Staff Software Engineer

Great Minds • Full-time • Remote (Remote from District of Columbia, Washington, United States) • $148,000 - $160,000 / year • 3w ago

Fast Facts

Great Minds is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead engineering teams in delivering high-quality software solutions for educational products, combining technical leadership with hands-on coding responsibilities.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and collaborating with product teams to create exceptional software products.

Skills: Candidates should have 5+ years of software engineering experience, cloud-native environment expertise (preferably AWS), and proficiency in JavaScript and frameworks like NodeJS or React.

Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree is required; experience in Education or EdTech is a plus.

Location: This position is remote and candidates can be located anywhere in the US.

Compensation: $148000 - $160000 / Annually

Who We Are

Great Minds is a high-growth, mission-driven organization founded by educators in 2007. As a for-profit, Public Benefit Corporation, we believe all students deserve access to meaningful, challenging content—and all teachers deserve tools that are intuitive, effective, and built for the realities of today’s classrooms.

We develop high-quality, knowledge-rich math, science and ELA curricula grounded in research and designed in collaboration with educators. Our materials reflect real classroom needs and are built to drive lasting student outcomes.

We are committed to usability, coherence, and practical implementation—supporting teachers not just through curriculum, but with professional learning, purposeful technology, and responsive service that enable strong adoption and impact.

What We Build

Our products—Eureka Math and Eureka Math², Wit & Wisdom, PhD Science, Geodes, and the newly launched Arts & Letters ELA—are trusted by thousands of schools and districts nationwide.

Eureka Math is the most widely used math curriculum in the U.S., and is focused on balancing conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and application.
Wit & Wisdom® and Arts & Letters ELA™ anchor our reading strategy with content-rich, grade-level instruction that integrates literature, history, and the arts, grounded in the science of reading. Geodes® complements our reading suite with decodable texts that pair phonics with meaningful content to support early literacy.
PhD Science is a hands-on K-5 Science program that sparks curiosity as students build enduring knowledge of how the scientific world works.

These programs reflect a shared belief in high expectations, joyful rigor, and deep respect for educators and students.

Where We’re Headed

Great Minds is entering a new stage of growth and product maturity. We are focused on building more connected, customer-informed experiences across the full educator journey—from curriculum to professional learning to platform and support.

Our long-term vision is to become a true partner in impact—not just delivering curriculum, but supporting educators in achieving outcomes at scale.

Job Purpose

A Staff Engineer leads small teams of engineers in the design and delivery of software improvements. They provide this guidance through participation in code reviews, creating design documentation, and one-on-one coaching of Software Engineers in the team. A Staff Engineer is a hands-on technical leader that still has significant coding responsibilities on a day-to-day basis.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with product managers and product designers to build great products
Coach and mentor software engineers
Review application code to ensure Great Minds is releasing high quality software
Evaluate, decide and implement technical architecture decisions and designs and communicate those decisions to others.

Requirements

5+ years experience as a software engineer, of which 3 or more of those years show proven experience designing technical solutions at the component or module level
Expertise designing and operating in a cloud-native application environment (preferably with AWS)
Ability to develop production-ready code using one or more of the following languages/frameworks: JavaScript, NodeJS, React, Vue, or Angular
Ability to effectively communicate application architecture (written and verbal) to multiple audiences
Sense of intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning with a strong problem-solving mindset
Experience working with Content Management Systems (CMS) and/or dynamic content authoring workflows is a plus
Experience in Education, EdTech, or Media Publishing is a plus

Required Education

Bachelor's degree

Status

Full-Time

Location

Remote

The expected base salary range for this position is $148,000-$160,000, however the offered salarymay be higher or lower than the above range dependent on numerous factors including, but not limited to location, work experience, skills and internal equity considerations. The base salary is not inclusive of benefits or other incentives.

A cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.

New employees will be required to successfully complete a background check.

Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com. If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact security@greatminds.org

Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.

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