Senior Software Engineer - KICK Creator Tools & Engagement

Kick is a global live-streaming platform for all types of entertainment content. Our mission is to empower content creators, event organisers, and content rights holders by providing them with the tools and revenue-sharing structures they need to monetise and grow their audiences. 

As a result, we are quickly becoming a household name, attracting top-tier creators and expanding rapidly worldwide. You may have seen us in the UFC octagon or on the side of an F1 car, as we seize every opportunity that comes our way. 

Kick is now recognised in the big four of live streaming platforms globally, standing tall alongside YouTube, TikTok, and Twitch. In 3 years, we’ve already made a significant impact and have plenty more to achieve. We’re at the beginning of an exciting journey and are looking for brilliant minds to join us.

The Viewer Engagement and Experience feature development team powers the heart of Kick’s platform and the real-time, high-volume features that keep millions of viewers coming back. We own the core customer experience: seamless live stream viewing, rapid fire live chats, and the real-time community interactions that make Kick, Kick.

From delivering lightning fast chat messaging across massive global events (think 4M+ concurrent viewers) to architecting systems that scale, this team pushes technical limits daily. You’ll tackle complex backend challenges, build and ship user-facing features at scale, and help evolve our architecture as we migrate toward high-performance Golang based services.

If you want to build products used by millions the moment you deploy, and solve some of the most demanding concurrency, performance, and scalability problems in technology, this is where you can make immediate impact.

• →Architect and design scalable, high-performance software solutions in alignment with project requirements and company standards.
• →Optimise existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability, identifying and resolving bottlenecks and inefficiencies.
• →Actively engage in hands-on coding and development, ensuring code quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• →Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to effectively communicate technical concepts.
• →Innovate within the team by pushing for improvements and driving constructive changes to enhance team performance and efficiency.
• →Provide technical guidance and mentor junior engineers in the team.

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 6-7+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, focusing on scalable system design and development.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages and frameworks relevant to the role (Go, PHP and React).
• Strong understanding of code architecture and design principles.
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration across teams and stakeholders
• Positive attitude and eagerness to learn new technologies to grow as a full-stack engineer.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Experience as a Senior Software Engineer in a large-scale product company
• Experience building web applications and debugging production applications