What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Software Engineer, Core Services position at Kandji?
About Kandji
Kandji is the Apple device management and security platform that empowers secure and productive global work. With Kandji, Apple devices transform themselves into enterprise-ready endpoints, with all the right apps, settings, and security systems in place. Through advanced automation and thoughtful experiences, we’re bringing much-needed harmony to the way IT, InfoSec, and Apple device users work today and tomorrow.
Some of the smartest money in tech has partnered with Kandji to realize our vision, including Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, First Round Capital, and Okta Ventures. In July 2024, Kandji raised $100 million in capital from General Catalyst, bringing Kandji’s valuation to $850 Million.
Since Kandji’s Series C in 2021, the company has seen a 600% increase in annual recurring revenue, and its customer base has grown nearly 4X across 40 industries. Notable customers include Allbirds, Canva, and Notion, and the company has partnerships with such industry giants as ServiceNow, AWS, and Okta.
Kandji was also named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup List 2023 and recognized as a top venture-backed startup with the potential to reach unicorn status.
The Opportunity
As a Staff Software Engineer, Core Services , you will play a key role in building and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers Kandji’s multiple product lines. Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering for Core Services, you will work on the reliability, scalability, and security of Kandji’s core shared services. This newly formed team will focus on enabling rapid innovation by developing and maintaining foundational components that support our broader engineering organization.
You will collaborate closely with other development teams to decompose monolithic applications into well-structured services, build self-serve infrastructure capabilities, and develop shared services that enhance developer productivity. The Core Services team owns and maintains essential components such as the API Gateway, Service Mesh, Real-Time Communication (MQTT), and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. This role requires participation in an on-call rotation to ensure platform stability and reliability.
How You Will Make a Difference Day to Day:
Minimum Qualifications:
At Kandji we believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those from all backgrounds and varying experiences.
Kandji is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status or any other status protected by applicable law.
Kandji is the Apple device management and security platform that empowers secure and productive global work. With Kandji, Apple devices transform themselves into enterprise-ready endpoints, with all the right apps, settings, and security systems in place. Through advanced automation and thoughtful experiences, we’re bringing much-needed harmony to the way IT, InfoSec, and Apple device users work today and tomorrow.
Some of the smartest money in tech has partnered with Kandji to realize our vision, including Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, First Round Capital, and Okta Ventures. In July 2024, Kandji raised $100 million in capital from General Catalyst, bringing Kandji’s valuation to $850 Million.
Since Kandji’s Series C in 2021, the company has seen a 600% increase in annual recurring revenue, and its customer base has grown nearly 4X across 40 industries. Notable customers include Allbirds, Canva, and Notion, and the company has partnerships with such industry giants as ServiceNow, AWS, and Okta.
Kandji was also named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup List 2023 and recognized as a top venture-backed startup with the potential to reach unicorn status.
The Opportunity
As a Staff Software Engineer, Core Services , you will play a key role in building and maintaining the critical infrastructure that powers Kandji’s multiple product lines. Reporting to the Senior Director of Engineering for Core Services, you will work on the reliability, scalability, and security of Kandji’s core shared services. This newly formed team will focus on enabling rapid innovation by developing and maintaining foundational components that support our broader engineering organization.
You will collaborate closely with other development teams to decompose monolithic applications into well-structured services, build self-serve infrastructure capabilities, and develop shared services that enhance developer productivity. The Core Services team owns and maintains essential components such as the API Gateway, Service Mesh, Real-Time Communication (MQTT), and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. This role requires participation in an on-call rotation to ensure platform stability and reliability.
How You Will Make a Difference Day to Day:
- Build and Maintain Core Services: Design, develop, and optimize critical infrastructure components, ensuring they are secure, scalable, and maintainable.
- Improve Reliability and Scalability: Implement best practices for system architecture and operations, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Drive Innovation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities to enhance the developer experience and introduce new services that accelerate product development.
- Enable Engineering Excellence: Define and implement best practices in software engineering, CI/CD, and observability.
- Optimize Performance: Analyze and enhance system performance, ensuring low latency, high throughput, and minimal downtime.
- Participate in On-Call Rotation: Ensure the reliability and uptime of mission-critical services by participating in on-call duties and responding to incidents as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 7 years of professional software engineering experience.
- Strong proficiency in backend programming languages (e.g., Go, Python, Java, or similar).
- Experience working in a B2B SaaS company with multiple product lines.
- Deep understanding of service-oriented architecture and microservices best practices.
- Prior experience in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
- Ability to identify problems/opportunities, break them down into critical parts, and design scalable solutions.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and deployment strategies.
- Familiarity with content delivery networks (CDNs) and caching strategies.
- Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and/or gRPC.
- Experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure high-quality software.
- Experience with Docker and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or ECS.
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases such as Postgres or MySQL.
- Strong experience with peer code reviews, offering and receiving constructive feedback to maintain and elevate coding standards.
- Experience with API gateways (e.g., Kong, AWS API Gateway).
- Familiarity with service meshes (e.g., Dapr, Linkerd, Istio).
- Experience with event-driven architectures and message brokers (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, RabbitMQ).
- Hands-on experience with MQTT and IoT protocols.
- Experience with observability tools and practices, including distributed tracing, logging, and monitoring.
- Familiarity with security and compliance best practices in cloud environments.
- Competitive salary
- 100% individual and dependent medical dental vision coverage
- 401(k) with a 4% company match
- 20 days PTO
- Kandji Wellness Week the first week in July
- Equity for full-time employees
- Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Modern Health - Mental Health Benefits - Individual and Dependents
- Fertility Benefits
- Working Advantage Employee Discounts
- Free onsite fitness center
- Free parking
- Lunch 5 days/week
- Exciting opportunities for career growth
- An outstanding, inclusive culture
At Kandji we believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those from all backgrounds and varying experiences.
Kandji is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status or any other status protected by applicable law.
