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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Black Forest Labs's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 44% of Black Forest Labs's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Black Forest Labs
- high 10 stale, 0 reposted of 16 open
- Hiring momentum
- 19 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Black Forest Labs's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Black Forest Labs.
About this role
As a Developer Experience Engineer at Black Forest Labs, you will own the entire developer experience for the BFL platform, ensuring it is frictionless for both developers and agents. Your responsibilities will include improving the API, SDK, and dashboard, collaborating with various teams to enhance developer-facing features, and addressing bottlenecks in the developer workflow. You will also be involved in API design and ensure that the platform meets high standards of usability and performance.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Black Forest Labs as an employer.
What you need
- 4+ years building software, with meaningful time on developer-facing products
- Full-stack comfortable with TypeScript / React / Next on the front, Python (and ideally Go or Rust) on the back
- Deep instincts on API design
- Fluent in the 2026 agent stack
- Experience shipping developer-facing products that real external developers depend on
- Ability to ship and work in product engineering
Nice to have
- Background at a developer platform where DevExp was a top-level metric
- Experience building or contributing to an MCP server
- Experience with media-generation or high-latency, async APIs
- A public surface that showcases your work and taste
What you get
- Base Annual Salary: EU €140,000 - €190,000 + Equity
- Coverage of reasonable travel costs for in-person meetings
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond in-person requirements
- The role requires a strong focus on developer experience, which may involve navigating complex user needs
- The job emphasizes shipping products quickly, which may lead to a fast-paced work environment
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Listed by Black Forest Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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