Explore Developer Support Engineer opportunities that combine software engineering expertise with customer-focused problem solving. These professionals help developers use APIs, SDKs, platforms, and other technical products by investigating complex issues, explaining solutions, and sharing insights with product and engineering teams. Ladders features vetted professional jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more, helping experienced candidates find high-value opportunities.
Developer Support Engineers work directly with software developers and technical customers to diagnose product and integration problems. They may reproduce bugs, analyze logs and code, write sample implementations, answer questions about documentation, and guide customers through troubleshooting. They also identify recurring issues and collaborate with engineering, product, and documentation teams to improve the developer experience.
Employers commonly seek strong programming and debugging skills, familiarity with APIs and software development tools, and the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly. Experience with languages such as Python, JavaScript, Java, or Go may be useful, along with knowledge of cloud services, databases, networking, and version control. Successful candidates pair analytical thinking and technical depth with patience, empathy, and clear written communication.
Developer Support Engineer roles are available at software companies, cloud providers, fintech firms, and other organizations with technical products. Depending on experience and employer needs, career paths can lead to senior or lead support engineering, developer relations, solutions engineering, technical account management, or product and engineering roles. Browse Ladders for vetted openings paying $100,000 or more and find opportunities aligned with your technical strengths.
Use Ladders to discover professional Developer Support Engineer positions and explore roles by employer, location, and experience level. Review each listing for responsibilities, required technologies, and compensation details to identify opportunities that fit your background.
$110K - $130K *
Champion operational excellence by enhancing system reliability and automation. Drive continuous improvements in cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance while minimizing manua...
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$110K - $130K *
Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing system reliability and performance through automation and continuous improvement. Drive operational excellence by minimizing manual interventions and ensuring...
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$110K - $130K *
Elevate operational excellence by ensuring system reliability and performance. Drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service quality and minimize manual intervention in a...
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Join a team that's dedicated to enhancing system reliability and performance. You'll drive automation and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring high availability and minimal downtime for missio...
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Software Applications Engineer
$65K - $101K *
Advance your career by collaborating with senior engineers to develop innovative software solutions. Engage in a dynamic environment focused on enhancing identity services and integrating AI tools whi...
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$113K - $279K *
Unlock potential by providing 24/7 application support, ensuring system reliability, and automating security processes. Contribute to operational success through proactive troubleshooting and performa...
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Software Engineer II, User Targeting
$104K - $176K *
Build and own features in a high-scale segmentation system, collaborating cross-functionally to enhance user targeting. Drive performance improvements and leverage AI tools to deliver high-quality res...
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Software Engineer II, User Targeting
$104K - $176K *
Elevate your career by joining a dynamic team focused on user segmentation and targeting. You'll design and implement high-scale features, collaborate cross-functionally, and enhance our product's per...
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Software Engineer II, User Targeting
$125K - $210K *
Transform your career by building high-scale segmentation features that enhance user targeting. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions while leveraging AI tools in a fa...
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Staff Software Engineer - Performance Advisor
$220K - $240K *
Drive the design and operation of high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems for AI-driven forecasting and recommendations, ensuring reliability and operational excellence while leading technica...
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$82K - $104K *
Shape the future of product support by driving new product introductions and ensuring service readiness for advanced ion beam technologies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer...
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L3 Support Engineer, Data Center Infrastructure
$125K - $180K *
Pioneer hardware reliability in mission-critical data centers. Lead root cause analysis, coordinate with vendors, and drive improvements in server performance and stability. Collaborate with engineeri...
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L3 Support Engineer, Data Center Infrastructure
$125K - $180K *
Join us to enhance production hardware reliability in mission-critical data centers. Leverage your expertise in root cause analysis and vendor coordination to drive improvements and ensure fleet stabi...
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Software Engineer - Cloud Volumes
$113K - $168K *
Unlock potential by developing and operating cloud-scale distributed systems. Collaborate across teams to enhance performance, reliability, and user experience while driving engineering excellence thr...
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Commercial Customer Success Manager, DX
$100K - $157K *
Unlock potential by partnering with customers to drive impactful change. As a key member of a collaborative team, you'll manage the full customer lifecycle, ensuring success and fostering growth throu...
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Commercial Customer Success Manager, DX
$100K - $157K *
Unlock customer success by owning the full lifecycle, driving program success, and fostering strategic partnerships. Collaborate with teams to ensure impactful solutions and achieve high renewal rates...
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$131K - $169K *
Advance your career by leading large-scale projects, enhancing system performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive customer impact and engineering excellence in a dynamic enviro...
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Senior Enterprise Account Executive
$320K - $480K *
Champion new business growth by converting prospects into customers through strategic prospecting, consultative selling, and executive alignment, ensuring a seamless transition to post-sale teams whil...
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Transform complex workflows in real estate lending by embedding with business teams to develop AI-powered tools. Write production code, document processes, and ensure seamless integration while enhanc...
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Drive innovation in real estate lending by embedding with business teams to develop AI-powered tools. You'll write production code, document workflows, and enhance automation, all while collaborating...
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Senior Principal Software Engineer
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Unlock potential by leading architectural strategies for AI-native developer platforms. Shape multi-year technical direction, drive cross-organizational initiatives, and elevate engineering quality ac...
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Senior Principal Software Engineer
$243K - $318K *
Elevate your career by providing technical leadership across Dev AI platforms. Shape architectural strategies, drive cross-organizational initiatives, and enhance engineering quality while collaborati...
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Sr. Software Engineer (Site Reliability), eBusiness Services
$130K - $155K *
Drive innovative solutions as a Software Reliability Engineer, collaborating with a dynamic team to enhance system reliability and performance through automation, machine learning, and advanced monito...
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Join a dynamic Services team as a Platform Consultant, where you'll leverage your technical expertise to manage client projects, configure solutions, and enhance brand visibility through effective com...
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Senior Customer Success Manager
$100K - $110K *
Reimagine customer success by managing enterprise relationships, driving platform adoption, and ensuring renewals. Collaborate cross-functionally to identify risks and opportunities, while advocating...
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What is a Developer Support Engineer?
A Developer Support Engineer helps software developers use a company’s technical products, such as APIs, SDKs, platforms, and cloud services. The role involves troubleshooting, debugging, explaining integrations, and sharing product feedback with internal teams.
What skills do Developer Support Engineers need?
Common qualifications include programming and debugging ability, experience with APIs and developer tools, and familiarity with areas such as cloud infrastructure, databases, and networking. Clear communication, analytical thinking, and a customer-focused approach are also important.
How is a Developer Support Engineer different from a software engineer?
Software engineers primarily design and build software, while Developer Support Engineers focus on helping customers and developers use that software successfully. Support engineers may still write code, reproduce bugs, and contribute technical feedback or examples.
What career paths can follow a Developer Support Engineer role?
Experienced Developer Support Engineers may advance into senior or team leadership positions, developer relations, solutions engineering, technical account management, or product and software engineering roles.
Where can I find Developer Support Engineer jobs paying $100,000 or more?
Ladders lists vetted professional jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more. Search the listings for Developer Support Engineer opportunities and review each posting for compensation, location, and qualifications.