Senior/Staff Product Engineer

kick; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (QSBS eligible)

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Laptop provided

Stipends for health and commuting

Snacks, lunch, Verve coffee

Job summary

Kick builds accounting software with AI-powered automation. The company seeks a senior/staff Product Engineer to create intuitive, scalable user experiences and to push the product toward a world-class standard.

You will collaborate with the CEO, AI, design, and operations to ship polished features and improve the product through iterative experimentation. Ideal candidates have 5+ years shipping full-stack apps, strong React/TypeScript frontend skills, and solid cloud experience (AWS/GCP).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in building and shipping full-stack production web applications.
• Fluent in modern frontend (React/Typescript) tooling while maintaining robust server-side logic.
• Experience with AWS or GCP architecture and design patterns.
• Enjoy iterating quickly with users to deliver polished user-focused features.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the CEO, Operations, AI and Design teams to ship user-facing features with beautiful and scalable UI components.
• Redefine best-in-class software development processes to build an industry leading product.
• Continuously research and evaluate new technologies to improve speed, scalability, and performance.

Skills

years of experience

React

TypeScript

AWS

GCP

communication

Tools

React

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

Terraform

Postgres

Job description

About Kick

Kick is an applied AI company building accounting software that does the work for you. We've raised $20M from OpenAI Startup Fund, General Catalyst and Google Ventures to help millions of entrepreneurs automate the boring stuff, so they can focus on what matters most.

About the Role

We're going through significant traction and looking to work a senior/staff Product Engineer with a track record of building intuitive, performant end-to-end product experiences and is interested in making what they build feel like "magic" because AI is doing real work behind the scenes.

You will

• Work closely with the CEO, Operations, AI and Design teams to ship user-facing features with beautiful and scalable UI components
• Redefine best-in-class software development processes to build an industry leading product
• Continuously research and evaluate new technologies to improve the speed, scalability, and performance of our systems

We're looking for someone with

• 5+ years of experience in building and shipping full-stack production web applications
• Are fluent in modern frontend (React/Typescript) tooling while maintaining robust server-side logic
• Experience with current infrastructure (AWS, GCP) architecture and design patterns
• Enjoy iterating quickly with users to deliver polished user-focused features
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Bonus if you

• Experience with use of modern LLMs and developer tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc)
• Experience in entrepreneurship, fintech or SaaS

Our tech

• TypeScript, React, Node.js
• AWS, Terraform
• Postgres
• OpenAI, Azure AI
• Github, Slack, Linear, Figma, Notion

Location

• Downtown Palo Alto, in person, 4 days per week
• 1 block from the Palo Alto Caltrain Express stop
• Candidates should be based in the Bay Area or open to relocation

What we offer

• $200,000-$300,000 per year + meaningful equity
• Employee-friendly equity (QSBS eligible)
• 100% employer paid medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Apple laptop/headset, health/commuter stipends
• Daily snacks, lunch and unlimited Verve coffee

We're building a world-class team of creative thinkers and doers from diverse backgrounds. If you're excited by this role, even if your experience isn't a perfect match, we'd love to hear from you.