Support Engineer I (nyc)

Replit Replit · Enterprise · New York, NY · Support

This role provides technical support to high-value customers on the Replit platform, which is an AI-driven software creation platform. The Support Engineer will handle complex product issues, guide customers through incidents, and contribute to improving support processes and tooling, including those related to AI-assisted workflows.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide swift, high-priority support to Premium customers, responding within strict SLAs.
  2. Diagnose, reproduce, and resolve complex technical issues across the Replit platform.
  3. Escalate and track high-impact issues with Product and Engineering, ensuring timely fixes and transparent communication.
  4. Lead customer-facing communications during outages or incidents.
  5. Identify recurring issues and collaborate internally to reduce time-to-resolution.

Skills

Required

  • 3+ years in technical support, developer support, or systems engineering
  • Experience providing rapid-response support to high-value or enterprise customers
  • Strong debugging skills with JavaScript, Python, or similar languages
  • Excellent written and verbal communication under time pressure
  • Familiarity with support tools like Zendesk, Linear, Slack, and internal debugging utilities
  • Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority issues simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and composure

Nice to have

  • Has used Replit in the last 3 to 6 months
  • Experience working with IDEs, terminals, or other common developer tools
  • Experience with AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.)

What the JD emphasized

  • highest-value customers
  • fast, expert, and reliable technical support
  • complex product issues
  • critical incidents
  • highest standard of quality and speed
  • AI-driven software development
  • constantly evolving
  • critical role in shaping
  • adapts to new products
  • new customer expectations
  • AI-assisted workflows
  • operating effectively in ambiguity
  • driving clarity for your team
  • deep technical troubleshooting
  • calm, confident communication
  • keep builders moving
  • enterprise team deploying at scale
  • top-tier developer relying on Replit
  • swift, high-priority support
  • strict SLAs
  • complex technical issues
  • high-impact issues
  • timely fixes
  • transparent communication
  • customer-facing communications
  • outages or incidents
  • recurring issues
  • reduce time-to-resolution
  • internal tooling, automation, and documentation
  • improves team efficiency
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, Sales
  • consistent, high-quality experience
  • onboard and mentor other support engineers
  • raising the team’s overall bar
  • responsiveness and quality
  • 3+ years in technical support, developer support, or systems engineering
  • rapid-response support
  • high-value or enterprise customers
  • Strong debugging skills
  • JavaScript, Python, or similar languages
  • Excellent written and verbal communication under time pressure
  • convey technical concepts clearly and calmly
  • support tools like Zendesk, Linear, Slack
  • internal debugging utilities
  • manage multiple high-priority issues simultaneously
  • maintaining accuracy and composure
  • proactive, ownership-driven mindset
  • genuine empathy for customers
  • Problem-solving mindset
  • complex operational challenges systematically
  • devise effective solutions
  • Self-directed and autonomous
  • working independently
  • collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams
  • Strong communication skills
  • explain complex technical concepts
  • technical and non-technical audiences
  • Continuous learning
  • Passion for staying current
  • industry best practices and new technologies
  • Focus on automation
  • automating repetitive tasks
  • building self-healing systems