Kit - Senior Product Engineer II
Requirements
• 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 • Traits • High agency and ability to work independently while collaborating closely with teammates • Adaptability within a dynamic and ambiguous environment, with proactive ownership of problems • Strong interest in AI and eagerness to experiment with the evolving landscape to make our work more efficient and effective • Openness to direct feedback and continuous improvement, with ability to shape team culture through empathetic feedback and mentoring • Embraces learning with growth mindset and a demonstrated ability to build new skills quickly and model this for others • Nices to haves • Nices to haves
Responsibilities
• First Week: Dive into our codebase and publishing platform architecture. Set up your local environment and merge your first production code. Take part in Get To Know You's to meet our distributed team. • First Week: • First Month: Work through your personal onboarding plan. Begin understanding how our publishing tools support creators from onboarding to conversion, and identify opportunities for improvement. Join team activities for planning, building, and measuring the experiences we ship to creators. Actively participate in code reviews, and contribute PRs weekly. • First Month: • First Six Months: Lead and architect at least one major feature from ambiguous idea to launch. Transform our legacy codebase through strategic refactoring while applying systems thinking to enhance scalability and maintainability. Drive adoption of patterns and conventions that elevate team-wide technical standards. Ensure service reliability by participating in on-call rotations. Present at least one Lunch & Learn session. Actively mentor peers, and champion quality across our codebase. • First Six Months: • What will S.E.T. you up for success • Experience building rich text editors using frameworks like SlateJS or ProseMirror • Experience writing email-safe HTML and CSS • Experience shipping user-facing AI features • Proficiency with frontend bundling and development tools • Background in creator economy or publishing platform • Working hours and location: • We're 100% remote with team members across the globe. We work mostly on East Coast time—so if you're based on the West Cost of the United States, Europe, or Asia, you might have a few early mornings or late evenings. We do our best to keep things reasonable, but a little time zone juggling comes with the territory. The core collaboration hours for this team are 10:45am to 2pm Eastern Time. We promote flexible work outside these core hours.
Benefits
• Kit has standardized salaries based on position, no matter where you live. For this role, we're hiring at a level 4 out of 5 levels, with an expected starting salary of $186,000. Level is determined based on experience and our interview process. • Within level 4, we have three progression steps — early ($180,000), midpoint ($186,000), and late ($192,000) — that reflect where someone is in their development within that level. As the default, new hires start at the midpoint salary tier. In some cases a hiring manager may recommend a different starting point based on specific, documented rationale. • 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) • 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 • We know that most people hate interviewing (we relate!). We aim to make it as good of an experience as we can, and part of that includes keeping you informed during the process. • Here’s what you can expect from the process: • A phone screen with our recruiter • Hiring manager interview • Take-home assignment • A technical interview • Technical execution & leadership interview • To get started, complete this application, including answers to the questions on the next page. We read every single application, and your responses to our application questions help put your experience into context. We’ll keep you informed through every step
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