Vice President of Engineering, Kaiyo
Sustainable used furniture marketplace
Job no longer available
Sustainable used furniture marketplace
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To be the one stop shop for pre-loved furniture
Role
Who you are
- This is a position for someone coming from a Computer Science background, who is highly analytical, data driven and has a strong understanding of commercial business intelligence
- You must be a pragmatic team player, have a passion to be organized, and also have communication skills that bridge the technical and commercial domain
- Have proven track record of building and managing strong engineering teams
- Have experience working on a large code base
- Have run a complex system on AWS
- Be proficient in at least one compiled and one interpreted language
- Be proficient in at least one web framework
- Have extensive experience with high traffic websites
- Be proficient in SQL and have expert understanding of database and caching systems
- Have experience with Linux - you should be able to manage and maintain a number of Linux servers
- Have full stack experience
- Be proficient in version control, testing and other good software development practices
- Have worked on a large single page web application
- Can tell the difference between Solr and Elasticsearch
- Have e-commerce and / or logistics experience
- Have experience in Python, ReactJS and Docker
What the job involves
- Lead the Technology team to oversee the planning and execution of Kaiyo’s product, which touches the lives of millions of shoppers and hundreds of employees
- Supervising web application and software development of current company systems
- Creating overall technology standards and practices and ensuring adherence
- Leading the strategy for technology platforms, partnerships and external relationships
- Supervising software testing, and information systems security and maintenance
- Collaborating with the executive team to assess and recommend technologies in support of company needs
- Sourcing and hiring additional technology team members as needed
Our take
Kaiyo’s online marketplace for used furniture taps into the rising popularity of the circular economy in a bid to reduce environmental damage. With furniture representing one of the world’s biggest causes of waste, Kaiyo’s model helps reduce landfill while allowing people to source sustainably-made, high quality used furniture at a lower cost.
Though it’s been active since 2014, when it was known as furnishare and focused on furniture rental, Kaiyo’s rebrand and shift to a second hand marketplace have seen the company grow rapidly over the last few years. One unique feature that’s making it popular with sellers is that they can cash in on items immediately by selling directly to the platform, rather than waiting for them to sell to another buyer.
Given the fact that the second hand furniture market is expected to almost double in value over the next few years, Kaiyo’s prospects for further growth look good. The company is moving into new verticals such as providing resale as a service to retail partners, allowing them to resell their surplus inventory and reduce waste while clearing warehouse space for new items. As circularity is increasingly important to both businesses and consumers, Kaiyo is well poised for its next stage of growth.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
12% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2022
$18m
SERIES B
May 2021
$5m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $25.1m
Company benefits
- Free dental, vision, life, and long-term disability insurance
- 401k with a 4% company match
- 25% off purchases on kaiyo.com
- Gym reimbursement
Company HQ
Lenox Hill, New York, NY
Leadership
Alpay Koralturk
(CEO)Former VP of Strategy at luxury fashion ecommerce startup Moda Operandi, Sales & Trading Analyst at J.P. Morgan. Before founding Kaiyo, co-founded and was CEO of mobile gaming studio Gram Games.
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