by eliminating friction from their workflows.

Join a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and developer happiness. We work with modern web technologies, including TypeScript, Go, and cloud-native architectures, to develop robust and maintainable solutions. With a strong focus on DevOps and automation, you'll contribute to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and system reliability.

If you're passionate about building cutting-edge applications in a fast-moving environment and enjoy working with event-driven architecture, domain-services, containerization, and distributed systems, we'd love to hear from you ! Some key responsibilities of your role: Design, build, and maintain AI-augmented developer tools, services, and workflows. Lead initiatives to improve code quality, velocity, and team productivity. Integrate AI into internal tooling (e.

g., AI code review assistants, intelligent test generation, automated documentation). Partner with engineering leadership and developers to identify and prioritize DevEx improvements.

Create tooling that integrates into CI/CD pipelines, IDEs, and development workflows. Stay ahead of the curve on AI advancements and developer platform technologies. Mentor other engineers on best practices for developer tooling and automation.

Advocate for a culture of excellent developer experience across the company. What you need to succeed: 5 years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years focusing on Developer Experience or developer tooling. Deep understanding of software development workflows, CI/CD, source control (Git), testing, and automation.

Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML models into engineering processes (e.g., LLMs like OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source LLMs).

Proficiency in backend development (e.g., Python, Go, Node.

js) and scripting languages. Experience building plugins or extensions for developer tools (e.g.

, VS Code, GitHub Apps, CLI tools). Strong communication skills and empathy for developer pain points. Bias for action yo.