Senior Fullstack (TypeScript/React) Engineer

Kake; Canada; Remote; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay in USD

Fully Remote Work

Better Me Fund

Community Focus on Social Good

Job summary

A forward-thinking tech company in Canada is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape and scale modern web applications using TypeScript, Ruby on Rails, and React. You will closely collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, maintainable applications. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of frontend development experience and a strong product sense. This remote-first company is dedicated to personal growth and offers competitive pay in USD along with a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Mastery of TypeScript and React for building complex, scalable web applications.
• 5+ years of professional experience in frontend development.
• Strong product sense with an ability to balance delivery needs.
• Understanding of modern frontend architecture and performance.
• Comfort working in cross-functional agile teams.

Responsibilities

• Shape and scale a modern web experience for a consumer-facing product team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver high-quality code.
• Maintain a full product vision while shipping maintainable applications.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Ruby on Rails

Frontend Development

Agile Collaboration

Tools

GraphQL

CSS-in-JS Libraries

Job description

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help shape and scale a modern web experience for a fast-paced, consumer-facing product team. You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver elegant, performant, and maintainable applications using TypeScript, Ruby on Rails and React. This role is ideal for someone who possesses a high level of agency, a "doer" mentality, and the ability to maintain a full product vision while shipping high-quality code at speed.

Core Requirements

• Mastery of TypeScript and React for building complex, scalable web applications.
• 5+ years of professional experience in frontend development with a proven track record of shipping production-grade software.
• Experience working with Ruby on Rails (or interest in a product where RoR is core)
• Prior experience in the Trading, Brokerage, or Wealth Management industries.
• Demonstrated high level of agency and a proactive "doer" mentality, with the ability to hit the ground running and own features end-to-end.
• Strong product sense and the ability to build for the long term while balancing immediate delivery needs.
• Excellent understanding of modern frontend architecture, state management, and performance optimization.
• Solid experience with unit testing and a commitment to maintaining high code quality through thoughtful testing practices.
• Comfort navigating fast-paced environments and collaborating within cross-functional agile teams.
• Strong eye for design-to-dev fidelity and a passion for creating fluid, responsive user interfaces.

Nice to Have

• Full-stack development experience or a strong understanding of backend systems and API design.
• Experience working with GraphQL APIs and modern data-fetching libraries.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows for web applications.
• Exposure to modern CSS-in-JS libraries or advanced styling frameworks.

Why Join Kake?

Kake is a remote-first company with a global community, fully believing that it’s not where your table is, but what you bring to the table that matters. We provide top-tier engineering teams to support some of the world’s most innovative companies, and we’ve built a culture where great people stay, grow, and thrive. We’re proud to be more than just a stop along the way in your career - we’re the destination.

The icing on the Kake:

💵 Competitive Pay in USD – Work globally, get paid globally.

🏡 Fully Remote – Simply put, we trust you.

🌱 Better Me Fund – We invest in your personal growth and passions.

❤️ Compassion is Badass – Join a community that invests in social good.