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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Kipsu, Inc. - **Location:** Minneapolis, MN, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $80,000.0 - $90,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Query Performance, PHP (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Server Applications, Business Logic, Unit Testing, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Data Validation, Persistent Data Structure, Relational Databases, Software Debugging, Identity and Access Management, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Node.Js, OAuth, Redis, Openid Connect, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Single Sign-On, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Datadog, Data Logging, ReactJS, AI Coding Agents, Git, Data Layers, Kotlin, Build Management, Codebase, React Native, Restful APIs, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** October 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b2ee40910f87c61a ## About the Role What you bring * 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with most of it on the back end. * Hands-on experience full-stack experience in application development. You don't need to know our exact stack, but you need to have shipped code to production. * Working experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or similar): writing joins and aggregations, reasoning about query performance, and making schema changes. * Experience building or consuming REST APIs, including HTTP methods, status codes, and error handling. * A habit of writing unit tests and debugging systematically. * Familiarity with Git, pull-request-based code review, and CI/CD workflows. * Clear written and verbal communication. You raise blockers early, ask good questions in planning, and follow through on commitments. * Curiosity and adaptability. You pick up new languages, codebases, and domains quickly, and you're comfortable when team priorities change. Nice to have * Production experience with PHP and/or Kotlin (or another JVM language), TypeScript, React, React Native, Node * Experience with identity and access management: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, enterprise SSO, or role-based authorization. * Experience working in a large, long-lived codebase while new services are carved out of a monolith. * Exposure to messaging and asynchronous patterns (queues, pub/sub, event-driven workflows). * Experience with Redis or other caching layers, including cache invalidation trade-offs. * Experience with Docker, cloud infrastructure, or infrastructure-as-code such as Terraform. * Experience with observability tooling: structured logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting. * Experience building integrations with external partner systems, or working in B2B SaaS. How you work * You own outcomes. You break work into small increments, ship working software often, and adjust when priorities change. * You communicate proactively. You share progress, blockers, and timeline risks without being asked, and you give reasonable estimates. * You collaborate across functions. You work well with product, QA, support, and other engineering teams, and you listen before you respond. * You connect your work to the bigger picture. You understand why the team is building what it's building and bring observations from your work back to the practice. * You're open-minded and eager to grow. You take feedback well, seek out unfamiliar parts of the system, and help raise the bar for the team. ## Description Kipsu is hiring a back-end-focused, but full-stack capable, Software Engineer to join one of our cross-functional delivery teams in Minneapolis. You'll be part of our Services practice, the engineers who build the server-side applications, APIs, and data layer behind our platforms. The team is currently building Kipsu's next-generation identity and access management system: the services that handle sign-in, enterprise single sign-on, and permissions for every Kipsu user. Team focus will shift over time as priorities change, so we're looking for someone who enjoys learning new parts of a system as much as going deep on one. You'll work across our technology stack: Typescript, React, PHP, Kotlin, and more - ship features end to end, and help the team make sound technical decisions as we modernize the platform. WHAT YOU'LL DO * Build complete features independently, from request handling and business logic through data persistence. * Design and build well-structured REST APIs with clear resource models, consistent error handling, input validation, and documentation other teams can integrate against. * Write efficient SQL, manage schema migrations safely, and use transactions and Redis caching where they fit. * Apply secure design patterns as a matter of course, especially authentication, authorization, and input validation, which are central to identity work. * Author technical designs for features and moderately complex work, covering integration points, testing, observability, and deployment. * Instrument your code with structured logging and meaningful metrics, and design for failure when a dependency is slow or unavailable. * Investigate and resolve bugs and production issues independently, finding root cause rather than patching symptoms. * Write unit tests that cover edge cases and failure paths, and add coverage to existing code as you work in it. * Review teammates' pull requests promptly and give feedback that improves the code. * Work within our CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments, and troubleshoot build and deployment issues when they come up. We encourage the use of AI coding assistants and agents throughout your day-to-day work. You will stay accountable for everything you ship, so you must review, test, and understand what a tool produces.