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Senior Full Stack Engineer (Real-time Collaboration Tools), London
Posted 24 days 6 hours ago by The Educational Equality Institute
We're currently in a growth phase after Series B funding and are looking for people who can join us as soon as possible.
A little about us
Kittl isn't just another design platform: We're here to transform the way creators work, offering an intuitive platform as a competitive alternative to clunky and outdated traditional design tools
Boasting millions of users only 2 years after launch
Diverse team: 100+ team members from 25+ different countries
Product-led: Product managers, engineers, and designers are at the heart of Kittl
Funding: Kittl has raised more than $50M from some of the most prestigious investors in the world that also have backed companies like Slack, Dropbox and Figma
We have a hybrid working culture with 3 days per week as office days (Mon, Wed, Fri) in our Berlin headquarters. We're growing London as our second location, with an office opening some time in 2025.
Learn more:
Your role at Kittl
As part of a cross-functional team including product managers, developers, designers and a founding team, you will create and develop an amazing product that you will be proud of. The Collaboration team at Kittl enhances the platform by integrating multi-user collaboration features, allowing projects to be shared and worked on simultaneously. The goal is to ensure these features are essential for scaling into new use cases, including marketing and beyond. You know how to make complex things simple, and can work fast and smart at the same time.
What you'll do
Develop real-time collaboration features: Some features you'll create are managing team accounts, real-time co-editing, commenting & sharing, role-based permissions, and project history.
Produce high-quality results: You'll lead and contribute heavily to large cross-functional projects (both frontend and backend) that have a significant impact on the business
Resolve production issues: You'll assist our skilled support team and operations team in triaging production issues
Improve engineering standards: You'll improve tooling and processes
What you'll need
Experience: Minimum 5 years of professional development experience with a focus on TypeScript, React, and Node.js
Real-time communication / collaboration feature development: Recent professional development experience with WebSocket or Socket.IO for real-time collaboration tools. Experience with CRDT or Yjs a plus
Testing: Strong proficiency with unit, integration and E2E testing
ORM & SQL: Experience writing raw SQL, familiarity with ORM tools a plus
Cloud: Knowledge of AWS, familiarity with static hosting platforms such as Vercel a plus
CI/CD: Understanding of Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery processes
Interview process:
Recruiter interview
Technical take home assignment
Technical interview
Leadership interviews with Director of Engineering & CTO (30 minutes each)
Bar raiser interview with Founders Associate, right hand to CEO (30 minutes)
Benefits
30 vacation days per year for all employees
An allowance of 50 working days per year (10 weeks, if you count the weekend) of fully remote work from anywhere in the world, as long as you maintain common working hours (11am to 5pm CET)
Common working hours are 11am to 5pm CET, with the rest of your working time being flexible so you can work in a style that suits you best (early riser or a night owl)
Premium WeWork All Access account, so you can work in any global WeWork space
You'll be working with a truly product-led company with PM's, engineers and designers at the heart of the company
Regular team events and offsites
At Kittl, we embrace diversity and value every team member's unique background, identity, and experience. We're all about respect, honesty, and inclusivity. Together, we create a safe and supportive work environment where everyone thrives. Join us on this exciting journey of making our company and product even better!