Backend Developer Product · Oslo · Hybrid

Backend Developer
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We're thrilled that you're considering a career at Kindly! Here's everything you need to know about this job. 🥳

🌟 What we want your help with:

• Making our platform become the fastest and easiest way to build a multi-channel and multi-market chatbot, using the best technology out there
• Make good, long-term technological decisions together with the team
• Make our product scale with minimal code depth to slow us down. Suggesting what to kill and how to do it
• Pitch ideas on how our product can evolve to stay ahead of our competition

🌟 Some of our goals for the next 2 years

• 200% increase in MAU in the chatbot Platform
• 60% positive chatbot feedback from end users
• Keep our position as the most user-friendly Chat widget and Chatbot platform
• Improve our Analytics and Insight tools to compete among the best
• Reduce time spent on building bots by 60%
• 35% of all chatbot sessions contain positive usage of an integration

🌟 Where we might stand out:

• No tracking of hours (we believe in great work and trust)
• Small team (16 (soon 20)) with high output
• Multiple deploys each day
• Freedom and time to refactor and remove code debt
• Freedom to choose operating system
• Option to broaden your scope within backend/ML/DevOps

🌟 Some of our current stack:

• Python with Django
• NodeJs
• React with Typescript
• MongoDB
• Postgresql
• Elasticsearch
• GCP

🟢 About Kindly:

Kindly is a growing SaaS company of 60+ employees, working out of Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam. Our chatbot platform helps big businesses and organizations around the world to automate and deliver world-class customer service. We leverage AI, GPT, and machine learning to build the world's most loved chatbot. We have over 150 incredible clients that include Elkjøp Nordic, Kahoot!, Voi, Norwegian, and Happy Socks – just to name a few. Our tech reaches over one million users every month and we handle thousands of messages every hour.

🌟 What you will do:
As a Backend Developer on the Product team, your job will be to:

• Maintain, kill, and build new features in our chatbot platform
• Collaborate with other team members (ML, backend, frontend) to ensure optimal output
• Build developer-friendly APIs
• Help planning new features or changes
• Deal with questions and challenges from internal or external users

🌟 Who we think you are:

• 4+ years of experience as a backend developer
• Experience with building complex products and systems
• Fast learner
• Able to make decisions
• Make sure tasks have steady progress
• Creative
• Likes to help others and share knowledge

🌟 It’s a bonus if you have experience with:

• Frontend / ML development
• DevOps / Infra experience
• Project management experience
• Customer service

🌟 What we offer that might be more normal, but good to know:

• Option to buy stocks at a discount
• Modern offices at Grünerløkka, Oslo (Oslo Sentrum from January)
• All devs and designers are located in Oslo
• Social stuff (parties, morning sauna, Friday beers, ping pong table, good vibes)
• Flexible work hours and location
• 2-day bi-monthly Hackathon during work hours
• Personal development hours during work hours (10 hours /month)

More to tell, but let's do that if you find this interesting.

Department Product Locations Oslo Remote status Hybrid

Contact Kevin Vaseghi Chief Operating Officer – Management

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Gjermund Norderhaug

VP Product