Software Engineer, Outschool

$97.9-291.6k

Actual salary range is dependent on location. For Canadian-based candidates, compensation range for this role is $90,000 - $229,500 CAD annually. Offers equity

React

TypeScript

GraphQL

Node.js

Postgres

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from Canada, US

Online interactive classes for children

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Online interactive classes for children

1001+ employees

B2CMarketplaceEducationTutoring

Be an early applicant

$97.9-291.6k

Actual salary range is dependent on location. For Canadian-based candidates, compensation range for this role is $90,000 - $229,500 CAD annually. Offers equity

React

TypeScript

GraphQL

Node.js

Postgres

Junior, Mid and Senior level

Remote from Canada, US

1001+ employees

B2CMarketplaceEducationTutoring

Company mission

To inspire kids to love learning by linking learning to kids’ interests, connecting them with others who share those interests, and giving them the autonomy to pick their own path.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

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
For senior roles, demonstrated technical leadership: you've set direction, made architectural calls, and raised the bar for a team
Strong communication and collaboration skills - you can translate technical complexity into clarity for engineers, product partners, and leadership alike

Desirable

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

What the job involves

Outschool is looking for full-stack Software Engineers to develop and improve our suite of products to help parents, learners, and educators to engage in love of learning, all through an agentic-first development paradigm
There is a wide variety of exciting and high-impact engineering challenges for the right candidate from smart UI to personalization to AI assistance to data optimization to tooling to platforms
We’re hiring across levels - from early-career SWEs through senior architects - and will scope the role based on your experience, strengths, and the problems that inspire you and where you can have the biggest impacts
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

Our take

Schooling has undergone some massive changes in recent years, with the needs of institutions and individuals changing quite radically. One company rising to meet these needs is Outschool, that operates an online platform for extracurricular classes.

Aimed at homeschooled students, Outschool saw a boom in business due to the pandemic in 2020, going on to achieve Unicorn status in 2021. Interestingly, though, it had already enjoyed swift growth and a place in Y Combinator years before lockdown began, and it has maintained an encouraging level of growth in the years since.

The hope of Outschool, and the tele-teaching sector at large, is that hybrid online/offline learning is here to stay - and interest in alternative education is certainly growing. With lucrative investment at its back, the company remains committed to empowering parents and students with a variety of flexible and personalized learning opportunities.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

Top investors

-5% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

Trustpilot (4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Oct 2021

$110m

SERIES D

Apr 2021

$75m

SERIES C

Total funding: $240.3m

Company benefits

Share Financial Success: Stock options and a 401k that makes saving for retirement easier
Health and Wellness: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage options for employees and their families. Our medical benefits include fertility and family planning coverage. We also offer an additional wellness stipend and more resources related to mental and physical wellness
PTO and Family Leave:PTO and family leave enable our team to take the time that we need to recharge, relax, and spend time with family and friends
Fully Distributed: With a team distributed across the US and Canada, we create a remote culture through virtual events as well as stipends for meals, remote work, and internet allowance. We offer an additional stipend for home office setup
Lifelong Learners: Annual budget to self-direct our professional development as well as DEI learning. There’s also a budget for employees’ learners to take classes on Outschool
Community Impact: Outschool matches employee donations to established 501c3s, and has committed to supporting Outschool.org’s non-profit programs

Leadership

Andy Chiu

(CTO)

Former VP of Engineering at Instacart. Spent 15 years at Google, ultimately as Senior Director of Software Engineering.

Xueyan Wang

(COO)

Executive Member at enrich. Spent 9 years at Coursera, ultimately as SVP of Services and Business Operations. Also worked at Google for 9 years.

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