Summary
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help shape and scale a modern web experience for a fast-paced, consumer-facing product team. You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver elegant, performant, and maintainable applications using TypeScript, Ruby on Rails and React. This role is ideal for someone who possesses a high level of agency, a "doer" mentality, and the ability to maintain a full product vision while shipping high-quality code at speed.
Core Requirements:
- Mastery of TypeScript, React and Ruby on Rails for building complex, scalable web applications
- 5+ years of professional experience in frontend development with a proven track record of shipping production-grade software
- Demonstrated high level of agency and a proactive "doer" mentality, with the ability to hit the ground running and own features end-to-end
- Demonstrated experience executing comprehensive website rebrandings and implementing new user flows from design-ready specifications
- Proven ability to orchestrate complex backend payment flows and manage the long-tail technical work associated with data transfers
- Strong understanding of API design and the integration of third-party payment processing systems
- Experience ensuring high design-to-dev fidelity while migrating legacy components to a modern, rebranded UI
- Strong product sense and the ability to build for the long term while balancing immediate delivery needs
- Excellent understanding of modern frontend architecture, state management, and performance optimization
- Solid experience with unit testing and a commitment to maintaining high code quality through thoughtful testing practices
- Comfort navigating fast-paced environments and collaborating within cross-functional agile teams
- Strong eye for design-to-dev fidelity and a passion for creating fluid, responsive user interfaces
Nice to Have:
- Full-stack development experience or a strong understanding of backend systems and API design
- Experience working with GraphQL APIs and modern data-fetching libraries
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows for web applications
- Exposure to modern CSS-in-JS libraries or advanced styling frameworks
Why Join Kake
Kake is a remote-first company with a global community, fully believing that it’s not where your table is, but what you bring to the table that matters. We provide top-tier engineering teams to support some of the world’s most innovative companies, and we’ve built a culture where great people stay, grow, and thrive. We’re proud to be more than just a stop along the way in your career - we’re the destination!
The icing on the Kake
💵 Competitive Pay in USD – Work globally, get paid globally.
🏡 Fully Remote – Simply put, we trust you
🌱 Better Me Fund – We invest in your personal growth and passions.
❤️ Compassion is Badass – Join a community that invests in social good.
Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
