Senior Software Engineer (Growth)

About Tin Can

Tin Can is building a safer, simpler way for kids to connect — without smartphones. We’re creating screen-free, delightful devices and services that let families call the people who matter most, free from the noise of today’s digital world.

We’re building a bold, authentic, nostalgic, and kinda quirky brand that resonates with folks who want something simpler & better for their kids than the tech-infused lives we’re currently living (and who have a sense of humor about it). As we gear up to scale to thousands of families, we’re ready to bring on an engineer to help make it happen.

The Role

In this role, your first instinct is always: Can we build a system that makes this repeatable? You'll make our storefront and growth infrastructure more flexible, automated, and AI-friendly so the broader team can iterate without waiting on engineering. You'll build things directly too, but the goal is always to move faster toward what actually matters: more families finding Tin Can and having a great first experience.

This is a hands-on, high-trust role for someone who wants to own a major part of that experience. You sweat the details — copy, layout, load time, the moment a parent lands on the page and decides whether Tin Can is for them. You'll own the storefront, but you'll pitch in wherever you're needed. You don't need to have seen everything before, but you do need to be comfortable navigating ambiguity, learning quickly, and taking ownership of problems that don't fit neatly into one box.

What You’ll Do

• Build systems and data structures that make the storefront easier to iterate on — by the team, by AI tools, and without always needing an engineer in the loop

• Identify and eliminate manual bottlenecks in how we build, test, and ship web changes

• Enable rapid experimentation through A/B testing infrastructure

• Analyze and interpret experiment results to inform product and business decisions

• Own and evolve our Shopify storefront and the systems around it

• Build and maintain integrations with third-party services in our stack

• Support international expansion through localization, payments, and operational changes

• Work across backend and platform systems as priorities shift

• Improve system reliability, scalability, and operational maturity as we grow

• Ensure everything we build is designed with safety and data privacy at its core

• Provide flexibility as the team balances growth, product work, and new investigations

What We’re Looking For

• A systems-first mindset: You'd rather build the thing that makes future things faster than knock out one-offs

• You believe the best engineers use every tool available — you're not precious about where the code comes from, only about what it does

• Experience building and optimizing consumer-facing web experiences at scale

• Experience with Shopify or a comparable e-commerce platform

• Strong frontend skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) with a focus on performance and UX

• Experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and modern backend development practices

• Comfort building and maintaining integrations with third-party APIs and services

• Comfort working across backend services, integrations, and cloud infrastructure

• Hands-on experience running A/B tests and interpreting results with sound judgment

• Strong product instincts and ability to translate goals into practical solutions

• A strong sense of ownership and ability to work independently when needed

• A collaborative, low-ego approach and interest in improving how the team works

Why Join Tin Can

• We’re building tech that protects childhood: We’re on a quest to give kids a more analog childhood—one with real conversations, real connection, and way less screen time. No doomscrolling, data mining, or dopamine traps—just a simpler, better way for kids to stay in touch. At Tin Can, security isn’t a checkbox — it’s how we earn and keep the trust of every family we serve. This is a rare opportunity to build something that truly matters: technology that protects what’s most precious.

• You’ll have real ownership, not just responsibility: This is the dream role for an engineer who wants to fully own building and scaling systems from the ground up — with the full backing of the founding team. You’ll have both the autonomy and the responsibility to shape Tin Can’s vision, tools, and culture as we scale.

• Small, high trust team: Every company says “team,” but at Tin Can it means something different. We’re a small, mission-driven group that genuinely has each other’s backs — professionally and personally. You’ll be joining a tight-knit crew where your ideas and instincts matter from day one.

• Room to explore, not just execute: You'll have the space to explore new ideas, challenge assumptions, and build a storefront and growth engine that reflect our values of trust, simplicity, and care.