Support Engineer
Kandji
Customer Service
Miami, FL, USA
Posted on Nov 1, 2024
About Kandji
Kandji is the Apple device management and security platform that empowers secure and productive global work. With Kandji, Apple devices transform themselves into enterprise-ready endpoints, with all the right apps, settings, and security systems in place. Through advanced automation and thoughtful experiences, we’re bringing much-needed harmony to the way IT, InfoSec, and Apple device users work today and tomorrow.
Some of the smartest money in tech has partnered with Kandji to realize our vision, including Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, First Round Capital, and Okta Ventures. In July 2024, Kandji raised $100 million in capital from General Catalyst, bringing Kandji’s valuation to $850 Million.
Since Kandji’s Series C in 2021, the company has seen a 600%+ increase in annual recurring revenue, and its customer base has grown nearly 4X across 40+ industries. Notable customers include Allbirds, Canva, and Notion, and the company has partnerships with such industry giants as ServiceNow, AWS, and Okta.
Kandji was also named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup List 2023 and recognized as a top venture-backed startup with the potential to reach unicorn status.
The Opportunity
As a Support Engineer at Kandji, you will be working directly with our customers to make sure they’re happy, productive, and set up for success. To our customers, YOU are Kandji. You’ll also act as the voice of the customer by sharing customer feedback and insights with our product team and reporting issues to our engineers. We pride ourselves on creating world-class experiences for our customers. Our customers rely on Kandji to ensure their Apple devices are managed and secured properly. We want to make sure that if they have questions, that we answer them with the best support interaction possible. Our team's top priority is to make our customers' lives easier and that means we need to ensure their experience using Kandji is reliable and easy.
The ideal candidate must be able to go in office 5 days a week Monday - Friday, able to work the following shift: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST
How you will make a difference Day to Day
- Communicate efficiently and effectively with our customers - we primarily offer support via chat and email, but you'll also have video conferences when the need arises.
- Own customer communications from initial contact until resolution to make sure our customers are supported every step of the way.
- Influence support processes and shape the tone of Kandji's customer support on a rapidly growing team that spans multiple time zones.
- Be an encyclopedia of knowledge about how Kandji works - our customers need help troubleshooting a wide range of issues across Apple hardware, wireless connectivity, and software products, so we need to be ready for anything.
- Become our customers' best advocate; you’ll funnel customer feedback to our product and engineering teams so we can make sure we’re building features our customers will love.
- Ensure every customer has a great experience - our tight-knit team prides itself on providing excellent, personalized support, so you’ll need to be able to tailor your communication style to maintain our standard.
- Work directly with our engineering team to identify current issues and make sure they’re resolved, while keeping our customers informed every step of the way.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of work experience in an IT administrator role
- An excellent understanding of Apple macOS, iOS, and iPadOS.
- Experience managing Apple specific Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions.
- Experience meeting SLAs such as customer satisfaction, initial response, and issue resolution times.
- Familiarity with shell scripting and the macOS command line; comfortable using Terminal to execute commands or run scripts.
- Great problem-solving abilities, a curious nature, and a genuine interest in learning new technology in a fast-paced startup.
- The ability to rapidly switch gears across tools while retaining focus on the bigger picture.
- Excellent communication and writing skills with the ability to explain complex topics in easy to understand and concise language.
- Strong emotional intelligence; ability to intuit customer sentiment and match their tone to ensure you communicate in the method they’ll relate to most.
- The ideal candidate must be able to go in office 5 days a week Monday - Friday, able to work the following shift: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST
Nice to haves, but NOT required
- Experience with support tools and platforms like Salesforce, Zendesk and JIRA.
- Experience working with Enterprise customers to help resolve complex technical issues.
- Knowledge and experience setting up and troubleshooting IT equipment like printers, routers, Wi-Fi access points, and Apple devices (Macs, iPhones, iPads).
Benefits & Perks
• Competitive salary
• 100% individual and dependent medical + dental + vision coverage
• 401(k) with a 4% company match
• 20 days PTO
• Health and wellness days
• Kandji Wellness Week the first week in July
• Equity for full-time employees
• Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
• Paid Family and Medical Leave
• Modern Health - Mental Health Benefits - Individual and Dependents
• Fertility Benefits
• Working Advantage Employee Discounts
• Free onsite fitness center
• Free parking
• Lunch 5 days/week
• Exciting opportunities for career growth
• An outstanding, inclusive culture
We are excited to be serving a significant need for a fast-growing market, and are proud of the high-performing team we have brought together so far. If you’re someone who wants to engage in new, exciting projects that will challenge your skills in the best way possible, we would love to connect with you.
At Kandji we believe in fostering an inclusive environment in which employees feel encouraged to share their unique perspectives, leverage their strengths, and act authentically. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those from all backgrounds and varying experiences.
Kandji is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, protected veteran or military status or any other status protected by applicable law.