Software Engineer

Summary

Outschool is an education technology company that provides flexible, engaging online learning experiences by connecting learners with teachers and peers. The company is seeking full-stack Software Engineers to develop and improve products for parents, learners, and educators using an agentic-first development approach. The role involves leading engineering initiatives, collaborating across functions, contributing to AI development practices, and participating in team delivery and on-call activities.

Responsibilities

• Drive complex, high-impact engineering initiatives across a variety of product innovation areas
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Engineering leadership to align on roadmap priorities, technical tradeoffs, risks, and execution strategy
• Demonstrate AI-native development mindset leveraging fully agentic development workflows, while also contributing to establishing principles and best practices on AI development
• For senior roles, mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams through strong collaboration, communication, and domain expertise
• Participate in standups, sprint planning, retros, production deployments, and on-call rotations

Skills

• Professional software engineering experience; level will be determined based on experience and scope
• Proficiency in some of: TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
• Proven track record of both demonstrated proficiency in AI-native development, and leading teams into it
• Strong communication and collaboration skills - you can translate technical complexity into clarity for engineers, product partners, and leadership alike
• Experience in EdTech or building products for learners, educators, or families
• Familiarity with search, discovery, personalization, AI, tooling, data insights, and/or payment systems
• Background in marketplace technologies
• Experience at a fast-paced startup or high-growth company
• For senior roles, demonstrated technical leadership: you've set direction, made architectural calls, and raised the bar for a team

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Professional software engineering experience; level will be determined based on experience and scope
• Proficiency in some of: TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
• Proven track record of both demonstrated proficiency in AI-native development, and leading teams into it
• Strong communication and collaboration skills - you can translate technical complexity into clarity for engineers, product partners, and leadership alike
• Experience in EdTech or building products for learners, educators, or families
• Familiarity with search, discovery, personalization, AI, tooling, data insights, and/or payment systems
• Background in marketplace technologies
• Experience at a fast-paced startup or high-growth company

Nice to Haves

• For senior roles, demonstrated technical leadership: you've set direction, made architectural calls, and raised the bar for a team

Benefits

• Equity
• Stock options
• Retirement plans
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Annual wellness stipend
• Access to coaching & therapy
• Pet wellness plans
• Generous PTO and family leave policies
• Bay Area-based employees work in the office part of the week and receive commute-related benefits
• Team members outside the Bay Area remain fully remote, with support for expensable home office setup and internet
• Annual budgets for professional development and DEI learning
• Budgets for children to take Outschool classes
• Outschool matches employee donations to eligible charities
• Outschool supports Outschool.org's nonprofit programs
• Benefits packages are included for full-time employees only
• Benefits and perks may vary for employees based outside of the US and Canada