You'll be joining the Builders team, which builds the suite of publishing tools creators use to create emails, landing pages, and newsletters.
You'll help us raise the bar for our team's technical practices and code quality while architecting our biggest features.
You will report to the Engineering Manager who leads the Builders team, a cross-functional product team at Kit.
You'll collaborate closely with a Product Manager, Product Designer, and peer Software Engineers.
Transform our legacy codebase through strategic refactoring while applying systems thinking to enhance scalability and maintainability.

Requirements

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. You're a strong contributor across the stack, from the browser to the database
Ability to architect systems that are well-designed, scalable, accessible, and easy to maintain, with a solid understanding of frontend testing practices
Ability to plan, estimate, and execute complex ambiguous projects independently while keeping stakeholders informed
Clear and concise communication skills, tailoring messages to the audience, and driving team clarity through open knowledge-sharing and collaboration

Benefits

Profit Sharing
Kit equity
401k with a 5% match
We cover up to $2,100 per month toward medical premiums, with dental and vision premiums fully covered. We offer Health Insurance plans through Aetna.
$2,000 equipment allowance for your first two years, $1,000 budget every following two years. Company-provided laptops are issued to every Kit team member and are not included in the equipment budget
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 where you’re fully unplugged from work
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, two weeks of each paid leave in your first six months
Winter Break Closure: Kit closes for a week at the end of December, giving everyone a collective break to enjoy the holiday season. *Essential support services remain available, with teams coordinating to ensure coverage during this period*
Four-week, paid sabbatical after five years with the team
Fantastic in-person or virtual retreats with the team twice a year

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

ReactJavaScriptCSSTailwindRuby on Railsbackend frameworksfrontend testing practicesscalabilitymaintainabilityrefactoring

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationsystems thinkingproject planningstakeholder managementknowledge-sharingindependent executionteam clarity