Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Estonia | Global Team | Full-time

Who We Are

At
Katana Cloud Inventory
, we know our strength lies in the
diversity
of our team. We're a
remote-first
company with
100+ talented people
from
23+ nationalities
across
10+ countries
, working together to make inventory management seamless for modern businesses.

We believe in building software that connects businesses with their products and people – this
connectivity
is at the heart of everything we do.

Since 2017, we've been helping companies worldwide get a real-time view of their inventory and production workflows. From mom-and-pop shops to multi-million-dollar brands, our customers rely on us to unify their processes and tools with intuitive cloud-based inventory software that just works.

To date, we've raised over
$51 million
from VC firms and angel investors who, like us, believe the inventory software space needs more love. As we continue to grow rapidly, we remain committed to equitable opportunities, fostering belonging, and driving innovation in everything we do.

Who Are We Looking For?

A
Senior Software Engineer
who ships reliable, scalable systems — and uses AI pragmatically to move faster. Strong fundamentals (design, data, testing), end-to-end ownership of complex work, and a bias for clear prompts, scoped context, and measurable results.

What You'll Be Doing

As a
Senior Software Engineer
, you will:

Use
AI agents
for ideation, diffs, test generation, migrations, and docs — and
own the outcomes

Create and reuse
task-focused
agents/sub-agents
with clear success criteria

Configure and operate MCPs
(or equivalents) to provide
least-privilege, task-specific
context and tools

Design & build
event-driven services that are resilient, modular, and easy to reason about (human & AI)

Define clean service boundaries & contracts
to enable independent deployment

Develop & optimise
streaming and batch data pipelines; measure and improve performance

Lead iterations end-to-end
: participate in discovery → design → deliver → rollout → follow-through

Raise quality
via TDD, comprehensive tests, CI/CD, and strong production observability

Partner with Product & Design
to turn customer problems into simple, shippable solutions

Mentor teammates
through reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing; help set engineering standards

Share your work proactively
within Engineering and with the wider community

Who You Are

You'll thrive in this role if you:

Experience with
event-driven architectures
and distributed patterns

Track record with
high-volume data
(streaming & batch) and performance tuning

Hands-on with
, Kafka, PostgreSQL, React, microservices

Solid testing discipline (unit/integration/e2e) and
observability
skills

Clear communication and documentation; you unblock others and land outcomes

Practical use of
AI coding agents
(e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) for planning, implementation, refactors, and tests

Why You'll Love Katana

Global, Remote-first
– We are a
connected and borderless team
, embracing a
remote-first culture
that enables us to collaborate across time zones. With
Katanauts in 10+ countries
, we celebrate our
diverse perspectives
, fostering innovation and inclusivity no matter where we work. And if you prefer an office environment, we've got you covered—our
cool office space in Noblessner, Tallinn
is available for those who enjoy working onsite (No pressure, no rules)

Fast-growing Scale-up
– Join a high-impact company scaling globally.

Growth & Learning
– We support continuous development with
dedicated learning budgets for each team
and
company-wide growth opportunities
, empowering you to expand your skills and advance your career.

Culture & Connection
– Regular team events, virtual meetups, and offsites to foster community.

Salary & Benefits

Competitive Compensation

Employee Stock Option Program
– We believe in
sharing success
, so everyone has the opportunity to be engaged and benefit from the fruits of our collective efforts.

Time Off
– We believe in work-life balance and taking time to recharge. We offer
a minimum of four weeks
annual
+
3
paid health days

Sabbatical; Time to Reset and Explore –
After four years with Katana, we celebrate your dedication by offering a well-earned sabbatical. Whether you want to travel, focus on personal growth, or simply take an extended break to recharge, this is your time to step away, reflect, and return refreshed.

Reasons to Celebrate –
Getting older is a serious thing, so it calls for some serious celebration Therefore, we give you your birthday off as a gift.

Home Office –
Being comfortable in your working space is
essential
, so we provide a home office stipend for you to ensure you have an environment to thrive in.

Health & Wellness
– Health and Wellness are incredibly important to us, so you will be able to choose a package that works best for you

Tech & Tools
– The best hardware and software to support your success.

Hiring Process

Step 1: Screening Call –
A quick chat to learn more about each other.
(30 mins)

Step 2: Role-fit Evaluation Interview
– This is an opportunity to get an idea of what to expect from your role and for us to see how we can best work together (
60 mins
)

Step 3: Engineering Talk –
Deep dive into your experience and expertise. Plus, you've done amazing work to showcase your skills and experience, so let's chat about it
(90 mins)

Step 4: Culture Add Assessment –
Meet more team members and ensure mutual alignment.
(45 mins)

Step 5: Offer & Onboarding –
Welcome to Katana

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