Developer Experience Engineer- AI Products

Descope is a developer-first identity provider for customers, partners, and AI agents. Our drag & drop approach to identity enables developers to easily deploy authentication, MFA, SSO, and MCP / AI agent auth without writing custom code. Descope is trusted by over 1000 organizations in production including GoFundMe, Databricks, GoodRx, Linktree, and You.com. The company has $88M in seed funding led by Lightspeed and Notable Capital. We're "descoping" authentication plumbing from developers' daily lives while helping organizations turn identity into a business enabler. Come join us!

The Role:

Our Developer Relations team sits at the center of how developers experience Descope. From first integration to production rollout, DevRel works closely with the community to ensure developers can successfully adopt, implement, and scale authentication using Descope. This is an engineer first role. You will work hands on with developers, build real integrations, create technical content, and influence product direction based on direct feedback from the field..

What You’ll Do

Partner with developers to support evaluation, integration, and production use of Descope

Lead technical implementations and POCs, guiding customers through architecture, design, and troubleshooting

Advocate for developers by gathering feedback and working closely with Product and Engineering to influence the roadmap

Focus on Agentic AI use cases, helping define secure patterns for authentication and authorization in AI driven systems

Build and maintain SDKs, sample applications, and integrations that simplify adoption, especially in AI agent workflows

Create high quality technical content including documentation, guides, demos, blogs, and videos

Contribute to open source projects and integrations across platforms and ecosystems

Plan and deliver developer focused events such as workshops, webinars, hackathons, and conference talks

Engage with the community across channels such as Slack, forums, GitHub, and developer platforms

Support product launches with clear, practical technical enablement for developers

What We’re Looking For

5+ years of experience in Developer Relations, Solutions Engineering, or a similar technical, customer facing role

Strong software engineering background with hands on coding experience

Proficiency in JavaScript (React, Node.js, Next.js) and experience with additional languages such as Python or Go

Experience supporting developers through integrations, onboarding, and production deployments

Solid understanding of authentication and authorization concepts (AuthN/AuthZ) and modern identity systems

Experience working with AI systems or agent based workflows, with familiarity in relevant protocols such as MCP

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly

Proven experience creating technical content including documentation, demos, tutorials, or sample apps

Ability to work cross functionally with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams

Nice to Have

Experience contributing to open source projects or developer ecosystems

Background in identity, security, or authentication platforms

Experience speaking at conferences or leading technical workshops

Familiarity with SDK design, APIs, and developer tooling

Benefits

Health, sorted: Medical, dental, and vision with strong coverage and flexible HSA and FSA options

Feel good, actually: Mental health support and wellness resources when you need them

Future you will thank you: 401k plan with employer support to help you build long term

More money in your pocket: Tax advantaged benefits for healthcare and dependent care

Life happens, and we make space for it: maternity leave designed to support you when it matters most.

Stay connected: Monthly internet allowance to support your work from anywhere

Lunch is on us: Paid lunches when you’re working from the office

Keep growing: Budget and opportunities for personal development, including courses and conferences

Descope is an equal opportunity employer. We hire people based on their skills and impact, nothing else. We’re committed to a fair and transparent process across every stage of employment.

Compensation Base salary range: $130,000 to $170,000 Final offer will depend on experience, skills, location, and overall market data. We also consider leveling, scope, and internal equity to make sure offers are fair and consistent.

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