Senior Backend Engineer

October 15

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Description

• Kindred is a members-only home swapping network that unlocks the ability to live a travel-rich lifestyle through the power of community. • By exchanging primary residences with trusted peers, renters and owners alike can match with Kindred spirits and explore new destinations without breaking the bank. • We are on a mission to build a sharing economy that lives up to the name, and we’ve raised $26.5M+ from some of the best investors in Silicon Valley to do so. • The co-founders are proven leaders from the early team at proptech company Opendoor ($15B+ exit), and have each separately built and scaled products that today do $1B+ annual revenue combined. • We’re looking for the world’s top builders, executors, and believers to join us on this ride. • We're looking for a thought partner who is motivated by the opportunity to build an iconic consumer product that will shape the future of travel.

Requirements

• Have 5+ years of technical experience as a backend software engineer • Have experience crafting robust backends and database structures that can both scale with user volume as well as business complexity • Have some experience with devops (setting up CI/CD, containerization, etc.) • Have worked with service providers like AWS, configured CDNs, used Heroku, etc. • Have demonstrated success operating as a tech lead on critical projects at previous roles • Have prior experience at a high-growth stage company • Are an entrepreneur at heart who is excited about bringing new experiences to the world • Are motivated by consumer products and building platforms that become cornerstones of consumer behavior • Have the ability to exercise strong judgment and make difficult technical tradeoff decisions • Are an excellent listener and strong communicator, working well cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment • Are comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity • Enjoy the process of making something new and unknown • Have a pragmatic approach to engineering — you’re not dogmatic and know how to choose the best tool or process for the job at hand • Come to work with energy, humility, and positivity

Benefits

• At Kindred, we know that good things happen when we look out for one another. • Our openings span more than one career level. The starting salary for this role is between $170,000 and $220,000 USD. The provided salary depends on many factors, such as work experience, and transferable skills, business needs and impact, and market demands. • A vibrant, inclusive, and highly skilled team that ferociously protects team chemistry • A culture of championship(vs. just mentorship), feedback, and continual development • Competitive cash compensation and equity • Unlimited vacation policy • Full health benefits • UNLIMITED free stays at Kindred homes during your time as an employee • Quarterly $1,000 travel stipend to use toward travel costs to stay at a Kindred home • Remote-flexible work environment. We encourage team members to travel and adventure! • Global WeWork passes so you can work comfortably from wherever you are • Regular offsites to co-locate with the team