Kira · 16 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Infrastructure Focus)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $230K/yr
5+ years expKira Learning is a rapidly growing startup focused on transforming educational experiences through AI technologies. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will own core backend systems and infrastructure, shipping impactful features and improving product foundations while collaborating closely with product teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)EducationEdTechE-LearningMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Ship impactful, end-to-end features that improve student and teacher experiences
Help set and evolve technical direction, translating business goals into pragmatic technical plans
Improve product and engineering foundations, including code quality, observability, CI/CD, and developer tooling
Own operational excellence, addressing performance, scalability, security, reliability, and incident response
Partner closely with product managers and designers on UX, interaction design, and execution
Participate across the full lifecycle: prototyping, testing, rollout, and ongoing support
Provide technical leadership through design discussions, code reviews, and mentorship
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience
Strong backend experience (e.g., Kotlin, Python, Go, Rust, Scala), with willingness to ramp up on Kira's stack (Kotlin, Python)
Ability to own technical decisions and execute with minimal guidance in ambiguous environments
Hands-on experience operating production systems and cloud infrastructure (ideally AWS)
Experience designing APIs, working with relational databases (e.g., MySQL), and shipping complex systems
Familiarity with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and reliable deployment practices
Clear written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment with changing priorities
A positive, can-do attitude. You're not deterred by minor setbacks and are able to swiftly overcome ambiguity
Impeccable attention to detail
Preferred
Extensive experience contributing to frontend codebases (e.g., React, TypeScript)
Experience with integrating LLM-backed services, including API usage, evaluation, and operational considerations
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance, including a medical insurance plan with 100% coverage of employee premiums.
Flexible PTO policy and company holidays
Lunch stipend daily
Company
Kira
Kira is an AI company that creates innovative tools and solutions to support educators, students, and administrators.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$22.5MKey Investors
New Enterprise AssociatesAI Fund,New Enterprise AssociatesAI Fund
2023-05-08Series A· $15M
2022-06-07Seed· $6M
2022-01-16Pre Seed· $1.5M
Leadership Team
Andrea Pasinetti
Co-Founder, CEO
Sarah Stern
Director of Customer Success & Partnerships
Recent News
2025-10-15
2025-08-30
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