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 BACKEND SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, AI AGENTS
We’re looking for an experienced backend developer to help scale the
intelligence of Knak’s AI platform. In this role, you’ll design and build the
robust systems that power AI agents—enabling them to analyze data, generate
complex marketing assets, and deliver incredible value to our customers.
This role is highly impactful: you’ll contribute to architecture decisions,
mentor teammates, and collaborate across engineering and product to shape the
future of marketing automation.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
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Build reliable APIs: Develop and maintain RESTful APIs with Laravel (PHP),
ensuring testability, observability, and performance.
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Create AI microservices: Build Python and Node.js services for AI agent
hosting and LLM interaction, enabling seamless content generation.
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Design across the stack: Apply object-oriented and functional programming to
deliver scalable and maintainable systems.
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Optimize databases: Tune queries and indexing for MySQL to improve speed and
reduce latency.
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Deploy to the cloud: Use AWS services (Lambda, CDN delivery, optimization) to
build secure, scalable infrastructure.
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Elevate code quality: Lead and participate in code reviews, maintaining high
standards across the team.
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Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with product, design, QA, and DevOps to
align solutions with business needs.
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Mentor engineers: Share knowledge and set a high bar for technical
excellence.
WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING
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6+ years of backend software development experience
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Strong proficiency in PHP (Laravel), Python, Node.js, and MySQL
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Expertise in RESTful APIs, TDD, CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
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Experience with SaaS architecture, microservices, and AWS
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Knowledge of observability, performance tuning, and scalability
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Familiarity with Docker/Kubernetes
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Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset
NICE TO HAVE
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Experience in AI-powered product development
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Background with LLMs, LangGraph, or AI agent frameworks
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Prior experience in a fast-growing SaaS company
What We Offer
At Knak we have four foundational pillars. Culture, customers, product and
growth. Culture is our number one pillar because we know that is at the core of
building a strong company that can build amazing products and delight our
customers. We do this with a laser focus on hiring the right people who are
smart, positive and who want more than the typical nine-to-five offers.
We offer an extremely rewarding, second to none work environment as acknowledged
by Ottawa’s Best Places to Work 2024
[https://obj.ca/here-are-ottawas-best-places-to-work-in-2024/]! 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.
If this sounds like something you’re looking for, then we’d love to hear from
you!
If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on the
posting above, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown
that women and underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100%
qualified. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities,
cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply. Knak
believes in creating an inclusive, barrier-free working environment. If you
require ANY accommodation to the interview process please contact
culture@knak.com [culture@knak.com].
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