Senior Software Engineer - Developer Platform
ConvertKit is a powerful marketing platform built for creators, by creators. We help creators grow and monetize their audience with ease.
$174,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Remote
51 - 100 Employees
10+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS
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Description For Senior Software Engineer - Developer Platform
ConvertKit is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Developer Platform team. You'll be responsible for building out the extensibility platform that furthers our mission to help creators earn a living online. The ConvertKit developer platform enables creators to bring their existing apps and integrations right into ConvertKit.
We're looking for an engineer with:
- An ownership mindset
- Deep engineering expertise in building developer platforms
- Empathy for the creators we serve
- Eagerness to work on a deliberately small, fast-paced team that ships consistently
Responsibilities include:
- Owning problem-solving across the full stack in collaboration with your team
- Actively participating in driving the technical direction of our codebase
- Collaborating with team members across the organization
- Proactively communicating with cross-functional stakeholders
- Maintaining existing, well-loved platform functionality and features
Requirements:
- At least ten years building software in a team environment or equivalent experience
- At least six years working professionally on a Ruby on Rails application
- Experience writing data-intensive systems that are accessible, scalable, maintainable, and performant
- Proven ability to design and architect software applications to handle scaling challenges
- Comfortable working remotely in an autonomous environment
- Able to work in US time zones
We offer competitive compensation, profit sharing, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401k matching, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.
Join us in our mission to help creators earn $1 billion using our creator marketing platform. Apply now to be part of our 100% independent and 100% remote team!
Last updated 3 months ago
Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer - Developer Platform
- 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 For Senior Software Engineer - Developer Platform
Ruby
JavaScript
React
Cassandra
MySQL
- At least ten years building software in a team environment or equivalent experience
- At least six years working professionally on a Ruby on Rails application
- Experience writing data-intensive systems that are accessible, scalable, maintainable, and performant
- 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
- Able to work in US time zones
- Belief in our mission, vision, and values
Benefits For Senior Software Engineer - Developer Platform
401k
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Equity
Parental Leave
- 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
- Four-week, paid sabbatical after five years with the team
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