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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Developer Experience Lead - **Company:** Lead Bank - **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $248,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Software Documentation, Github, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Tools, Document Enterprise Platform, Api Design - **Published:** July 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6112cc6d44e6a2f9 ## About the Role * 6+ years across developer experience, developer education, technical writing, developer-facing product marketing, or related disciplines. * Exceptional written communication with an obsession for clarity and usability, and the judgment to write calmly and precisely about change that affects partners in production. * Able to read an API specification and reason about an object model - you understand the systems you're documenting, not just how to phrase them. * Experience working closely with engineering teams and technical, API-first products. * Strong product instincts and genuine empathy for developers. * Experience with documentation platforms such as Mintlify, ReadMe, GitBook, or Docusaurus, and comfort with docs-as-code workflows and GitHub. * Comfortable using AI tools to improve documentation and content workflows. * A track record of setting standards and operating independently - evidence you can own a surface end to end. ## Description Developer Documentation * Own the strategy, roadmap, and day-to-day management of docs.lead.bank. * Treat documentation as a product by continuously improving usability, discoverability, information architecture, and developer workflows. * Build implementation guides, tutorials, diagrams, quickstarts, and reference documentation that reduce time-to-first-success for developers. * Develop and maintain documentation standards, style guides, and editorial processes, including stewardship of the API Style Guide. * Measure documentation effectiveness using search analytics, user feedback, and adoption metrics, and close the loop on what you learn. * Collaborate with Product and Engineering early in feature development so documentation ships alongside releases, not after. Partner & Release Communications * Own the partner-facing communication surface for planned platform change: feature rollouts, deprecations, and breaking changes. * Own the Changelog and Upcoming Changes page as the single source of truth for what's changing and when, keeping timelines current as they firm up. * Steward the notice-period discipline for breaking changes - clear expectations, consistent lead times, explicit required actions. * Run the intake-to-publish workflow: partner with Product and Engineering to capture the technical details, then edit for clarity, customer impact, and a single consistent voice before publishing. * Ensure every partner communication answers, in order: what changed, why it matters to the partner, what they need to do, and where to learn more. Technical Content & Developer Education * Partner with engineers and product managers to translate complex technical concepts - including our object model and API design - into clear, developer-friendly content. * Create onboarding guides, implementation playbooks, architecture diagrams, sample applications, and migration guides that help developers succeed faster. * Support Product Marketing with technical thought leadership and educational content, and identify opportunities for guides, videos, and developer showcases. AI & Documentation Operations * Leverage AI to improve documentation creation, maintenance, quality assurance, and content operations. * Build repeatable workflows that let Engineering and Product contribute documentation efficiently. * Continuously improve the systems behind documentation and communications, not just the content itself. * Evaluate emerging AI tools and documentation technologies to keep the developer experience ahead of the curve. Building the Function * Define the standards, processes, and operating rhythms that let a small team eventually support this surface without fragmenting quality or voice., * Built documentation as a product and measured its quality through analytics. * Owned developer or partner communications for platform change. * Designed developer onboarding experiences or created reference architectures. * Written SDK documentation or worked on API-first platforms. * Worked in fintech, payments, or another regulated, high-trust domain. Success In This Role Looks Like * Developers integrate faster, with fewer support requests. * Documentation becomes a competitive differentiator for Lead. * Partners always know what's changing before it ships, and trust the Upcoming Changes page as part of their workflow. * Product launches and breaking changes ship with complete, consistent, high-quality documentation and communication. * Engineering and Product treat documentation and partner communication as an integral part of the development lifecycle. ## Related Videos - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [API Design - Getting Started](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/33-api-design-getting-started) - [ Secure Code Superstars: Empowering Developers and Surpassing Security Challenges Together](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/422-secure-code-superstars-empowering-developers-and-surpassing-security-challenges-together) - [Diving into Developer Experience](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1120-diving-into-developer-experience) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) - [The ABC of DX](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/727-the-abc-of-dx) ## Related Articles - [Why developer experience matters](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/514-why-developer-experience-matters) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Technical Documentation For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/128-technical-documentation-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)