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Klaviyo hires Technical Leads to own engineering direction across its marketing automation platform, working closely with product and cross-functional teams. The company sponsors work visas for this function, making it a realistic target if you're navigating H-1B status or pursuing permanent residency through an employer-backed pathway.
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INTRODUCTION
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny. Klaviyo started with the simple idea that businesses should own their own data and use it to create better, more personalized experiences for their customers. In this role you will be a dedicated leader for the long-term health, strategy, and continuous evolution of a critical, core technology platform supporting a key customer vertical.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You Will
- Partner with Engineering and Product to define the multi-year technical strategy and roadmap, ensuring platform evolution aligns with long-term business goals and providing technical oversight for foundational work.
- Prioritize and program manage strategic, non-functional programs (e.g., technical debt, capacity planning, architecture scaling) and specific enterprise initiatives, ensuring system stability and future readiness.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of platform features, from technical design to implementation, establishing predictable development and release processes, and ensuring high standards for quality and scalability.
- Define clear ways of working, create frameworks for cross-team collaboration, establish content repositories, and articulate the platform's enterprise narrative and boundaries.
- Serve as the primary communication leader, tailoring information to secure buy-in and consensus across engineering and business leadership.
- Drive a mindset of operational excellence, challenging existing processes and implementing solutions that prioritize automation over manual efforts, while working comfortably with ambiguity during capability building.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You Have
- 10+ years of experience in technical program management within a fast-paced engineering environment (ideally SaaS or high-growth tech).
- Proven ability to successfully manage a perpetual program with a rolling roadmap.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results across complex, cross-functional programs.
- Strong project management skills with fluency in tools such as Asana, Jira, Linear or Smartsheet.
COMPENSATION
Base Pay Range For US Locations: $172,000—$258,000 USD
Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location. In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility. Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
GET TO KNOW KLAVIYO
We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.
AI fluency at Klaviyo includes responsible use of AI (including privacy, security, bias awareness, and human-in-the-loop). We provide accommodations as needed.
By participating in Klaviyo’s interview process, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and will adhere to our Guidelines for using AI in the Klaviyo interview Process. For more information about how we process your personal data, see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Our company takes the security and privacy of job applicants very seriously. We will never ask for payment, bank details, or personal financial information as part of the application process. All our legitimate job postings can be found on our official career site. Please be cautious of job offers that come from non-company email addresses (@klaviyo.com), instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls.
By clicking "Submit Application" you consent to Klaviyo processing your Personal Data in accordance with our Job Applicant Privacy Notice. If you do not wish for Klaviyo to process your Personal Data, please do not submit an application. You can find our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here and here (FR).

INTRODUCTION
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny. Klaviyo started with the simple idea that businesses should own their own data and use it to create better, more personalized experiences for their customers. In this role you will be a dedicated leader for the long-term health, strategy, and continuous evolution of a critical, core technology platform supporting a key customer vertical.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You Will
- Partner with Engineering and Product to define the multi-year technical strategy and roadmap, ensuring platform evolution aligns with long-term business goals and providing technical oversight for foundational work.
- Prioritize and program manage strategic, non-functional programs (e.g., technical debt, capacity planning, architecture scaling) and specific enterprise initiatives, ensuring system stability and future readiness.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of platform features, from technical design to implementation, establishing predictable development and release processes, and ensuring high standards for quality and scalability.
- Define clear ways of working, create frameworks for cross-team collaboration, establish content repositories, and articulate the platform's enterprise narrative and boundaries.
- Serve as the primary communication leader, tailoring information to secure buy-in and consensus across engineering and business leadership.
- Drive a mindset of operational excellence, challenging existing processes and implementing solutions that prioritize automation over manual efforts, while working comfortably with ambiguity during capability building.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You Have
- 10+ years of experience in technical program management within a fast-paced engineering environment (ideally SaaS or high-growth tech).
- Proven ability to successfully manage a perpetual program with a rolling roadmap.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results across complex, cross-functional programs.
- Strong project management skills with fluency in tools such as Asana, Jira, Linear or Smartsheet.
COMPENSATION
Base Pay Range For US Locations: $172,000—$258,000 USD
Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location. In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility. Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
GET TO KNOW KLAVIYO
We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.
