Software Engineer

- WHO WE ARE -

At Kana Systems we empower trusted, smart decisions with innovative technology solutions for customers in the realm of data analytics, business intelligence, and software development. Our products harness AI/ML features offering a no-code interface that empowers non-technical personnel to navigate, analyze, and leverage data - including sensitive data. A key area of our business is in defense and national security solutions.

We are agile-powered, with a focus on user-centered design and lean product development. Our core values are Aloha Spirit, Grit, and Results-Driven. Aloha Spirit is helping others to flourish.

- WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR -

Kana Systems is looking for a full-stack software engineer who is hungry to grow our technologies, our company, and their career. They take pride in and value their work, and they have a drive to propel the company’s software forward.

HOW HYBRID IS THIS ROLE?

The majority of the work completed will be performed in a remote environment, however, there are a few key reasons that you might be expected to occasionally attend in-person interactions, such as:

• Customer-specific meetings (e.g., stakeholder discussions, discovery interviews and/or observations, software development on classified networks)
• Company culture events (e.g., holiday parties, company anniversaries)
• In-house hackathons
• Developer brainstorming and whiteboard sessions (~once a month)

Are you…

• Detail-oriented with good time management habits?
• A helpful and empathic problem solver?
• An expert communicator, collaborator, and relationship builder?
• Open to new experiences and a technology early adopter?
• A self starter - worked on something of your own before such as a startup, an open-source project, or something else? We love initiative!

- COMPENSATION -

• $100K - $135K salary, based on experience.
• Full-Time, Salaried.
• Every other Friday off, known at Kana Systems as “Pau Hana” Fridays. We are intentional about giving the team as many 4 day weekends as possible.
• 401(K), up to 5% company match!
• Professional Development Reimbursement.
• Work From Home Equipment Reimbursement.
• Mostly remote team, primarily located in Nebraska.
• Medical, Vision, & Dental insurance premiums 100% paid by the company for the individual employee.

- WHAT YOU WILL DO -

You will be helping our Solutions Team build software products by:

• Living out Kana Systems’ culture and values with every interaction and task.
• Demonstrating your engineering passion, initiative, innovation, and creativity.
• Collaborating closely with developers, project managers, and designers as a key part of an autonomous, agile Product Team.
• Diving into difficult problems and successfully delivering high quality results on schedule.
• Writing and reviewing code.
• Leveraging your experience to provide programming and design insights to team members.
• Learning and incorporating the latest and greatest AI tools.
• Developing, testing, and refining algorithms and techniques for transforming data from disparate sources into actionable insights.
• Working with Product Team architects and engineers to develop a variety of data products in batch and real-time.

- QUALIFICATIONS -

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have at least 3 years professional full stack software engineering experience.
• Should have a strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Location preference in order of priority: Nebraska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri.
• Our Tech Stack: .NET, C#, React, MongoDB, CSS, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Git.
• Preferred Experience: SQL, Docker, and Azure.
• Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
• Nice-to-Haves: TS or Secret clearance, prior experience in defense or government, NoSQL, AI technologies, using third party APIs, building APIs, Linux, knowledge or experience with data science and/or data engineering.

Salary : $100,000 - $135,000