Principal Software Engineer, Quizlet
$200-280k
+ Company stock options
Learning tools for students and teachers
Open for applications
Learning tools for students and teachers
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$200-280k
+ Company stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
Quizlet's mission is to give every student the tools and confidence to succeed, no matter their motivation or what they’re striving to achieve.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of software development experience
- Demonstrated ability in system architecture and design, understanding of design patterns, and ability to solve complex technical design challenges, with attention to scalability and performance concerns
- Experience with relational databases
- The desire to work across team boundaries to understand the needs of our product development teams, and partner with infrastructure teams
- Strong problem solving skills, and attention to the little details needed to make informed decisions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Plan and execute initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and complex requirements, applying strategic prioritization
- Excitement about the impact your work could have on the lives of students and teachers every day
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Principal Software Engineer to help us shape the architecture of all our products and help the teams deliver systems that are high-quality, scalable and resilient
- This role will include mentoring of technical teams, standardizing software engineering practices, and some hands-on contributions
- Report to the Director of engineering and contribute as a key member of the leadership team
- Serve as a subject matter expert in application architecture, and software engineering
- Influence the overall target architecture of the product, aligning with leaders and stakeholders across the team
- Mentor teams in the implementation of complex systems, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and resilient systems that meet business goals and customer needs
- Drive strategic technology decisions working with engineering leaders, and stakeholders across the organization
- Participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and troubleshooting sessions to ensure the highest standards of development
- Proactively anticipate and identify potential challenges, risks, and scaling issues in the quarters and years ahead
Our take
Quizlet has built a large-scale business around simple-to-share and simple-to-use products. Its free flashcard maker helps students prepare for exams. Those insights fuel Quizlet Plus, the startup’s subscription product that charges an annual fee for access to more features, including tutoring services.
After a long period of runaway growth, during which the company achieved a $1 billion valuation, Quizlet has been somewhat buffered by the general market downturn affecting the tech sector in 2022, which hit EdTech particularly heavily. It has responded by a shakeup of its leadership team, appointing AirBnB and Starship Technologies veteran Lex Bayer.
With an entrepreneurial management team and a strong user base of over 60 million students and teachers, Quizlet seems likely to weather the current economic situation and resume its growth in the near future.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
75% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2020
$30m
SERIES C
Feb 2018
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $62m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, vision and disability plans for you and your family. 100% paid premiums for employees, 75% for dependents
- 20 days of PTO, 10 paid holidays, and 5 volunteer days
- Generous family leave plan
- $1,000 stipend each year for professional development
- $100/month reimbursement towards wellness, plus memberships to physical & mental health resources
- Stock options
- 401k match
- Free lunch and dinner, healthy snacks & drinks daily
- Commuter Benefits - we'll help cover 50% of your public commuter & parking costs, plus pre-tax FSA.
Company values
- Help students learn
- Be curious
- Move with purpose
- Be an owner
- Be tough on ideas
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Dave Margulius
(Board Member)Currently Advisor at Law Students for Climate Accountability. Previously on the Board of Directors at Churchill Club and Founder at Enterprise Insight.
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