Staff Backend Software Engineer, Kiddom
$180-230k
+ Equity
Creator of Learning Intelligence Technology
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Creator of Learning Intelligence Technology
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-230k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To enable teachers and learners to achieve their full potential.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has extensive experience in backend technologies, and system architecture, along with a passion for solving complex problems for our users and mentoring engineers
- The individual selected for this role will have a passion for education, the ability to empathize with teachers, strong product acumen, and a commitment to Kiddom’s mission and vision
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
- 7+ years professional software engineering experience
- Experience scaling integration systems
- Proficiency in working with databases (SQL & NoSQL) such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Strong knowledge of design patterns and software engineering best practices
- You've been through the planning, launching and refactoring phases of code you wrote
- Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
- Ability to work as part of a collaborative team in a fast-paced environment
- Motivated and responsible individual who strives to exceed expectations
- Sincere interest in working at a startup and scaling with the company as we grow
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field required; Master's degree preferred
Desirable
- Experience in Edtech industry
- Familiarity with Golang, Typescript
- Experience with AWS Lambda, Terraform
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer to join our growing team and help build the next generation of scalable backend services
- You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems that power our applications
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and databases
- Ensure the scalability, security, and performance of backend systems
- Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality features
- Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and scalability
- Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior engineers
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring system uptime and reliability
- Work with our customers to troubleshoot issues and bugs and also help with Kiddom onboarding
Our take
Digital education has become an increasing reality in recent years. Whilst services such as Zoom have provided platforms for remote teaching, the minimal functionality of such services has outlined the lack of digital engagement tools that classrooms require.
Kiddom develops a collaborative learning platform for K-12 schooling, with integrated solutions for remote teaching, in-person school and homework assignments. The platform allows teachers to assign tasks and to collaborate with students on them, whilst the software gathers data to provide insights on student engagement and performance.
The startup currently provides its services to individual teachers for free, but solutions for inter-institutional curriculums come at an annual subscription fee. Kiddom’s approach aims to fill the gap between remote and in-school teaching, at the same time as integrating student analytics to optimize and personalize the way students are educated.
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Insights
27% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2021
$35m
SERIES C
Mar 2018
$15m
SERIES B
Total funding: $56.5m
Company benefits
- Meaningful equity
- Remote friendly culture with budget to make sure you can work comfortably from home or office
- Health benefits: medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
- Flexible vacation policy
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ahsan Rizvi
(CEO & Co-Founder)Spent a year as a Fulton Collective Partner, before co-founding Le Sensor in 2010. They leveraged this entrepreneurial experience to found Kiddom in January 2015.
Abbas Manjee
(Chief Academic Officer & Co-Founder)Previoulsy Founding Math Teacher and Department Leader at ROADS Charter High Schools and at the NYC Department of Education. Was also an Investment Banking Analyst at Merrill Lynch for 2 years.
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