Sr. Software Engineer – Developer Platform

Remote from: 🌐 Anywhere
Annual salary, USD: 174,000
Job function: Software Engineering
Job type: Full Time,
Job posted: 1 Oct 2024
Apply before: 31 Oct 2024
Industry: Computer Software

Sustainable growth tools for creators.

Computer Software
2013

ConvertKit is an email-first operating system for creators who mean business. We help creators grow and monetize their audience with ease. For coaches, YouTubers, authors, podcasters, and other creatives, there isn’t a better marketing hub to rely on to grow audiences, automate email marketing, and sell digital products – all within one platform. More importantly, there isn’t a team more committed to helping creators earn a living.

We’re on a mission to help creators earn $1 billion using our creator marketing platform. We have always been 100% independent and 100% remote. We are proud to have built a product that our customers love, and we look for people who have enthusiasm and belief in our mission, vision, and values to join our team.

The ConvertKit culture is one where emotional intelligence is valued, radical candor is encouraged, and where everyone works together to uphold a set of shared team principles.

The Role

You’ll join a team of engineers responsible for building out the extensibility platform that furthers our mission to help creators to earn a living online. The ConvertKit developer platform enables creators to bring their existing apps and integrations right into ConvertKit, and we’re just getting started building a thriving ecosystem.

This group cares deeply about creators and helping them along their journey. We’re looking for an engineer with an ownership mindset who has deep engineering expertise building developer platforms, empathy for the creators that we serve, and is eager to work on a deliberately small, fast-paced team that ships consistently.

Responsibilities

Own solving problems across the full stack in collaboration with your team
Actively participate in driving the technical direction of our codebase
Collaborate with team members across the organization
Proactively communicate with cross-functional stakeholders, especially in product, engineering, and design
Maintain existing, well-loved platform functionality and features

Requirements

At least eight years building software in a team environment or equivalent experience. Years of experience doesn’t always capture expertise, so we encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate you’re well versed in building software in a team environment.
At least five years working professionally on a Ruby on Rails application.
Experience working with JavaScript and React (or comparable framework)
Experience building and/or integrating with a developer platform (like ours!), app store, or marketplace
Proven ability to design and architect software applications to handle scaling challenges and optimize performance under increased load
Comfortable working remotely in an autonomous environment – you don’t mind asking questions and problem solving in public communication channels
Able to work in US time zones – you don’t have to live in those time zones, but you have to be able to collaborate with your teammates during those times
Belief in our mission, vision, and values

Nice to Haves

Experience writing data-intensive systems that are accessible, scalable, maintainable, and performant
Experience working with MySQL and/or Elasticsearch

Compensation + Perks + Benefits

ConvertKit has standardized salaries based on position, no matter where you live. For this role, we’re hiring at a level 4 ($174,000). Level is determined based on experience and our interview process.

Other benefits include:

Profit Sharing
ConvertKit equity
401k with a 5% match
Monthly medical benefits up to $1,850 a month toward premiums. Dental and vision premiums covered 100%
$4,000 equipment allowance for your first two years, $3,000 budget every following two years
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: ConvertKit 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

How to Apply

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:

30 min – Recruiter screen
45 min – Hiring manager screen
Work sample
60 min – Working session with the team
60 min – Culture contribution chat
30 min – Hiring manager wrap-up

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

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