Senior Software Engineer

We are Aftersell by Rokt, a hyper-growth Shopify ecommerce leader.

Aftersell by Rokt enables SMB companies to unlock real-time relevancy in the moment that matters most, when customers are buying. Together, our AI and ML-powered Rokt Brain and ecommerce Rokt Network will power more than 6.5 billion transactions connecting 400 million customers across the world’s leading companies. In January 2025, Rokt’s valuation increased to $3.5 billion USD, allowing us to expand rapidly. In February 2024, Aftersell was acquired by Rokt.

At Rokt, we practice transparency in career paths and compensation. At Rokt, we believe in transparency, which is why we have a well-defined career ladder with transparent compensation and clear career paths based on competency and ability. Rokt’stars constantly strive to raise the bar, pushing the envelope of what is possible.

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer

Target total compensation ranges from 246,000 CAD - 280,000 CAD, including a fixed annual salary of 160,000 CAD - 180,000 CAD, an employee equity plan grant, and world-class benefits. 

Equity grants are issued in good faith, subject to company policies, board approval, and individual eligibility.

At AfterSell, we are building Shopify apps that improve AOV (average order volume) for merchants through highly customizable upselling & cross-selling products that target every part of the buyer journey, including the cart, checkout, post-purchase page and the thankyou & order status pages. As a full-stack engineer you will work on both of our apps, AfterSell and Upcart, and implement tasks from start to finish. Everyone on our development team is involved in all parts of the technology that enables our company. For this specific role, we are looking for high performing individual contributors
We want to encourage everyone to learn new skills and collaborate with the team to produce high-quality code that will last. You’ll have the opportunity to make choices on implementation, design, and architecture. 

About the role: 

• You’ll be responsible for completing features from start to finish and owning the outcome while having a solid understanding of our codebase
• You’ll be working on our two Shopify apps, AfterSell and Upcart (which we’re planning to merge together)
• You’ll be involved in all parts of the technology that enables our company, which will allow you to gain a breadth of experience as an individual contributor.
• You’ll be expected to communicate with the rest of the engineering team and with customer success, merchant success and occasionally high-value customers.
• You’ll design systems that scale and refactor existing ones.
• You’ll be expected to mentor junior engineers, review code and lead projects

Requirements

About you:

• 5+ years of experience in Full-stack web development, preferably with React JS, JavaScript + TypeScript, HTML/CSS
• Design and Autonomy: Possess a strong design acumen to create aesthetically pleasing and user-friendly interfaces, with the capability to independently handle full feature development—from concept through deployment, including front-end, back-end, database, and infrastructure.
• Adaptable and Product-Focused: Demonstrate flexibility in adjusting to new priorities and learning different parts of the codebase, while actively collaborating with Product Managers to refine specifications and ensure the final product delivers maximum customer value.
• Ownership and Diligence: Take full responsibility for the outcomes of your work, meticulously avoiding technical debt and ensuring no regression bugs are introduced, thus maintaining high production standards.
• Collaborative and Humble: Enhance team performance through active collaboration and mutual guidance, valuing and leveraging the collective intelligence and strengths of team members as vital assets.
• Confidence in Execution: Display confidence and pride in your work, fully owning the outcomes and continuously striving to raise the bar in every project you undertake.

Benefits

About Rokt’stars:

As a mission-driven, hyper-growth community of curious explorers, our ambition is to unlock real-time relevancy in ecommerce and beyond. Our bias for action means we are not afraid to quickly venture into uncharted territories, take risks, or challenge the status quo; in doing so we either win or learn. We work together as one aligned team, never letting egos get in the way of brilliant ideas. We value diversity, transparency, and smart humble people who enjoy building a disruptive business together. We pride ourselves on being a force for good as we make the world better. 

About The Benefits:

We leverage best-in-class technology and market-leading innovation in AI and ML, with all of that being underlined by building and maintaining a fantastic and inclusive culture where people can be their authentic selves, and offering a great list of perks and benefits to go with it:

• All employees have access to our LevelUp! program, providing opportunities for coaching, courses, and training to support career growth and development.
• Become a shareholder. Every Rokt’star gets equity in the company
• Enjoy catered lunch every day and healthy snacks in the office. Plus join the gym on us! 
• Extra leave (bonus annual leave, sabbatical leave etc.) 
• Work with the greatest talent in town
• See the world! We have offices in New York, Seattle, Sydney, Tokyo and London

We believe we’re better together. We love spending time together and are in the office most days (teams are in the office 4 days per week). We also get that you need to balance your life and your commitments so you have the flexibility to manage your own hours and can spend up to a week of every quarter working from anywhere.

We at Rokt choose to create a company that is as diverse and inclusive as the world we live in by attracting, growing & keeping the best talent. Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

If this sounds like a role you’d enjoy, apply here, and you’ll hear from our recruiting team.

Note: The first stage of the recruitment process for this role is to complete a 15-minute online aptitude test, which will be sent out to your application email. Successful candidates will be contacted to discuss the next steps.