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Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Focus)

Kira, New York

Kira has this job in 1 other place

San Francisco

Posted pay

$180K–$250K

a year

Location: New York
Work type: Hybrid
Level: Senior
Experience: 8+ years
Skills in the job text: Python
TypeScript
React
Go
Rust
Kotlin
MySQL
Scala
Posted: Sep 16, 2026
Last check: 3 h ago
Job type: Software engineering

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The role

We live in a world where technology is rapidly changing the educational experiences of students and teachers everywhere, and we have the opportunity to shape how this change takes place. It is Kira Learning mission to harness transformative AI technologies to make world-class teaching and learning accessible to everyone. As an engineer at Kira, you will lead crucial projects and initiatives that have never been done before, and you will have the opportunity to help us build products that improve teaching and learning experiences across the world.

https://kira-learning.com/’s

Kira is a rapidly growing startup backed by top-tier Venture Capital funds including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Andrew Ng’s AI Fund https://aifund.ai/, and Primavera. This is a full-time position that requires flexibility with work hours and availability outside of regular business hours. We have offices in San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY and we ask that employees work from one of the two locations and come into the office in-person 4 days a week.

What you will do

Own and ship polished, end-to-end product features that improve student and teacher experiences
Partner closely with product managers and designers on UX, interaction design, and visual quality
Help shape frontend and full-stack technical direction, translating product goals into pragmatic implementation plans
Improve product quality, performance, accessibility, and maintainability across the frontend codebase
Contribute across the full development lifecycle, including prototyping, testing, rollout, and support
Collaborate with engineers to design APIs and deliver cohesive end-to-end solutions

What you need

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience
8+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience
Strong React and Typescript experience, with ownership of production-grade user-facing features used by hundreds of thousands to millions of users
Experience building modern web applications using TypeScript and React
Strong CSS skills, with experience using systems such as Tailwind, SCSS
Solid backend experience (e.g., Kotlin, Python, Go, Rust, Scala), with willingness to ramp up on Kira’s stack (Kotlin, Python)
Solid full-stack fundamentals, including working with APIs and relational databases (e.g., MySQL)
Experience owning, leading, and shipping complex features with minimal guidance
2+ years experience mentoring and/or managing junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and high-quality delivery
Familiarity with automated testing and CI/CD practices for reliable frontend delivery
Ability to communicate clearly about technical and product tradeoffs with both technical and non-technical partners
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment with evolving requirements
(Preferred) Experience integrating and shipping features backed by LLMs or AI APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic)

Pay and benefits

Competitive compensation and equity. For applicants in the US, the salary range for this role is $180,000 - $250,000+, depending on relevant considerations like professional experience and related skill sets.
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, including a medical insurance plan with 100% coverage of employee premiums.
Flexible PTO policy and company holidays.
DoorDash credit for lunch daily.
Wellhub Membership: 100% company-paid access to premium gym networks (Orangetheory, SoulCycle), 60+ wellness apps (Headspace, MyFitnessPal, Apple Fitness+), and 1:1 coaching sessions spanning fitness, mental health, nutrition, and sleep.
Dog friendly office 🐶.

Legal notes

At Kira, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Kira believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Selection for employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

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Kira will make a conditional job offer in line with local, state and federal laws, and a subsequent criminal, education, and employment history background check will then be issued.

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This base pay is near the median for senior software engineering jobs in New York.

Median: $207K a year
Other jobs in the group: 655

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