Founding Engineer (Employee #2)

Join us

Email is one of the most relevant revenue channels in e-commerce, but stuck in 2010. Static, in a world of interactive interfaces. Built for clicks and not action.

With Kinetic, D2C brands turn emails from a static catalogues into an interactive storefront. Customers can shop, review, and fill out forms directly in their inbox.

Our results speak for themselves, with leading D2C brands seeing an average of +143% uplift in orders.

We’ve shown our product works & are now turning it into a full-fledged, scalable product while going to market aggressively. If you’re up for this task, we’re the right place.

Tasks

You’ll join as employee #2 and will have massive ownership across our entire product. You’ll turn ideas into new platform features, interactive email widgets and third-party integrations. You’ll own projects end-to end: prototyping, testing, shipping, and optimizing the code that helps customers increase conversions from emails.

We don’t require specific degrees or years of experience. However, you need to be able to prove clear indicators of excellence that demonstrates exceptional skill and drive.

Our tech stack

• Frontend: Next.js & React
• Backend: PHP & Symfony (incl. Twig templates)
• Huge plus if you’re great at coding emails (HTML/CSS/AMP), familiar with mail client quirks, or you’ve built apps for Shopify or Klaviyo before.

Requirements

You are a great fit if you

• you’re proficient in Next.js, React & PHP - this is a fullstack role.
• strive for high ownership and push for learnings.
• have a bias for action and don’t wait to be involved or saved.
• can implement changes end-to-end.
• actively use tools and AI (e.g. Cursor, Lovable) to enhance productivity while keeping committed code concise, clear, and maintainable.

Bonus Points for

• active contributions to open-source projects
• deployed side/hobby projects that we can check out
• experience in starting a company or working in very early-stage companies

Benefits

Why you should join Kinetic

• First Movers: We are the first in Europe to build no-code interactive email. People go nuts over it when they see it.
• Career Accelerator: there is no way around it - you’ll make a significant impact and experience personal growth.
• Ownership: We will give you more ownership than you’re used to.
• Flexibility: We work a ton and expect you to do the same, but value real flexibility. One cofounder has a toddler and another got a puppy during founding.
• No BS: We avoid bureaucracy and politics at all costs.

Key Data

• Compensation: 65.000€ - 90.000€ plus 0,5% - 0,75% equity
• Office-first: This is a Berlin-based role.
• 30 days of vacation plus local holidays
• Latest Apple hardware and anything else you need