Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Focus)

We live in a world where technology is rapidly changing the educational experiences of students and teachers everywhere, and we have the opportunity to shape how this change takes place. It is Kira Learning mission to harness transformative AI technologies to make world-class teaching and learning accessible to everyone. As an engineer at Kira, you will lead crucial projects and initiatives that have never been done before, and you will have the opportunity to help us build products that improve teaching and learning experiences across the world.

Kira is a rapidly growing startup backed by top-tier Venture Capital funds including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Andrew Ng’s AI Fund and Primavera. This is a full-time position that requires flexibility with work hours and availability outside of regular business hours. We have offices in San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY and we ask that employees work from one of the two locations and come into the office in-person 4 days a week.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Own and ship polished, end-to-end product features that improve student and teacher experiences

- Partner closely with product managers and designers on UX, interaction design, and visual quality

- Help shape frontend and full-stack technical direction, translating product goals into pragmatic implementation plans

- Improve product quality, performance, accessibility, and maintainability across the frontend codebase

- Contribute across the full development lifecycle, including prototyping, testing, rollout, and support

- Collaborate with engineers to design APIs and deliver cohesive end-to-end solutions

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

- 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 React and Typescript experience, with ownership of production-grade user-facing feat...