Senior Product Engineer at Kobo

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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HR, Payroll, RecruitingIndustries

Requirements

Expertise in designing B2B Software applications
Ideally 5-8+ years of software development experience
Proficiency or capacity to learn the tech stack: TypeScript (required), Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, GCP, Docker, Prisma
Enthusiastic and collaborative work attitude
Entrepreneurial mindset, top-of-their-game performer (e.g., from Harvard, Oxford, Stanford, CODE; 50% ex-founders; history of hard, impressive things)
Thrive with autonomy, own details, and project manage own work
Strong engineering fundamentals, code efficiently, self-aware of strengths and weaknesses
Dislike meetings, prefer focusing on building, being productive, and shipping code
Previous experience leading a team (plus)
Previous founding experience (plus)
Willingness to work onsite in Berlin (4+ days/week)

Responsibilities

Take full ownership of major product areas
Architect the product
Work closely with customers
Ship high-impact features end-to-end
Build and iterate on features like filtering layers for employee data
(De-)validate approaches like LLM-based integrations via PoCs
Extend integration framework & infrastructure for real-time data (e.g., handling millions of webhooks per day)
Identify and solve problems without bureaucracy in a high-growth environment
Build features that customers actively request and use immediately
Release frequently (20+ times per day) and move fast

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

React

PostgreSQL

GCP

Docker

Prisma

Kobo

Provides eReaders and digital reading apps

About Kobo

Rakuten Kobo Inc., a leading player in digital reading technology, provides a sophisticated ecosystem for seamless access to ebooks across various devices through its range of eReaders and Kobo App. This company is ideal for individuals passionate about transforming and enhancing the global reading experience, offering a highly collaborative environment that supports over 30 million users worldwide. Employees can thrive on opportunities to interact with cutting-edge technology while contributing to an expansive digital library that enriches both the accessibility and enjoyment of reading.

Toronto, CanadaHeadquarters

2009Year Founded

$395.9MTotal Funding

ACQUISITIONCompany Stage

Consumer Software, EducationIndustries

201-500Employees