Senior Software Engineer, Kit (Formerly ConvertKit)
Email-first operating system for creators
Job no longer available
Email-first operating system for creators
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help creators grow and earn a living.
Role
Who you are
- At least five years building software in a team environment or equivalent experience. Years of experience doesn’t always capture expertise, so we encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate you’re well versed in building software in a team environment
- At least two years working professionally on a Ruby on Rails application - if you don’t have two years of experience but can demonstrate a confident grasp of Ruby on Rails, we encourage you to apply
- Experience working with JavaScript and React (or comparable framework)
- Experience writing code that is accessible, scalable, maintainable, and performant
- Comfortable working remotely in an autonomous environment - you don’t mind asking questions and problem solving in public communication channels
- Able to work in US time zones - you don’t have to live in those time zones, but you have to be able to collaborate with your teammates during those times
- Belief in our mission, vision, and values
- Attend bi-annual in-person retreats
Desirable
- Experience building and/or integrating with machine learning models
- Experience with visualizing data and/or statistical analysis
- Experience with algorithms for surfacing relevant content to users based on shared traits or interests
- Experience with Stripe, Paypal, or other billing systems
What the job involves
- You’ll join a team of engineers responsible for email and commerce compliance tooling, building out adaptive fraud prevention and detection systems, and providing creators with in-application analytics to inform how they grow
- This group cares deeply about creators and helping them along their journey. We’re looking for an engineer that enjoys the product side of product development; has empathy for the creators that we serve, and is eager to work in on a fast paced team that ships consistently
- Own solving problems across the full stack in collaboration with your team
- Actively participate in driving the technical direction of our codebase
- Collaborate with team members across the organization
- Proactive communication with product stakeholders
- Staying up to date with current technical best practices
Application process
- 30 min - Recruiter screen
- 45 min - Hiring Manager screen
- Homework Assignment
- 60 min - Technical Interview to discuss HW
- 60 min - Culture Contribution Chat
Our take
Kit, formerly ConvertiKit was founded in 2013 to help online creators and bloggers make money through email marketing. The company has amassed more than 550,000 creators that reach 590+ million fans.
Following a boost to email marketing engagement rates, Kit’s strong existing network put it in a good position to take advantage of it. Add to that the increasing shift towards eCommerce, and the company’s offering is increasingly looking like a smart solution for content creators looking to monetize.
Kit’s acquisition of musician marketing platform FanBridge sees the platform scooping up musicians looking to explore alternative revenue streams online following the pandemic throttling of tours and live gigs. With plans to add Spotify and BandsInTown integrations, as well as ‘tip jars’, this is an interesting direction to see the email marketing company expand into.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Vacation time: 4 weeks of paid vacation plus 10 paid holidays a year
- Health: Excellent health, vision, and dental benefits. 2 weeks of paid sick leave per year, including mental health days
- Profit sharing bonus: We celebrate our hard work and success with twice yearly profit sharing distributions
- Parental leave: 12 weeks paid leave for all caregivers, plus flexible scheduling in your child's first year
- Supportive leave: We're here to support you when life takes a turn. You'll have up to 6 weeks (each) of paid bereavement leave, medical leave and natural disaster leave
- 401K: 401k match of up to 5% of your salary to help you save for the future
- Vacation bonus: We'll help pay for your trip with a $1,000 yearly "paid paid vacation" bonus
- Learning budget: Use your annual Learning & Development budget to buy books and courses to keep your skills sharp
- Yearly conference: We'll pay for your registration and travel expenses to the conference of your choice each year
- Team retreats: The team gathers twice a year in-person for fantastic team retreats where we strategize, connect and bond
- Equipment: $4,000 equipment allowance upon joining the team and then $3,000 every two years after that
Company HQ
Downtown, Boise, ID
Leadership
Nathan Barry
(Founder & CEO)Studied Marketing and Graphic Design at Boise State University and worked as a freelance software designer. Worked as Senior UX Designer at Unity Media Group. Also founded iOS and web applications design company Legend.
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