Software Engineer, Backend

About Kroo

Kroo is the unified knowledge platform for the construction industry, trusted by general contractors, specialty contractors, and owners on over $25 billion of construction projects across the world to operationalize their data. We help the people who build the world we live in make sense of their data through data & AI-powered solutions. We are backed by best-in-class investors with a trusted group of advisors who live and breathe the construction industry.

What You’ll Do

As a Software Engineer, Backend, you'll be building the trusted knowledge platform for the construction industry.

• Design & develop data integrations and analytical capabilities as part of the Kroo platform
• Build and manage scalable infrastructure to operate with near-zero downtime in high stakes environments
• Build and productize new features & products in the Kroo application

Why You Should Join Us

• Growing fast (consistent XX% MoM growth) with XX+ paying customers, now focused on growing revenue from $X million to $XX million. We are trusted by and work with top construction companies such as ARCO, Fortis, Suffolk, Mortenson, Choate, and many others. We are a fast-growing company with a quickly growing reputation in the construction industry because all of our customers love using Kroo.
• Unique opportunity to transform how the $13 trillion construction industry uses their data. Kroo has a proven approach to winning new customers with proper market positioning. We’re capturing market share solving real problems for our customers while others are being distracted by existing tech trends. We have a methodical approach to creating a dominant foothold in the construction data landscape, which will give us the right to win when we release our AI-powered features.
• Ability to directly create value for our customers and help shape Kroo into a more impactful platform. You will enjoy unparalleled autonomy in driving customer success and playing a huge role in optimizing for customer retention.
• Our customers love Kroo. We are incredibly focused on making sure our product truly delivers outcomes to our customers. As a result, our customers consistently push for more Kroo features and organically upsize their contracts. Our customers have also helped successfully sell Kroo to other customers because of how valuable our product is to them.

Qualities of an Ideal Candidate

• Customer-obsessed
• Has built and owned something from 0 to 1 (either personally or professionally)
• Experience deploying and maintaining infrastructure in production
• Has a “get-it-done” mentality. You’ll make things work across on-prem and cloud environments
• Has an interest in the construction industry
• Familiar with Ruby on Rails, React, Airflow, DBT

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: $150K–$200K + equity stake in a high-growth startup
• Healthcare benefits:
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Time off: 20+ days PTO, plus company holidays
• Other Perks:
• Free lunch provided on in-office days
• 401K
• Transportation + wellness benefits
• Team events:
• Annual offsite
• Monthly team events
• Hybrid flexibility:
• 2 days in-office for hands-on collaboration
• 3 days remote for focused work