Senior Software Engineer

Description

• Write well-tested software that meets product, design, and operational criteria to enable the success of Kickstarter users.

• Design, implement, and maintain payment flows and services that are tax-aware, compliant, and auditable, handling VAT, HST, and GST requirements across jurisdictions.

• Collaborate with Payments, Finance, Product & Tech, and other teams to ensure tax data is captured and exposed properly for accounting and auditability.

• Identify and address regulatory and compliance risks within payments flows, ensuring tax management aligns with platform service tax collection and marketplace facilitator requirements.

• Build and maintain automated systems for correct tax calculation, refund handling, and reconciliation with payment service providers.

• Estimate task complexity and guide team execution of large projects, ensuring committed work is delivered on-time.

• Work with non-technical stakeholders to understand business challenges and then design, implement, and communicate about corresponding technical solutions.

• Identify and propose technical project opportunities and suggest process improvements to help the team perform and deliver better.

• Participate in group code reviews to ensure a high standard of quality for all changes to Kickstarter systems.

• Participate in the on-call rotation to ensure continuous availability of services to Kickstarter users.

• Pair with and provide growth feedback and mentorship to more junior teammates.

Requirements

• You have practical experience designing or maintaining payments systems with VAT, HST, or GST compliance, settlements, and accounting/ledger data flows.

• You understand multi-jurisdictional tax rules, marketplace facilitator requirements, and tax reporting obligations.

• You can design robust, auditable payment flows that handle refunds, partial refunds, and fee routing correctly.

• You write well-tested, maintainable software and can break down complex or ambiguous problems into actionable work.

• You have the knowledge of, or willingness to learn, core Kickstarter technologies (Ruby on Rails, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, MySQL, GraphQL).

• You can communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders to translate regulatory, product, and business requirements into technical solutions.

• You have prior experience in a payments, fintech, or marketplace environment and can navigate complex compliance scenarios confidently.

Benefits

• A fully remote workforce with plenty of opportunities to get to know your colleagues

• 16 paid vacation days, 10 sick days, and a company-wide winter break between Christmas and New Years

• 25 volunteer hours each year to give back to your community

• 16 weeks of parental leave plus fertility/family planning resources

• Annual stipends including a Remote Working & Wellness Stipend of £2,349 (prorated) (prorated) each calendar year for expenses related to remote working, wellness, health, and fitness, and a £392 Role Development Stipend

• Kickstarter currently operates with a 4-day workweek, a model that aligns our belief in a healthy work-life balance and gives staff the space to be more than their work

• Incredibly talented and inspiring colleagues who know how to blend their creative endeavors into their work

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