Mid-Level Software Engineer

Summary

The client is a peer-to-peer learning platform focused on preserving the human side of education by connecting students through tutoring, dialogues, and community. The company is seeking a product-minded Mid-Level Software Engineer to own full-stack features end-to-end, collaborate with cross-functional teams and non-technical stakeholders, and build learning experiences that serve users globally.

Responsibilities

• Own full-stack features end-to-end, from understanding user problems and stakeholder needs through scoping, technical specifications, implementation, and iteration based on feedback
• Work closely with non-technical stakeholders to understand user needs and translate ambiguous problems into effective product solutions
• Write technical specifications and make thoughtful technical tradeoff decisions with support from senior engineers
• Work in small cross-functional pods alongside engineers, designers, and program leads to launch new program pilots and learning experiences
• Build and maintain clean, scalable, and maintainable software across the full technology stack
• Develop product features using TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, and Postgres
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to maintaining high engineering and code-quality standards
• Contribute product ideas and think beyond implementation to help shape the overall user experience
• Participate in on-call rotations, approximately one week every 5–7 weeks
• Help improve platform operations and safety tooling
• Collaborate with senior engineers and other team members to deliver reliable product solutions that serve a large and diverse global user base
• Continuously iterate on products and features based on user and stakeholder feedback

Skills

• Minimum 3 to 6 years of full-stack software engineering experience
• Proven experience shipping full-stack B2C features to thousands of users
• Experience working with typed programming languages and relational databases
• Professional experience with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, and Postgres or a similar technology stack
• Experience working in a small, high-growth consumer startup environment
• Ability to define user problems, write technical specifications, and work directly with non-technical users and stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior engineers and take ownership of product solutions
• Strong product mindset with the ability to think beyond writing code and consider user needs and product outcomes
• Genuine interest in social impact and/or an education-focused mission
• Ability to work effectively in a small engineering team with a high degree of ownership
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder required
• Experience working in ed-tech, marketplaces, real-time products, video products, or trust and safety features
• Experience with AWS or GCP cloud infrastructure

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum 3 to 6 years of full-stack software engineering experience
• Proven experience shipping full-stack B2C features to thousands of users
• Experience working with typed programming languages and relational databases
• Professional experience with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Node.js, and Postgres or a similar technology stack
• Experience working in a small, high-growth consumer startup environment
• Ability to define user problems, write technical specifications, and work directly with non-technical users and stakeholders
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior engineers and take ownership of product solutions
• Strong product mindset with the ability to think beyond writing code and consider user needs and product outcomes
• Genuine interest in social impact and/or an education-focused mission
• Ability to work effectively in a small engineering team with a high degree of ownership
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder required

Nice to Haves

• Experience working in ed-tech, marketplaces, real-time products, video products, or trust and safety features
• Experience with AWS or GCP cloud infrastructure