Staff Software Engineer, Architecture Team
Kipsu is rooted in a simple, yet profound goal: Elevate service professionals to the center of the customer experience, transforming transactional interactions into fully-developed relationships. As one of the Twin Cities' leading tech companies, Kipsu has cultivated a reputation for strong company culture, providing exemplary service to our customer partners, and investing in the growth of our team members. This role is crucial to the significant, sustainable growth and continued expansion forecasted for Kipsu's near future.
THE OPPORTUNITY
As a Staff Software Engineer at Kipsu, you will bring your experience and instincts in software development to first gain a broad understanding of what we do and then develop deep domain expertise in at least one specific area, advising and educating the team and influencing strategy in that area. You'll join and help shape a team of full stack engineers that fosters a culture of mentorship, collaborative problem-solving, and continuous improvement. Our tech stack includes apps and services in PHP, JavaScript/Node.js, Kotlin, Python,TypeScript, React, and Swift, and we are constantly iterating on our core web app, API, mobile apps, analytics stack, AI/machine learning and natural language processing services to mature our platform and deliver more value for our customers.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Write code that serves as a definitive example for more junior engineers
- Clearly articulate design decisions and make informed decisions about what takes priority
- Propose options and solutions for issues that lack obvious answers or precise definitions
- Be a leader of our code and engineering culture
- Shape the direction of system designs with less experienced engineers
- Have final code review and merge responsibility for a product area, system area, or squad
- Conceive, document, and advocate for consistent use of design patterns and code practices for the whole team
- Develop expertise with inter-system communication and related concepts like queues, fault tolerance, scalability
- Ask thoughtful and relevant questions to analysts and other business stakeholders in order to better solve the problem at hand
- Make improvements to modules/libraries/services and go out of your way to help others learn from it
- Document and share knowledge to enable others to learn, improve, and achieve
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- Technical Lead Experience (Sr. Level with-in a small group)
- Technical skills in multiple languages and platforms
- Mentorship of Junior Level Engineers
- Experience with infrastructure, cloud (AWS), DevOps practices
- An enthusiasm for software that just works (and a healthy dose of irritation when it doesn't)
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Persistence in reaching your goals, even when you've run into some obstacles along the way
- Passion for not only writing code, but for building a team and culture that we can be collectively proud of and continue to grow for years to come
WHAT MAKES KIPSU DIFFERENT
- We're a solid, stable company, and we enthusiastically embrace our founding startup spirit- everyone pitching in and working to the same goals.
- Our culture- We have a team of highly motivated colleagues who are all in it together. We all succeed as one, and we all learn from our mistakes holding our interdependence in high regard.
- Our unique philosophy- we bootstrapped this company ourselves and are in it for the long-term. There is a distinct sense of purpose and ownership at Kipsu as we do things on our own terms.
- Remarkable growth- with nearly a decade of advancement, we continue to accelerate. It's an exciting time to be here.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT HERE
- Unity- Everyone here is committed to the same mission. Our core values are not platitudes but our pact. We believe in the best in each other while always reaching to be better.
- Transparency- Our leadership gets into the details. We all gather for weekly space to discover how each team is doing so that we have a full understanding of the business and think like a CEO.
- Trust- Our team members are given the trust and license to excel at their jobs, and are supported along the way to continuously grow.
- Mentorship - We all have more to learn and something to teach. The lessons are beyond technical. We celebrate our busy hive of shared growth.
- Respect- Our success and future as an industry leader depend on actionable commitment to cultivating a diverse and equitable team. Everyone here has a voice that is heard and respected. We seek open and honest conversation on our journey to be active stewards of our shared communities.
- Purpose- Everyone here is closely connected to the result of their work. Every day our team gets to see the impact of what they do enhancing the value of our customers' work in their own professions. Our goals are explicitly tethered to our mission of building relationships.
One last thing - At Kipsu, we believe that our values, success, and future as a leader in our industry require a vibrant and diverse workforce. This is one of the many challenges we seek to solve, and we are intentional and active in recruiting talent of all identities and building an environment that is inclusive of all backgrounds. We need your contribution to our team. Please consider rolling up your sleeves and joining us on our journey.