About the role

Senior Software Engineer II building Kit’s core publishing platform for creators. Work with cross-functional teams to enhance user experiences and architect complex features.

Responsibilities

You will be joining the Builders team, which builds the suite of publishing tools creators use to create emails, landing pages, and newsletters. Our team also stewards Kit's core application experience and design system, along with our frontend platform tooling.
This is a hands-on role for a product-minded full-stack engineer who excels at crafting exceptional user experiences. You'll architect complex features while collaborating closely with Product and Design to deliver impactful solutions that elevate how creators experience our publishing platform. You're proficient across the stack with strong backend fundamentals, but you love digging into Figma and building beautiful user experiences in close collaboration with Design. You'll help us raise the bar for our team's technical practices and code quality while architecting our biggest features.
You combine technical depth with leadership and extreme ownership. You partner closely with Product and Design to shape the "what" as well as the "how." You thrive in ambiguity, take initiative, and elevate the people around you.

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
Partnering effectively with Product and Design to create delightful experiences, prioritizing user outcomes and business impact in your technical solutions
Leading complex technical projects from ambiguous ideation to launch and iteration beyond, taking extreme ownership to drive clarity, anticipate risks, and prioritize the biggest impact
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

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