Technical Lead, Developer Experience
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Lead the development of realtime messaging solutions, ensuring a seamless developer experience.
Drive the technical vision for Ably's developer-centric products, shaping the future of realtime digital experiences. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions, powering global brands' digital transformations.
Why This Role?
Directly contribute to the realtime revolution, shaping the future of digital experiences for millions of users worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and implement technical strategies to enhance developer productivity and satisfaction.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and design teams to create intuitive developer tools and documentation.
- Lead the development of scalable, reliable realtime messaging systems, ensuring high performance and security.
- Mentor and guide developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a technical leadership role, preferably in a developer-focused organization.
- Deep understanding of realtime messaging systems, cloud architectures, and distributed systems.
- Strong programming skills in languages like Node.js, Python, or Java, with a passion for open-source technologies.
- Experience with developer tools, APIs, and platform development.
Required Skills
Indonesia Context
- Working Hours Overlap:
- Flexible — work your own hours
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Original description from NoDesk
Our everyday digital experiences are in the midst of a realtime revolution. Whether chatting alongside a livestreaming event, receiving realtime financial information, or working with colleagues in an online collaborative environment - consumers simply expect realtime digital experiences as standard. At Ably we’re not just witnessing this revolution, we’re powering it - at scale. At the heart of our mission lies a commitment to putting developers first. Ably provides a suite of products to build, extend, and deliver powerful digital experiences in realtime, delivering billions of messages for millions of devices every day and supporting organizations like Harness, EA, Panasonic and HubSpot.
Salary Context
Similar Engineering roles on LokerDollar pay around $220k/yr (range $10.8k–1000k/yr, n=399 active listings).
Market context
- ESTIMATEEstimated pay is 4% above the role median of $220,000/year (n=399 pay-disclosing listings).
- VERIFIEDAbly: 2 postings in the last 3 months, 2 all-time on LokerDollar.
- VERIFIEDCompany first seen Aug 1, 2026.
- VERIFIEDThis listing first seen Oct 8, 2026.
- VERIFIEDLast verified live Oct 8, 2026.
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- What type of employment is Technical Lead, Developer Experience at Ably?
- This is a full time position.
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- Click the "Apply" button on this page to go to the official application at Ably.
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