Senior Software Engineer (Frontend Focus)

New York💼 Full-time💰 $180,000–$180,000🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead end-to-end frontend development to build and ship polished product features that improve teaching and learning experiences for students and teachers globally.

Role type

Senior IC frontend engineer (React/TypeScript)

Builds

Production-grade web applications and user-facing features for millions of users

Domain

EdTech / AI-powered learning platforms

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

React, TypeScript, CSS (Tailwind/SCSS), API integration, relational databases (MySQL), full-stack fundamentals, automated testing, CI/CD, mentoring

Preferred skills

LLM/AI API integration (OpenAI, Anthropic)

Technologies

React, TypeScript, Tailwind, SCSS, MySQL, Kotlin, Python

Responsibilities

Own and ship end-to-end product features; Partner with PMs and designers on UX and visual quality; Shape frontend technical direction; Improve product quality, performance, and accessibility; Contribute across the full development lifecycle; Collaborate on API design and cohesive solutions

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentoring responsibilities

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About Kira

Kira is a rapidly growing startup backed by top-tier Venture Capital funds including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Andrew Ng’s AI Fund, and Primavera. We live in a world where technology is rapidly changing the educational experiences of students and teachers everywhere, and we have the opportunity to shape how this change takes place. It is Kira Learning’s mission to harness transformative AI technologies to make world-class teaching and learning accessible to everyone.