Join Our Team
Join us in helping people protect their privacy and safety online!
Who is Team Kanary?
In 2020, after the tumultuous presidential election, Team Kanary launched a web app for personal data removal, now loved by over 20,000 people. We’ve raised venture capital from top funds like YC & 2048 and grown to profitability. All with a small dedicated team of privacy nerds: Joe, Ryan, A.C, Nikita, and Rachel. (And their pets: Johnny Highway, Henry, Captain, Goober, Cali, Sunday, and Athena). Our values shape how we build our products and operate day to day.
We're a friendly, tight knit team who may geek out over the super moon, build their own computers, or climb through a window if they’re locked out of an airbnb.
Is the team remote?
Yes, our team is fully remote with a hub in Seattle. We travel for quarterly in-person retreats.
What's the process?
From first intro to final decision, we take two to four weeks to know if it's a good fit. Throughout the process, we want to make sure you can show off your strengths and get to know our team.
To get started, email [email protected] and share who you are, what about Kanary excites you, and if you have any questions. Please share links to previous projects on GitHub or the App Store.
Open Roles:
Product Engineer
Why now?
At the beginning of this year, our team prioritized making Kanary simpler and more effective, especially for people responding to urgent issues. We started building an iOS app, Kanary Copilot.
While the app contains core data removal functionality from web, we’re also working on new features only possible on-device. We’re also partnering with advocacy groups like Women in Games International, Digital Defense Fund, and NGO-ISAC to provide privacy and security expert resources to Kanary members in addition to our core technology.
With Copilot comes a new set of opportunities and challenges. We’re looking for a product-minded software engineer to form and test hypotheses to amplify our impact.
What does the day to day look like?
Building
Implement features, bug fixes, and improvements according to sprint plan
Join daily super fast stand ups to share blockers and help unblock teammates on high impact work
Explore on-device capabilities like authentication, LLMs, and background tasks
Tools: iOS/Swift UI, Python/Django, Typescript/React, Github, AWS
Ideation
Weekly sprint planning to share product ideas to improve metrics like Weekly Active Users
Working closely with design, plan approach to new projects including diagrams, memos, mvps, or tests
Quarterly success criteria evaluation, goal setting, and backlog grooming with the team
Tools: Notion, Figma, Miro, Zoom, Slack
Analysis
Review, summarize, add product statistics to determine fixes or features to amplify
Build SQL dashboards focusing on the top indicators of customer engagement
Present opinionated arguments to the team for adding or killing features with a learning mindset
Tools: Posthog, Metabase, Sentry
Hype
Help communicate updates and improvements to beta testers and potential customers
Use member feedback on new product ideas, features, designs to gain momentum
Tools: Discord, Reddit, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, Email
What makes you a good fit?
You like tackling engineering, UX, and growth challenges, especially for direct to consumer products. You’ve worked on customer-facing teams that prioritize design and UX. You’re passionate about online safety and security, but you are a pragmatist.
It’s a big plus if you’ve previously worked on or started a product-focused startup in the early stages (sub 100 people).
If you don’t have these experiences, are a strong developer, and see this as a dream opportunity to grow as a product engineer, still reach out.
What is the compensation?
Salary ranges between $140k-$180k USD
Generous founders equity
Healthcare stipend
Unlimited vacation, 4 weeks encouraged + scheduled team mental health days
Quarterly in-person retreats with nice views
Email [email protected] and share who you are, what about Kanary excites you, and if you have any questions. Please share links to previous projects on GitHub or the App Store.
