Senior Full-Stack Developer

Knak

About The Position

Knak is a mission-driven company Why? Because our time is limited, our competition is fierce, and our margin for error is small. For us to have the greatest impact on the world, we need to be laser focused on our core mission, which is... Empowering people to be creative. That’s why Knak exists. We are a world-class enterprise email and landing page creation platform with a focus on making successful and happy customers by providing them with an incredibly powerful, yet easy to use creation platform. Our industry leading SaaS solution is built by Marketers, for Marketers. We know that it’s the small things that make the biggest impact and that emails and landing pages are where the rubber hits the road when it comes to Marketing Automation. We change the way Marketers work by making them more efficient, while improving conversion rate of their campaigns and helping them stay on brand. Oh, and we have a bit of fun while doing it, too! The Role: Senior Full Stack Developer — Content Team As a Senior Full Stack Developer on our Content Team, you’ll help build the core components that power emails and landing pages in Knak. You’ll expand what’s possible in the builder, improve rendering accuracy, and make sure what users design works beautifully from preview to final send. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver exceptional solutions that are intuitive, reliable, and beautifully engineered.

Requirements

6+ years of full stack development experience
Expertise in building and optimizing APIs
Strong knowledge of Laravel (or similar backend frameworks) and Vue.js (or similar JavaScript frameworks)
Experience with MySQL and SQL performance tuning
Familiarity with AWS and serverless architecture
Understanding of modern SaaS best practices, including CI/CD, TDD, and multi-tenant systems
Ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
A collaborative spirit and a drive to help others grow
Curiosity and initiative in leveraging AI coding tools, consistently refining how you work to increase productivity and effectiveness.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
CI/CD experience with GitHub Actions
A background in building SaaS integrations
Passion for mentoring and improving team processes

Responsibilities

Build and maintain RESTful APIs and integrations with third-party platforms
Design scalable and efficient backend systems using Laravel (PHP)
Create seamless, responsive UIs in Vue.js that enhance usability
Work with MySQL databases, optimizing queries and data modeling
Develop serverless microservices with Node.js on AWS Lambda
Ensure code quality through testing, reviews, and documentation
Mentor junior developers and foster continuous improvement
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex challenges

Benefits

We offer an extremely rewarding, second to none work environment as acknowledged by Ottawa’s Best Places to Work 2025!
We show our investment in our people through our competitive salaries, equity in the company, great benefits, paid vacation, Life leave days (because life happens), team lunches and off-sites, and most importantly our commitment to YOUR career growth.

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