// Audit and improve the inner-loop developer experience including build times, test feedback cycles, local development setup, tooling quality, and documentation completeness. Produces DX scorecards with prioritized improvement plans.
| name | developer-experience |
| description | Audit and improve the inner-loop developer experience including build times, test feedback cycles, local development setup, tooling quality, and documentation completeness. Produces DX scorecards with prioritized improvement plans. |
Developer experience (DX) is the single largest multiplier in an engineering organization. Every minute saved in the inner loop multiplies across every engineer, every day. This skill measures and improves DX systematically.
| Metric | Definition | Target | How to Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first commit | New hire → first meaningful PR | < 1 day | Onboarding tracking |
| Build time | Local build from clean state | < 2 min | CI metrics |
| Test time | Full local test suite | < 5 min | CI metrics |
| Deploy time | Code merged → running in staging | < 15 min | Pipeline metrics |
| Feedback time | Code change → test result | < 30 sec (unit) | Local tooling |
| Setup time | Clone → running locally | < 15 min | Manual test |
# Developer Experience Audit — [Team/Service]
**Date:** [date]
**Auditor:** platform-engineer
## Scorecard
| Dimension | Score (1-5) | Notes |
|-----------|-------------|-------|
| Local setup | X | [ease of getting started] |
| Build speed | X | [time and reliability] |
| Test feedback | X | [speed and clarity] |
| Documentation | X | [completeness and accuracy] |
| Tooling | X | [IDE support, CLI tools] |
| Debugging | X | [ease of diagnosing issues] |
| **Overall DX** | **X.X** | |
## Pain Points (from developer feedback)
1. [Pain point 1 — frequency and impact]
2. [Pain point 2 — frequency and impact]
## Improvement Plan
| Priority | Improvement | Impact | Effort | Owner | Timeline |
|----------|-----------|--------|--------|-------|----------|
| P0 | [improvement] | High | Low | [who] | [when] |
| P1 | [improvement] | High | Medium | [who] | [when] |
| P2 | [improvement] | Medium | Medium | [who] | [when] |
## Quick Wins (< 1 day effort)
1. [Quick win 1]
2. [Quick win 2]