Senior / Staff Web Engineer San Francisco October 14, 2024 8:55 PM

Company: Livekindred
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Kindred is a members-only home swapping network that unlocks the ability to live a travel-rich lifestyle through the power of community. By exchanging primary residences with trusted peers, renters and owners alike can match with Kindred spirits and explore new destinations without breaking the bank.We are on a mission to build a sharing economy that lives up to the name, and we've raised $26.5M+ from some of the best investors in Silicon Valley to do so, including Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, Bessemer Venture Partners, Caffeinated Capital, Elad Gil, and the founders of Opendoor, Figma, ClassPass, Clubhouse, Divvy, Gem, and Homebound.The co-founders are proven leaders from the early team at proptech company Opendoor ($15B+ exit), and have each separately built and scaled products that today do $1B+ annual revenue combined.We're looking for the world's top builders, executors, and believers to join us on this ride.Position: Web EngineerWe are seeking a highly experienced Web Engineer with deep expertise in building dynamic, consumer-facing web applications using React. As one of our early engineers, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the product and have the chance to define the technical roadmap from the ground up.You Will:

• Serve as technology lead and own key decisions including the tech stack and strategy for all aspects of mobile development.
• Work directly with the co-founders, CTO, product designers, and engineers to build our platform.
• Help establish and grow our engineering organization and mentor the next generation of technology leaders.
• Have access to our bench of world-class technical advisors and angels for mentorship and support as needed.You may be a right fit for this role if you:
• Have 5+ years of experience building web applications using React (or equivalent frameworks).
• Have experience in architecting scalable frontend solutions and integrating with backend APIs.
• Are skilled in performance optimization to ensure smooth and responsive web experiences.
• Have experience building scalable and reusable UI components, including design systems.
• Have strong attention to detail in UI design and a deep understanding of consumer-facing UX.
• Have demonstrated success operating as a tech lead on critical projects at previous roles.
• Have prior experience at a high-growth stage company.
• Are an entrepreneur at heart who is excited about bringing new experiences to the world.
• Are motivated by consumer products and building platforms that become cornerstones of consumer behavior.
• Have the ability to exercise strong judgment and make difficult technical tradeoff decisions.
• Are an excellent listener and strong communicator, working well cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Are comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity.
• Enjoy the process of making something new and unknown.
• Have a pragmatic approach to engineering - you're not dogmatic and know how to choose the best tool or process for the job at hand.
• Come to work with energy, humility, and positivity.At Kindred, we know that good things happen when we look out for one another. We offer teammates the following benefits:
• The starting salary for this role is between $170,000 and $220,000 USD, depending on factors such as work experience, transferable skills, business needs, impact, and market demands.
• A vibrant, inclusive, and highly skilled team that ferociously protects team chemistry.
• A culture of championship (vs. just mentorship), feedback, and continual development.
• Competitive cash compensation and equity.
• Unlimited vacation policy.
• UNLIMITED free stays at Kindred homes during your time as an employee.
• Quarterly $1,000 travel stipend to use toward travel costs to stay at a Kindred home.
• Remote-flexible work environment. We encourage team members to travel and adventure!
• Global WeWork passes so you can work comfortably from wherever you are.
• Regular offsites to co-locate with the team.At Kindred, we believe that bringing together people who have different worldviews, personal circumstances, and experiences improves our customer service, work environment, and one another. Diverse strengths, abilities, interests, and perspectives power the flow of innovation and creativity, which is vital to our success. We encourage people from all walks of life-all backgrounds, identities, genders, ages, races, religions, abilities, and socioeconomic statuses-to apply.
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