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Full Stack Developer – Custom Tools & Performance Enablement
Location: Remote-first Company: Kinsta
Kinsta is one of the top providers of managed hosting for WordPress, serving over 120,000+ businesses, including startups, universities, and Fortune 500 firms. We thrive on delivering excellent quality, reflected by our 97% customer satisfaction rating.
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As a Full Stack Developer, you’ll leverage your development expertise, curiosity, and problem-solving skills to design, build, and maintain bespoke tools for Kinsta’s customer-facing teams—including Technical Support, Billing, Customer Success, Malware & Abuse, and Migrations. Your work will center on enhancing operational efficiency, enabling teams to deliver world-class support with enhanced workflows.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and optimize specialized custom tools, integrating with core platforms via APIs (data ingestion/export) to improve team workflows.
- Thoughtfully apply AI and LLM-based solutions to feature development, with a focus on user-centric efficiency.
- Aid in the administration and maintenance of servers hosting internal tooling (e.g., infrastructure oversight, performance monitoring).
- Act as a first-level support resource for colleagues using custom-developed applications (debugging, troubleshooting, documentation mentoring).
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Requirements
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Proficiency in business English with strong communication skills.
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Curiosity-driven mindset—passionate about professional growth, actively seeking ways to improve both technical skills and soft skills.
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Ability to work independently in a small-team structure, frame thoughtful questions, and proactively anticipate challenges when defining and executing technical work.
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Mastery of technical problem decomposition to balance immediate needs with architectural/customer-value-focused outcomes.
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Commitment to executing under deadlines with tتلownership: clear communication if timelines face risks + unwavering focus on quick, high-value delivery.
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Open to leveraging AI-assisted tools (e.g., Claude Code) under a “trust but verify” framework.
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Core Technical Experience:
- Python (Frameworks: Quart, FastAPI; async practices, pytest)
- TypeScript / JavaScript (Node.js)
- MySQL
- RESTful architecture, JWT authentication
- Git best practices (~git-scm.com/features)
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Bonus Experience (Not Required but Preferred):
- LLM/API integrations (e.g., OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic)
- CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions)
- Linux sysadmin (e.g., systemd, Nginx, PM2, SSH/rsync scripting, Redis pub/sub tasks)
- Redis (pub/sub, task queues)
- PHP / WordPress ecosystem familiarity
- Frontend: Svelte/SvelteKit or Chrome extension development
- Intercom API
- GraphQL
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Benefits
- Remote-first flexibility + hybrid-office option (if applicable).
- Annual remote expense budget.
- Flexible paid time off (PTO).
- Paid parental leave.
- Professional development budget (disbursed after one year at Kinsta).
- Sabbatical after three years (and optionally every three years thereafter).
- Location-specific benefits for employees in:
- USA, Canada, UK (inclusive health–vision/undental) or Hungary.
- Pension plan (UK hires) / 401(k) contributions (USA hires).
Equal Opportunity & Privacy Notice
Kinsta is an equal opportunity employer. We respect diversity and will not discriminate in any hiring or employment decision on the basis of race, color, gender, nationality, age, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other legally protected status. By applying, you consent to your personal data’s processing under Kinsta’s Privacy Policy, including potential data transfers abroad.
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