About Kivra

We ask ourselves every day if there is a better way to manage your important documents. Why do we cut down trees, process them in factories to make paper and then transport that paper to mailboxes all over the country - when we can send letters, invoices and receipts digitally?

More than six million people in Sweden have already discovered Kivra. And more than fifty-five thousand companies and authorities are connected to our network. But our journey has only just begun and we are going to continue to push ourselves to become an even better place for your most important things. 

Are you our next Frontend Developer?

Our services are growing more popular by the day, and we’re growing with them. So now we’re looking for someone with talent and passion for frontend development. As a frontend developer at Kivra you’ll be part of building a massive scalable platform. Our services deal with large amounts of users, data and transactions on a daily basis. As a frontend developer at Kivra, you’ll be part of developing services used by millions of Swedes.

Together with the team on both mobile and web applications, you will be focusing on improving our receipt services. Our architecture is built from interconnected microservices with Erlang and Go backend in a Kubernetes cluster, powered by Docker containers.

The position will include tasks such as:

• Maintain and develop new functionalities in our BFF (Backend for Frontend) service. 

• Collaborate with iOS and Android developers in enabling new features for our clients. 

• Developing Kivra's web services in Typescript, React and GraphQL.

• Improve our services, both for the end-users as well as our developers. 

• Learn and teach new solutions for the rest of the team. 

• Advocate for best practices and newer technologies. You need to be able to distill hype from practical applications. 

• Breaking down abstract problems into concrete solutions. 

We are looking for: 

We believe you have +5 years of experience as a Frontend developer, more specifically in software development, agile methodology as well as TypeScript, React, and the web platform in general. You love to work with all aspects of Agile development focusing on writing, reading, and talking about the code. Also, we think you have a degree in a relevant field

Knowledge is important but so is attitude! Kivra’s culture is strongly influenced by kindness, drive and the desire to produce high-quality work. How you fit in with your team is super important, and just like us, we believe that you thrive on being nice, helpful and always encouraging growth.

Moreover, we are looking for people who:

• Have solid experience in Typescript. 

• Have a keen eye for API design and best practices.

• Care about performance and know how to develop features that scale efficiently. 

• Have experience in React, Angular, Vue or any other frontend framework. 

• Have experience in testing on different levels. 

There is a plus if you also have experience with the following, or want to learn:

• Web accessibility.

• Web performance. 

• GraphQL for client-side and/or server-side

• NodeJS and/or Deno. 

• Golang. 

You will be part of the Retail Team and report to the team’s Engineering Manager. Fluency in English is required and fluency in Swedish is a plus but not required. We are unfortunately not able to sponsor new work permits, but are able to sponsor/renew existing work permits.

Just like us, you are passionate about your craft and take ownership of your own development.

We offer

Kivra offers a place in a committed team with the opportunity for a high degree of innovation. You will be involved in influencing Kivra's exciting business and product development of a service that is currently used by more than half of Sweden's population. This role is full-time and based in Stockholm. We offer the flexibility that life sometimes requires, but we believe that collaboration and value creation happen best when we sit and work together from our office in central Stockholm.
We offer a competitive compensation package and great benefits. Read more about our values and benefits here: https://jobs.kivra.dev/

How to apply

Easy peasy, just send in your CV and cover letter as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding the role or the recruitment process don’t hesitate to contact Sarah Ohlsson, Talent Acquisition Partner, at sarah.ohlsson@kivra.com