Senior Software Engineer (multiple)

Boston, MA

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. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying.

Design, implement, and scale highly visible mission critical data processing systems. Improve systems from every angle, including latency reduction, resource utilization efficiency, failure recovery, tooling, and monitoring. Simplify the use of these systems so other teams can use them as services. Wholly own features that thousands of our customers rely on a daily to reach billions of consumers to drive the business forward. Craft highly scalable inbound and outbound data pipelines that process billions of data points daily. Work with other teams and enable engineers to build customer-facing software more effectively. Own a significant portion of our product area, identify and advocate for necessary improvements, and help reduce long-term operational overhead. Responsible for end-to-end implementation of projects of varying complexity. Telecommuting permitted 2-3 days per week. Multiple positions. Full-time. EEO/fully supports affirmative action practices. To apply, visit https://careers.klaviyo.com/en/ & search Job Title.   Minimum Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field of study and seven (7)  years of experience in job offered, or as  Software Developer, Software Engineer, R&D Software Engineer, System Engineer, or related occupation.   Alternatively, a master's degree in an acceptable field of study and five (5)  years of acceptable experience.


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Get to Know Klaviyo

We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.

Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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