Senior Software Engineer

Kami; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kami is hiring an experienced software engineer in Auckland. You will design, develop, test, and deploy features that enhance the product experience for teachers and students.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams and own backend/frontend tasks while ensuring performance, security, and reliability. The role suits someone with strong product sense and autonomous work style, comfortable partnering with customers and internal teams to deliver outcomes that align with Kami’s growth and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript with backend exposure.
• Strong Python or Go skills and cloud knowledge.
• Experience with web technologies, APIs, and scalable systems.
• Familiarity with agile workflows and collaborative development.
• Ability to debug complex systems and write clean code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy new features to improve user experience.
• Maintain and enhance existing functionality for performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers to translate feedback into technical solutions.
• Contribute to backend and frontend codebases with focus on security and stability.
• Mentor teammates and drive improvement of engineering processes.

Skills

6+ years experience

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

Go

Web technologies

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

API development

Job description

About Kami

Kami is a thriving organisation filled to the brim with talented, creative, and passionate people! It’s hard not to love what you do when our leading digital classroom platform offers meaningful solutions to over 50 million users worldwide, empowering students and supporting teachers!

You’ll be joining at a pretty magical time. Kami’s user base is growing by the day. With over 170 team members across the world, we couldn’t be prouder of the accomplishments and milestones we’ve achieved to date. Now, this is your chance to join our team and become an integral member of Kami’s growth, while shaping your own future (and having fun doing it)!

The Opportunity

As an engineer for this forward-thinking scaleup, you will not be locked in the backroom implementing specs sheets—you’ll be talking to the customers/teachers who already love their product and figuring out how to make it work even better for them. This position will suit an Engineer with a good product sense who is comfortable working relatively autonomously but who can also collaborate well both internally and externally.

This opportunity is based in our fully renovated Auckland office. We have a hybrid arrangement of Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in office. Tuesdays and Thursdays are work from home.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, test, and deploy new features that improve user experience and support Kami’s product goals.
• Maintain and enhance existing functionality to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams

• Work closely with product, design, and other engineering team members to translate ideas and user feedback into well-structured technical solutions.
• Build strong relationships across the company to support seamless development workflows.

Contribute to backend and frontend code bases

• Maintain and improve our frontend and backend systems, ensuring stability and security.
• Investigate bugs and implement reliable fixes. Ensure that issues are addressed promptly and solutions are delivered in a way that improves long-term code health.

Support product evolution through user feedback

• Incorporate user insights and feedback to inform the development of new features and enhancements.
• Contribute ideas that support both user satisfaction and business goals.

Proactively support and drive continuous improvement

• Review and refine our engineering processes, tooling, and workflows to increase efficiency and streamline prioritisation across teams.

Mentor and support team members

• Share knowledge and support the professional growth of fellow engineers through mentorship, code reviews, and technical guidance.

What You’ll Bring

• 6+ years of experience in a software engineering role
• Strong proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go)
• Experience working with web technologies and cloud infrastructure
• Familiarity with scalable backend systems and API development
• Comfortable with agile workflows and collaborative development
• Experience debugging complex systems and writing clean, maintainable code

Why Kami?

We’re building a high performance, best in class team to help capitalize on our exciting momentum, and continue scaling Kami's magic and making a difference to schools, students, and teachers. With Kami, you’ll have

• A people-first employer that is on an inspiring mission to build the future of education while changing the lives of millions
• High calibre and diverse team ranging from successful startup veterans, to Fortune 500 and big tech professionals
• Continuous learning and development opportunities, including subsidised course fees, certifications, conferences, and free access to Udemy and more
• A strong mission; the satisfaction of knowing you’re not only helping modern-day superheroes, aka teachers but also helping them shape the minds of future generations all across the globe
• Happy customers: Helping thousands of schools worldwide through the digital transformation of education for the 21st century. Just read our reviews.

• Huge potential: Already used by 70M users in 175 countries. One of the most popular and fastest-growing EdTech platforms worldwide.

If you’re looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to impact the lives of millions.