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Role Description

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer II to build Kit's core publishing platform and creator growth experiences.

• Join the Builders team, which builds the suite of publishing tools creators use to create emails, landing pages, and newsletters.
• Steward Kit's core application experience and design system, along with frontend platform tooling.
• Craft exceptional user experiences as a product-minded full-stack engineer.
• Architect complex features while collaborating closely with Product and Design.
• Raise the bar for the team's technical practices and code quality.
• Combine technical depth with leadership and extreme ownership.
• Thrive in ambiguity, take initiative, and elevate the people around you.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise developing complex web applications with high-craft beautiful user experiences, using React, JavaScript, and modern CSS frameworks like Tailwind.
• Expertise with Ruby on Rails (preferred) or experience with other backend frameworks with willingness to learn and master Rails.
• Ability to architect systems that are well-designed, scalable, accessible, and easy to maintain.
• Ability to plan, estimate, and execute complex ambiguous projects independently.
• Clear and concise communication skills, tailoring messages to the audience.

Requirements

• Partnering effectively with Product and Design to create delightful experiences.
• Leading complex technical projects from ambiguous ideation to launch.
• Working across a legacy codebase and evolving it safely through migrations and system refactors.
• Championing solutions that have demonstrated large positive impact across teams.
• Mentoring and teaching other engineers formally and informally.

Benefits

• Profit Sharing
• Kit equity
• 401k with a 5% match
• Medical premiums covered up to $2,100 per month, with dental and vision premiums fully covered.
• $2,000 equipment allowance for your first two years, $1,000 budget every following two years.
• Individual learning + development budget ($3,500/year)
• Gender affirming benefits
• Childcare benefit up to $3,000 annually
• Twenty (20) days of paid time off during each year of employment
• Paid paid vacation: An after-tax bonus of $1,000 for taking five consecutive days of vacation.
• Ten (10) paid holidays a year
• Two weeks of paid sick time each year, including mental health + well-being days
• Twelve (12) weeks paid parental leave and flexible scheduling in your child’s first year
• Up to six weeks of paid bereavement leave, medical leave, and disaster after six months of employment.
• Winter Break Closure: Kit closes for a week at the end of December.
• Four-week, paid sabbatical after five years with the team.
• Fantastic in-person or virtual retreats with the team twice a year.