Senior Software Engineer, GoGuardian
Infrastructure
$155-195k
+ Bonuses + Stock options
Ed-Tech software for K-12 schools
Be an early applicant
Ed-Tech software for K-12 schools
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$155-195k
+ Bonuses + Stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To transform education by helping schools implement, manage and understand technology.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend systems or infrastructure
- Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g. Go, Python, Java), preferably Go
- Demonstrated experience with major cloud infrastructure providers (AWS preferred). Experience with GCP is a plus
- Proficiency with various data storage and query technologies, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch. Experience with streaming platforms like Kinesis or Kafka is a plus
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools like Terraform
- Understanding of containerization (Docker) and modern deployment architectures. Experience with Kubernetes or Serverless is a plus
- Experience with configuring and optimizing build systems and deployment pipelines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Eager to take initiative in a fast-paced, ever-changing, dynamic environment
- Fueled by the opportunity to truly impact the education landscape
- Something else? Tell us! We want to learn more about you…
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure to develop and maintain cloud solutions and backend services supporting products used by millions of students and educators
- In this role, you’ll use a combination of backend engineering and infrastructure management to drive initiatives that improve reliability, security, and developer velocity across the organization
- This position sits on Tech Foundation, a team that manages the core cloud infrastructure, shared data services, and developer tooling that empower our product teams to build innovative, reliable, and secure products
- The ideal candidate is comfortable writing production-grade code as well as defining infrastructure standards, and most of all enjoys solving complex problems in a highly collaborative environment
- Architect and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and deployment systems to ensure high availability
- Design and implement high-performance backend services and shared libraries to support core functionality across our product suites
- Engineer high-throughput data pipelines and optimize data storage solutions to handle production-scale workloads
- Write clean, maintainable code and lead initiatives to modernize and improve the health of the codebase
- Build and enhance developer tooling and automation to accelerate testing, release, and engineering velocity
- Collaborate across teams to drive technical standards, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers on system design and best practices
Our take
GoGuardian provides filtering, classroom engagement and mental health tools for educators. This supports better classroom management, student engagement and online safety - without users having to rely on multiple platforms.
Among GoGuardian's product capabilities, users will find real-time monitoring for students' device screens, a feature to identify at-risk students and the 2024-launched single click tutoring support. The major questioning of the suite surrounds how student safety and privacy remain balanced, which is a challenge the company must continue to face.
Millions of students across over thousands of US school districts are served by GoGuardian's software. With schools increasingly turning towards digital education systems, the company is well-positioned to expand its services.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2021
$200m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2014
$0.2m
ANGEL
Total funding: $200.2m
Company benefits
- Health insurance: 90% for you (100% HMO) and 50% for your dependents
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
- Comprehensive time-off package, including flexible time off, sick time, 13 company holidays, quarterly wellness days, and a paid year-end holiday break
- 24 hours and 7 days a week, free confidential services include personal coaching, counseling, self-care apps, and much more!
- Employee stock option
- Company-supported growth
- Paid parental leave for up to 14 weeks
- Company paid short and long-term disability
- A fertility and adoption program to help you support your family needs
- Relax, recharge, and refresh with weekly yoga classes and guided meditation
Company HQ
El Segundo, CA
Leadership
Advait Shinde
(Co-Founder & Chair)Worked at Google as an engineer, helping to launch key products such as Google Pay (formerly Google Wallet). Co-founded GoGuardian as CTO in 2014, becoming CEO in 2017 and Chair in 2024.
Rich Preece
(CEO)Previously COO at LegalZoom, SVP and US GM of QuickBooks by Intuit, and Senior Marketing Manager for the Chicago Association of Direct Marketing.
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