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Developer Success Engineer

WorkOS

San Francisco, USremote country$135k/yrPosted May 7, 2026

At a glance

Highlights

  • Remote-first
  • Competitive pay
  • Substantial equity grants
  • Unlimited token usage

Why this role might suit you

The role provides exposure to cutting-edge identity infrastructure, collaboration with fast-growing AI companies, and the opportunity to shape product direction through developer feedback, all within a fully remote, well-funded environment.

Skills

samloidcrest-apifrontendapi-integrationdebugging

About the role

About WorkOS 🚀

WorkOS builds modern developer tools and APIs that make it easy for companies to become Enterprise Ready. Our platform powers authentication, identity, authorization, and other critical infrastructure that developers need to securely scale their products to large organizations.

We recently raised a $100M Series C, valuing the company at $2B, led by Meritech and Sapphire with participation from Greenoaks, Craft, Abstract, and Audacious. WorkOS powers enterprise features for many of the fastest-growing AI companies, including OpenAI, Cursor, and Perplexity, Vercel, and Plaid.

As AI reshapes software, WorkOS is at the frontier of Human and Agent Authentication, Identity, and Access Control—helping companies answer a new critical question: who are your agents, and what are they allowed to do? Our fast-growing customer base includes hundreds of modern software companies building the next generation of enterprise-ready products.

About the role:

WorkOS is continuing to build our Developer Success Engineering team.

As WorkOS is a technical product made by developers, for developers, Developer Success Engineers are critical to the customer experience. You will be on WorkOS’s front line, talking with developers, building developer relationships, and making the developer experience the best it can be.

You will be the expert on our products and main point of contact between our engineers and developers (customers). You’ll help developers get unblocked and succeed by providing guidance, debugging support, and integration advice.

This role is best suited for someone who is technically-minded, empathetic, passionate, and loves solving problems under pressure.

What you'll do:

- Work with our users daily via Slack, email, and Zoom

- Understand and be an expert in WorkOS’s products and codebase, supporting technologies such as SAML/OIDC, REST APIs, and modern frontend frameworks

- Provide technical advice to developers on best practices for integrating with our API

- Act as a hard + soft skill mentor and escalation point to junior members of the team

- Troubleshoot any issues that arise from the developer and diagnose any blockers

- Engage customers for feedback to help shape product development

- Work cross-functionally within the company

What you have already accomplished:

- 2+ years experience in a technical customer-facing support role for a developer-focused product

- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

- Passion for educating and breaking down complicated concepts

- Quick learner and relentlessly inquisitive

Benefits and Perks (US Only) đź’–

At WorkOS, we offer resources that emphasize personal and familial well-being. We offer healthcare coverage for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision. We offer parental leave, paid-time off and fully remote working arrangements.

Benefits include:

- Competitive pay

- Substantial equity grants

- Healthcare insurance (Medical, Dental and Vision) for you and your family

- 401k matching

- Wellness and fitness monthly allowances

- PTO + paid holidays + unlimited sick leave

- Unlimited token usage

Please inquire directly with our recruiting team for benefits available to those working outside the US.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Compensation

This Software Engineer role pays $135k/yr. Within typical range for software engineer roles in United States.

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