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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Developer Experience Engineer

Improves the tools and workflows developers use daily.

Project salaryAdd to compare
Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$155k

Mean

$161k

10th–90th pct

$118k–$214k

Observations

49

Confidence: 30% · based on 49 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
JavaScript
Core
CI/CD
Core
System Design
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
67% require · 27% prefer
Master's Degree
10% require · 26% prefer
No College
13% require · 12% prefer
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Common next roles
Product Manager+38.6%Technical Writer+17.1%Product Operations Manager+161.4%Technical Program Manager+18.1%Developer Advocate+8.1%
Common previous roles
Technical Writer+14.6%Developer Advocate+7.5%Product Operations Manager+61.7%Technical Program Manager+15.3%Product Manager+27.8%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)4,855
Posting growth-4.6%
Median days to fill39 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)359,629
Projected growth10.4%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness80%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology