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Summary
Join Outschool as an Experienced Software Engineer to build engaging educational tools for children using modern technologies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a hybrid role focused on iterating and learning quickly to impact education.
Job Description
Fast Facts
Join our team of innovative engineers to build engaging educational tools for children, utilizing modern technologies in a hybrid role based in San Francisco.
Responsibilities: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain software solutions across the entire technology stack, from front-end to back-end.
Skills: 4+ years of engineering experience, proficiency in React and Node.js, experience with PostgreSQL, and API development using TypeScript.
Qualifications: Previous startup experience, familiarity with EdTech, and knowledge of Next.JS, GraphQL, and AWS are preferred.
Location: San Francisco, hybrid role requiring 1-3 days a week in the office.
Compensation: $130000 - $200000 / Annually
About The Role:
We are an effective team of engineers distributed across the US, Canada, and South Korea. Our philosophy is to start small and then intentionally iterate to test our assumptions and learn quickly. We're iteratively building up a complex product for a highly engaged audience, getting a lot done by staying focused on the work that matters.
We work in modern JavaScript (TypeScript), React, GraphQL/Apollo, and Node, backed by PostgreSQL. Our consumer search is powered by OpenSearch, fed with data from Kafka.
We believe that the future of education is hybrid: online and in-person. We are looking for engineers at various experience levels who are excited about inspiring children to learn by building tools that allow children to access a fundamentally different learning experience. We value hands-on experience most of all. If this opportunity sounds fun and interesting to you, feel free to apply!
This role will be a hybrid position in San Francisco, with 1-3 days/week in our SoMa office.
Core Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with a team of Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers in building high-quality products for parents, learners, educators and partners
- Build and maintain software solutions on all levels of our stack from React, Typescript, HTML and CSS to Next.JS, Node.js, GraphQL, and SQL
- Engage with the team in gathering requirements, day-to-day activities such as daily standups, sprint planning, retros, deploying features in production and on-call
Desired Experience & Skills:
- 4+ years of industry experience working as an Engineer, working in modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React) and Node-based applications
- Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
- Experience writing APIs with Typescript
- Track record of ownership of complex technical projects
- Willingness to mentor others in what you know
Other Considerations:
- Previous experience in startups
- Experience integrating with a payments system
- Previous EdTech experience
- Experience with Next.JS, GraphQL, AWS, and experimentation frameworks
The annual salary range for this San Francisco-based role is $130,000-$200,000.
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