Software Engineer (Growth)

Sokanu; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a full-stack engineer to drive growth and enhance user experiences. This role involves collaborating with data science, engineering, and marketing teams to develop and optimize features that attract and retain users. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development, particularly in Python and Typescript, and possess a keen analytical mindset for A/B testing and data interpretation. Join a dynamic team focused on ethical growth strategies and make a significant impact in expanding the user base of a thriving platform.

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in software engineering or user acquisition marketing.
• Strong coding skills in Python and Typescript.
• Expertise in marketing automation and analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Identify and optimize traffic growth opportunities.
• Build user experiences to drive sign-ups and activation.
• Analyze feature performance using analytics tools.

Skills

Software Engineering

User Acquisition Marketing

Python

Typescript

A/B Testing

Data Analysis

Tools

Google Analytics

Mixpanel

Segment

Optimizely

Django

React

SEM Rush

Job description

Sokanu has grown to 10M yearly users almost exclusively through word-of-mouth and a focus on ethical SEO. To help continue and accelerate this growth, we're seeking to hire a full-stack engineer focused on growth. This will be a largely self-directed role, working in close collaboration with our data science, engineering, and marketing teams to develop, test, and optimize new features focused on helping us expand our audience. Our ideal candidate is user-focused, has a background in software development, and is comfortable running and analyzing A / B and multivariate tests.

Responsibilities

• Identify, implement and optimize traffic growth opportunities and new ways to reach and activate users in our target audience
• Build top-of-funnel user experiences to drive sign-ups and activate users
• Modify existing features and add new features to improve conversions, user retention, and satisfaction
• Investigate launched feature performances by using third-party analytics tools (like Google Analytics or Mixpanel), and iterate on the growth plan according to performance and results
• Closely monitor core metrics and work closely with our data science team to uncover new insights
• Report on KPIs at a regular cadence, bringing forth new opportunities and ideas to scale audience growth and conversions

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, user acquisition marketing, or similar fields
• Strong experience in writing clean, reliable code (we use Python and Typescript)
• Deep understanding of the tools that power marketing automation, experimentation, personalization, attribution, and analytics
• Expertise in implementing third-party tools and integrating them in first-party applications
• Experience with Mixpanel, Segment, Optimizely, Iterable, Amplitude, Google Analytics, or similar products
• Understanding of how to manipulate, analyze and interpret highly complex data
• An analytical mind applying rigour through A / B testing and build / measure / learn cycles
• A mentality of curiosity, creativity, and never giving up

Nice to Haves

• Demonstrated self-management skills
• Previous work at a startup or in bottom-up SaaS growth
• A background in UX or HCI

Relevant Tools at Sokanu

• Python, Django, Typescript, React, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Mixpanel, SEO Rank Monitor, SEM Rush, Adwords, Facebook Ads