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Senior/Staff Product Engineer

Kick

Palo Alto, CAJob$200–300K/yrPosted 8mo agoStill listed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$200–300K/yr
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Kick is hiring a Senior/Staff Product Engineer. Kick is an applied AI company developing accounting software to automate tasks for entrepreneurs. They are seeking a senior/staff Product Engineer with a proven track record of building intuitive, performant end-to-end product experiences. The ideal candidate is interested in creating "magic" through AI-driven solutions and will work closely with various teams to ship user-facing features.

Key focus areas include Work closely with the CEO, Operations, AI and Design teams to ship user-facing features, Redefine best-in-class software development processes to build an industry leading product, and Continuously research and evaluate new technologies to improve speed, scalability, and performance.

Successful candidates bring 5+ Years Of Building And Shipping Full-Stack Production Web Applications and Based In Bay Area Or Open To Relocation. Important skills include Building Intuitive End-to-End Product Experiences, Shipping User-Facing Features, Building Scalable UI Components, Redefining Software Development Processes, Researching New Technologies, and Evaluating New Technologies. Preferred (not required): Modern LLMs, Cursor, and Claude Code.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Building Intuitive End-to-End Product ExperiencesShipping User-Facing FeaturesBuilding Scalable UI ComponentsRedefining Software Development ProcessesResearching New TechnologiesEvaluating New TechnologiesModern Frontend ToolingReactTypeScriptRobust Server-Side LogicAWSGCPInfrastructure ArchitectureInfrastructure Design PatternsIterating Quickly With UsersDelivering Polished User-Focused FeaturesCommunicationNode.jsTerraformPostgreSQLOpenAIAzure AIGitHubSlackLinearFigmaNotionModern LLMsCursorClaude Code

Qualifications

5+ Years of Building and Shipping Full-Stack Production Web ApplicationsBased in Bay Area or Open to RelocationExperience in EntrepreneurshipExperience in FintechExperience in SaaS

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Full job description

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 Role We’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 We're looking for someone with
  • 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 Bonus if you
  • Experience with use of modern LLMs and developer tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc)
  • Experience in entrepreneurship, fintech or SaaS Our tech
  • TypeScript, React, Node.js
  • AWS, Terraform
  • Postgres
  • OpenAI, Azure AI
  • Github, Slack, Linear, Figma, Notion Location
  • 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 What we offer
  • $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.

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