Design Engineer

We’re looking for a Front-end Engineer with a combination of exceptional taste and technical rigor to own our in-product user experience, marketing website & landing pages as we scale.

You will

• Work closely with Design, Engineering and Growth teams.
• Build performant beautiful, responsive websites and landing pages.
• Help build and maintain Kick's design system.
• Implement creative animations and interactions in code.
• Develop special projects to elevate Kick’s brand.
• Has at least 5 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on front-end development.
• Strong familiarity with React and Typescript.
• Has a sense for great user experience and feel when something is off.
• Pays attention to detail and aims to provide our users with a delightful experience.
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills and enjoys solving user problems.
• Has a collaborative mindset and is open to feedback and iterative processes.
• A portfolio showcasing a range of technical skills, a creative use of code, and prototyping skills in the form of webflow, microsites, webgl or anything else.
• Collaborate through excellent written communication, B2+ English level for verbal communication

Bonus if you

• Enjoy working in startups and have been part of a team during its growth stage
• Have experience of building their own startup or working as a founding engineer
• Have experience with modern frontend libraries (e.g. TanStack Query v4)
• Experience with SMB, SaaS or fintech

Tech

• TypeScript, React, NestJS (If you're familiar with different stack don't hesitate to apply)
• Postgres, Redis
• AWS, Terraform
• OpenAI, Azure AI
• TypeORM, React Query
• Github, Slack, Linear, Figma