Senior Software Engineer, Koru Kids

£60-105k

Salary depending on experience. Candidates new to a senior role would get the lower end of this, those with 5+ years of experience would likely sit in the middle, with the top of the range applying to people with significant experience including leading teams.

React

TypeScript

React Native

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

Mid and Senior level

Remote from UK

More information about location

Outstanding childcare for modern families

Job no longer available

Outstanding childcare for modern families

21-100 employees

MarketplaceEducationMarketingChildcareSocial Impact

Job no longer available

£60-105k

React

TypeScript

React Native

Ruby

Ruby on Rails

Mid and Senior level

Remote from UK

More information about location

21-100 employees

MarketplaceEducationMarketingChildcareSocial Impact

Company mission

Koru Kids mission is making it easier and more affordable for families to access high quality childcare.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Have significant experience working in cross-functional product teams
Thrive in startup or startup-like environments
Have experience with Ruby, or would pick it up quickly
Enjoy tackling ambiguous problems in a highly collaborative way
Value lean development. There's no backlog or Jira here!
Are keen to learn, and apply a growth mindset when challenged
Will contribute to fostering a culture of psychological safety, inclusivity and continuous improvement

What the job involves

You'll work in one of our two cross-functional teams. Each team has a high degree of autonomy, and is responsible for working out what to build, how to build it, and if it's solving our customers' problems
To make changes with confidence, you'll pair-program regularly, use feature flags, continuous deployment and a/b tests to build effective feedback loops
You'll collaborate with the rest of the business, providing valuable technical insight into how we design our services. As a Senior Engineer, you'll be expected to help identify and drive opportunities to simplify our systems, innovate with technology and ultimately provide a better experience for our families and childcarers

Application process

Apply via Otta, answer our 10 minute blind screening question form. We aim to complete this in 1-2 days.
Optional 30 minute call with Michael (Head of Engineering) to find out more about the business, what we want to achieve, culture and product engineering values
Coding session (90 minutes) with two Koru Kids engineers in a language you are comfortable with. No take-home test.
Series of three interviews. Product Thinking (1hr), System Design (1hr) and Culture (30mins). We aim to complete these in the same day, with plenty of breaks between sessions. We'll make an offer the same day, or first thing next morning. We'll always provide you with detailed feedback.
Optional day with the team. If we make you an offer, you can spend a day with the team and see what Koru Kids is like without any interview pressure, and we'll pay you £400 for your time.

Our take

The childcare sector in the UK is under pressure, with prices rising and nurseries closing down. The way of finding nannies hasn't seen innovation in decades, and there hasn't been an introduction of technology to drive great experiences.

Koru Kids has focused on after-school childcare, allowing them to hone their product and solve one of the most neglected areas. This is specifically important in major cities like London, where parents are often working longer hours.

The business takes out all the hassle of finding a nanny. The solution isn't simply technology: Koru Kids also interviews, trains and references its nannies, and takes care of contracts, holiday pay and taxes. This operational complexity builds a competitive advantage.

When aiming to create the best childcare service in the world, quality will always remain important. Koru Kids has made sure to grow carefully. The company boasts a strict process and low acceptance rates, to ensure standards remain high.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

82% female employees

14% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Trustpilot (4.3)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Aug 2019

$13.2m

SERIES A

May 2018

$4.7m

SEED

Total funding: $18.7m

Company benefits

50% off Koru Kids childcare. up to a value of £7,000 per year as a taxable benefit
25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
Work from home opportunities. We're a remote-first company and welcome applications from anywhere in the UK
Potential for share option equity
MacBook and home office allowance
Video therapy sessions through Spill, to support positive mental health

Company HQ

Clerkenwell, London, UK

Leadership

Rachel Carrell

(CEO)

Previously CEO of DrThom, a healthcare company which I grew to 1.3 million paying users in 3 countries. Before that they spent six years at McKinsey. Have a DPhil from Oxford, where they were a Rhodes Scholar.

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