Senior Software Engineer, Codecademy
Flow
$101.4-173.8k
Free coding courses
Job no longer available
Free coding courses
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$101.4-173.8k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower people to transform their personal and professional lives by helping them learn modern skills.
Role
Who you are
- Excitement about the opportunities and challenges of working on projects touching all areas of our codebase and associated microservices
- Proven empathy for our users, such as a background in education or past experience using our site
- You gained your software engineering skills without the benefit of a traditional CS education, whether you're self-taught, a bootcamp grad, or a Codecademy learner!
- You love teaching people to code as a mentor, volunteer, writer, or teacher
What the job involves
- Work on a small, cross-functional team to create new projects that drive growth and build the foundation for meaningful changes to our global consumer business
- Partner with teams across the company to drive experimentation, growth, and A/B testing based on user research and data science insights
- Build products and experiences people love through intuitive design and clear user experiences
- Develop web applications with modern front-end frameworks and languages. We use React, Redux, Next.js, and Typescript
- Build services using Ruby on Rails and/or Go
- Design and iterate on experiments by utilizing A/B testing and working with counterparts in Data Science, Product, Design, and/or Business Ops
- Integrate with financial platforms that power our checkout experience such Recurly, Stripe, and more
- Create user interfaces that are accessible for all by following WCAG, ARIA, and screen reader best practices
- Put automated testing, tracking, and monitoring in place to ensure our website is always working as expected
- Develop and continuously improve engineering standards within your team
Our take
As the world turns digital, the demand for people with coding skills has never been greater. Codecademy has enabled more than 50 million people across 190 countries to learn to code through its online learning platform which puts the focus on interactivity.
Codecademy is the leading platform for technical skills, but the $100 billion EdTech market is very lucrative and bursting with competition, including LinkedIn Learning, Udacity, and Udemy.
In 2022, Skillsoft finalized its acquisition of Codecademy, which is allowing the company to push its platform to Skillsoft's huge customer base, which includes 75% of Fortune 1000 companies. Together, the platforms serve a base of 85 million customers and counting.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Feb 2021
$40m
SERIES D
Jul 2016
$30m
SERIES C
Total funding: $87.7m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Wellness reimbursement
- Unlimited paid vacation
- Flexible work-from-home policy
- Fully-funded clubs and sports teams
- Coffee and matcha on tap
- Daily restaurant-catered lunches
- Professional development budget
Company HQ
SoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Zach Sims
(Founder)Dropped out Columbia University to co-found Codecademy, and served as CEO until 2022. Also founded GroupMe in 2010, and has worked as a Venture Partner at Bowery Capital since May 2013.
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