The opportunity
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements.
What you'll do
Build a deep understanding of engineering needs across the organization,: guiding the design and development of appropriate platform primitives in queueing that align with the platform's vision and practically empower product teams.
Design, develop, and deliver software to dramatically improve the: availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of Klaviyo's asynchronous and queueing services.
Design and develop systems and processes that enable highly available &: scalable systems, with a focus on asynchronous processing.
Leverage technology such as Python, Golang, AWS, and Kubernetes to advance: Klaviyo's platform, with a deep focus on Apache Pulsar, SQS, and Kafka.
Champion best practices by actively collaborating with other teams in a: culture that values technical design review.
Mentor and pair with other Klaviyo engineers to build better software by: focusing on performance, self-healing systems, configuration as code, and defensive programming.
What they're looking for
- Participate in periodic on-call duties with a focus on solving issues when: they are discovered, preventing recurrences and minimizing alert fatigue.
- You are passionate about building software effectively and for the long term,: balancing technical quality, velocity, and business impact.
- BA or BS Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
- You typically bring 6+ years of hands-on software development experience: building and operating highly available, full-stack SaaS products at scale, or have demonstrated equivalent proficiency and impact.