AI fluency at Klaviyo includes responsible use of AI (including privacy, security, bias awareness, and human-in-the-loop). We provide accommodations as needed.
By participating in Klaviyo’s interview process, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and will adhere to our Guidelines for using AI in the Klaviyo interview Process. For more information about how we process your personal data, see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Our company takes the security and privacy of job applicants very seriously. We will never ask for payment, bank details, or personal financial information as part of the application process. All our legitimate job postings can be found on our official career site. Please be cautious of job offers that come from non-company email addresses (@klaviyo.com), instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls.
By clicking "Submit Application" you consent to Klaviyo processing your Personal Data in accordance with our Job Applicant Privacy Notice. If you do not wish for Klaviyo to process your Personal Data, please do not submit an application. You can find our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here and here (FR).
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Align your portfolio to Klaviyo's stack
Klaviyo builds on Python, Kafka, and AWS at scale. Before applying, document Technical Lead experience with distributed systems or data-intensive platforms. Hiring managers evaluate whether your background maps to their infrastructure, not just leadership credentials.
Target roles listed under engineering leadership
Klaviyo's Technical Lead openings often sit within specific product verticals like data pipelines or integrations. Filter by engineering leadership titles when searching, since some postings use Staff Engineer or Lead Engineer interchangeably depending on the team.
Confirm sponsorship eligibility before your final interview
Ask your recruiter explicitly which visa categories the role supports. H-1B and Green Card sponsorship policies can differ by team or level at the same company, and confirming early avoids surprises during offer negotiation.
Time your application around the H-1B cap cycle
If you need initial H-1B status, USCIS opens cap registrations in March for an October 1 start. Klaviyo would need to file your petition after selection, so factor this into your job search timeline if your current authorization expires mid-year.
Use Migrate Mate to track Klaviyo's sponsored openings
Sponsored Technical Lead roles fill quickly and aren't always labeled clearly on general job boards. Use Migrate Mate to filter specifically for Klaviyo openings that include visa sponsorship, so you're applying to confirmed opportunities rather than guessing.
Prepare for PERM if you're targeting permanent residency
EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship through Klaviyo involves a PERM labor certification filed with DOL before your I-140 petition. The process typically takes one to two years before priority date becomes relevant, so initiate that conversation with your hiring manager early.
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Does Klaviyo sponsor H-1B visas for Technical Leads?
Yes, Klaviyo sponsors H-1B visas for Technical Lead roles. The company has an established track record of filing H-1B petitions in its engineering organization. If you're currently on H-1B status with another employer, Klaviyo can file an H-1B transfer so you can start without waiting for the next cap cycle or lottery selection.
Which visa types does Klaviyo sponsor for Technical Lead roles?
Klaviyo sponsors both nonimmigrant and immigrant visa categories for Technical Leads. H-1B is the most common nonimmigrant path, used for initial authorization and transfers. For permanent residency, the company supports EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card sponsorship, which involves a PERM labor certification filed with DOL followed by an I-140 immigrant petition with USCIS.
What qualifications does Klaviyo expect for Technical Lead roles?
Klaviyo typically looks for engineers with significant backend or full-stack experience who have already led technical direction on a team, not just contributed as a senior individual contributor. Experience with high-volume data systems, distributed architecture, and cross-functional product collaboration is weighted heavily. A computer science degree or equivalent engineering background supports your H-1B specialty occupation classification as well.
How do I apply for Technical Lead jobs at Klaviyo?
You can browse and apply for Technical Lead roles at Klaviyo through Migrate Mate, which filters specifically for visa-sponsored engineering positions. Apply directly with a resume that reflects technical leadership scope, not just individual contributions. After submitting, expect a recruiter screen followed by a technical system design interview and a cross-functional leadership round before any offer is extended.
How do I plan my timeline if I need H-1B sponsorship from Klaviyo?
If you need cap-subject H-1B status, USCIS registration opens each March for an October 1 start date. Klaviyo would submit your registration, and if selected, file your full petition by June. If you're already on H-1B with a different employer, a transfer has no cap constraint and can proceed as soon as Klaviyo files, letting you start within days of filing.
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