Seeking a Senior/Staff Product Engineer to design, build, and ship user-focused features, enhance software development processes, and explore new technologies in a full-stack web applications environment.
About Kick
Kick is an applied AI company building accounting software that does the work for you. We’ve raised $20M from OpenAI Startup Fund, General Catalyst and Google Ventures to help millions of entrepreneurs automate the boring stuff, so they can focus on what matters most.
About the RoleWe’re going through significant traction and looking to work a senior/staff Product Engineer with a track record of building intuitive, performant end-to-end product experiences and is interested in making what they build feel like “magic” because AI is doing real work behind the scenes.
You will- Work closely with the CEO, Operations, AI and Design teams to ship user-facing features with beautiful and scalable UI components
- Redefine best-in-class software development processes to build an industry leading product
- Continuously research and evaluate new technologies to improve the speed, scalability, and performance of our systems
- 5+ years of experience in building and shipping full-stack production web applications
- Are fluent in modern frontend (React/Typescript) tooling while maintaining robust server-side logic
- Experience with current infrastructure (AWS, GCP) architecture and design patterns
- Enjoy iterating quickly with users to deliver polished user-focused features
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with use of modern LLMs and developer tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc)
- Experience in entrepreneurship, fintech or SaaS
- TypeScript, React, Node.js
- AWS, Terraform
- Postgres
- OpenAI, Azure AI
- Github, Slack, Linear, Figma, Notion
- Downtown Palo Alto, in person, 4 days per week
- 1 block from the Palo Alto Caltrain Express stop
- Candidates should be based in the Bay Area or open to relocation
- $200,000-$300,000 per year + meaningful equity
- Employee-friendly equity (QSBS eligible)
- 100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Apple laptop/headset, health/commuter stipends
- Daily snacks, lunch and unlimited Verve coffee
We’re building a world-class team of creative thinkers and doers from diverse backgrounds. If you’re excited by this role, even if your experience isn’t a perfect match, we’d love to hear from you.
Kick (kick.co) Palo Alto, California, USA Office
530 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94301
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