Fullstack Software Engineer

About Kinobi

Kinobi is a Singapore-based company dedicated to transforming higher education by helping universities go beyond just academics. We focus on holistic student success, ensuring that students are well-prepared for their careers. We're looking for individuals who share our vision and want to make a meaningful impact in education.

Our purpose is to:

• Empower institutions to guide their beneficiaries toward meaningful employment opportunities
• Demonstrate to the world that a global B2B SaaS enterprise can be successfully built from Southeast Asia

About the Role

As a Full Stack Software Engineer at Kinobi, you will play a crucial role in developing our core platform and shaping the future of our products. You will be responsible for creating scalable, maintainable, and high-quality code while contributing to the overall development roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with the CTO on occasions to ensure a strong customer-loving product for our clients
• Support the development and eventually take ownership of the application development roadmap, including technical research, prioritization, and action planning
• Develop core modules with a clean and scalable architecture
• Drive the launch and development of new platform features (details to be shared upon joining)
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code that adheres to Kinobi's standards and best practices
• Design meaningful analytics to monitor internal metrics and track strategic performance across products, regions, and teams
• Research and develop a user-friendly UI for both mobile and web platforms

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer
• Proficiency in Node.js, Express.js, and UI frameworks like Vue.js, React.js, or similar, with at least 3 years of hands-on experience
• Strong experience with MongoDB or similar databases
• Solid understanding of software development phases such as compile, build, test, publish, and deploy, particularly for web applications
• Comfortable working with Git for version control
• Ability to manage tasks effectively, from simple to complex, while leading workloads and managing expectations
• Enjoy working on tasks that may have low technical complexity but require high contextual understanding and maturity
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Proficient in documentation
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Previous experience in a fast-paced VUCA environment, such as startups
• Experience working as a freelancer on technical projects, with a strong understanding of user needs
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written
• Prefers candidates with prior experiences working closely with or as founders in a B2B product company
• Prefers candidates with a strong desire to create a global standard company along with the founders

Why Join Us?

• You’ll work on a meaningful product that impacts student success in Southeast Asia and beyond
• You’ll be part of a fast-growing company with founders who care about team growth
• You’ll have ownership and flexibility to shape how the tech team looks at scale

Additional Information

All interviews and communication will be conducted in English. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.