Support Engineer II (nyc)

Replit Replit · Enterprise · New York, NY · Support

This role is for a Support Engineer at Replit, focusing on providing high-priority technical support to premium customers. The role involves diagnosing and resolving complex issues, managing customer communications during incidents, and contributing to internal tooling and documentation. While Replit is an AI-driven platform and the role will involve adapting to AI-assisted workflows, the core function is customer support and technical troubleshooting, not direct AI/ML model development.

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
  • adapts to new products, new customer expectations, and AI-assisted workflows
  • operating effectively in ambiguity and driving clarity
  • deep technical troubleshooting
  • calm, confident communication
  • high-priority support
  • strict SLAs
  • complex technical issues
  • high-impact issues
  • transparent communication
  • customer-facing communications
  • recurring issues
  • internal tooling, automation, and documentation
  • high-quality experience
  • 3+ years
  • technical support
  • developer support
  • systems engineering
  • rapid-response support
  • high-value or enterprise customers
  • JavaScript, Python, or similar languages
  • Excellent written and verbal communication under time pressure
  • support tools like Zendesk, Linear, Slack
  • manage multiple high-priority issues simultaneously
  • ownership-driven mindset
  • genuine empathy for customers