Staff Software Engineer

Posted 2 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Staff Software Engineer at Kin developing products and features in a Ruby on Rails environment. Collaborating with teams to solve complex engineering problems and mentor peers.

Responsibilities

  • Writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code in Ruby on Rails and Typescript
  • Setting the standards for the Engineering team by example
  • Leading pair programming sessions and providing mentorship to team members
  • Driving and fostering advanced design or architectural tasks
  • Developing technical roadmaps
  • Participating in daily stands and weekly retros
  • Working with Design, Product Management, and Customer Support partners to design and implement scalable solutions
  • Providing subject matter expertise and support

Requirements

  • 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • 4+ years experience coding with Ruby on Rails and Typescript/Javascript
  • Strong understanding of SQL and RDBMS, with exposure to NoSQL
  • Experience in designing and implementing scalable, API-first systems
  • Experience with event-driven architectures
  • Experience in big data engineering on AWS and/or DataBricks is a plus
  • Ability to articulate value of technical investments
  • Ability to operate with little-to-no technical guidance
  • Experience mentoring engineers
  • Comfortable in a startup environment – we’re fast-paced, self-motivated, and determined to change the industry
  • A fast learner, ready to bring previous knowledge to this position and continue developing along the way
  • Location in Central or Eastern US time zones (CDT & EDT) strongly preferred
  • At this time, we are unable to sponsor employment visas

Benefits

  • comprehensive benefits program, which includes standard coverage and additional supplemental benefits

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Lead

Salary

CA$152,000 - CA$190,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AWSJavaScriptNoSQLRDBMSRubyRuby on RailsSQLTypeScript

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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