Remote Senior / Staff Web Engineer

Description:

• Kindred is a members-only home swapping network that allows individuals to live a travel-rich lifestyle through community engagement.
• The company has raised significant capital from top investors in Silicon Valley, including Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.
• The co-founders have a strong background in building and scaling successful products, with a combined annual revenue of over $1B.
• The role is for a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in building consumer-facing applications using React for web and React Native for mobile.
• As an early engineering hire, the candidate will influence the product across platforms and the technical roadmap.
• Responsibilities include serving as a technology leader, working with co-founders and engineers, architecting and scaling features, developing UI components, optimizing applications, integrating with backend APIs, and mentoring future engineers.

Requirements:

• Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in building consumer-facing applications with expertise in both React and React Native.
• Experience in building, testing, and scaling large-scale web and mobile applications is required.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern frontend/mobile tooling is necessary.
• Experience with architecting scalable frontend and mobile solutions, with Next.js being a strong plus.
• Understanding of native mobile app toolchains (iOS/Android) and their integration with React Native is essential.
• Candidates should have experience in building scalable and reusable UI components and contributing to design systems.
• Strong attention to detail in UI implementation and understanding of consumer-facing UX principles is required.
• Skills in performance optimization techniques for both web and mobile are necessary.
• Demonstrated success as a tech lead or senior contributor on critical projects is preferred.
• Experience at a high-growth stage company is a plus.
• Candidates should be entrepreneurial, motivated by consumer products, and able to make difficult technical tradeoff decisions.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment are essential.
• Comfort with uncertainty and a pragmatic approach to engineering are important traits.

Benefits:

• The base salary offered will depend on work experience, skills, business needs, and market demands.
• Employees will be part of a vibrant, inclusive, and highly skilled team that values team chemistry.
• The company promotes a culture of championship, feedback, and continual development.
• Competitive cash compensation and equity are provided.
• Comprehensive health benefits are included.
• A flexible vacation policy is offered.
• Employees receive unlimited credits to stay at Kindred homes during their employment.
• A $4,000 annual travel stipend is available for travel costs to stay at a Kindred home.
• The work environment is remote-flexible, encouraging team members to travel and work from Kindred HQ in San Francisco.
• Regular offsites are organized to foster team collaboration.