Software Engineer, Developer Experience (AI)

New York, San Francisco

Engineering

FullTime

About the Role

At Clay in the Computer Software space, Creativity meets data intelligence for modern revenue teams..

Clay’s engineering team and codebase are growing quickly, and require continued investment in tooling and infrastructure to operate effectively. In particular, as coding agents continue to advance, the hardest challenges in engineering aren't writing the code itself—they're everything around it: context, environment, validation, testing, and safely integrating changes into real production systems. At Clay, we believe the next evolution of software engineering will come from building systems where coding agents can operate with deep awareness of the codebase, infrastructure, and development lifecycle. That requires a major investment in developer experience and engineering infrastructure. We’re expanding our infrastructure team to build the systems that make this possible — environments where agents can understand the full context of a codebase, execute development tasks end-to-end, and safely integrate their work into production. While coding agents will be an important area to focus on, this role spans developer tooling, infrastructure, and agent execution systems, and the systems you build will shape how software gets built at Clay.

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Requirements

Have experience building developer tooling, infrastructure, or internal platforms
Care deeply about developer experience and engineering productivity, including removing obstacles to productivity
Enjoy designing systems that automate complex workflows
Are excited about how AI will transform the software development lifecycle
Write clean, maintainable code and enjoy owning systems end-to-end

Benefits

Compensation Range: $170K - $300K
Offers Equity

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What It's Like to Work at Clay

What It's Like to Work Here

Lightbulb Creative Problem-Solving

Users Genuine Human Connection

Target Visible Impact

Sparkles Playful Intensity

Rocket Bias for Action

Frequently Asked Questions About Working at Clay

Common questions candidates ask about this role and Clay's workplace

Clay is a Most Loved Workplace®. Most Loved Workplaces® place love at center of business. Clay is a Small employer in the Computer Software sector. Explore Clay careers, culture, employee experience, and open roles.

Please review the specific job listing or contact Clay's recruiting team for details on remote or hybrid work options for this role.

Salary information may vary by role and location. Please check the specific job listing or discuss compensation during the interview process.

Clay is an established organization in its industry. The company focuses on maintaining a supportive workplace culture for all employees.

Key benefit categories include: Work Environment & Culture, Professional Development, Compensation & Benefits, Wellness & Work-Life Balance. For this role specifically, benefits include: Compensation Range: $170K - $300K, Offers Equity. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as Creative Problem-Solving and Genuine Human Connection and Visible Impact.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: Authentic Care and Connection and Creative Freedom and Curiosity.

Clay has a supportive and collaborative culture, recognized as a loved place to work by its team members.

Clay currently has 8 open positions. They are hiring across departments like Growth Strategy, Enterprise, Accounting, Engineering. You can view all current openings at certcheck.mostlovedworkplace.com/companies/clay/jobs.

The interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by team interviews. Please contact Clay's recruiting team for specific details on this role's process.