Staff Software Engineer, Outschool
CA$164-205k
US Rates: $118,800 - $198,000 (USD), dependent on location
Online interactive classes for children
Be an early applicant
Online interactive classes for children
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$164-205k
US Rates: $118,800 - $198,000 (USD), dependent on location
1001+ employees
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.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- Proficiency in full-stack development: TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
- Proven track record of both demonstrated proficiency in AI-native development, and leading teams into it
- Demonstrated senior 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
- Other Considerations:
- Experience in EdTech or building products for learners, educators, or families
- Familiarity with search and discovery systems
- Background in marketplace technologies
- Experience at a fast-paced startup or high-growth company
What the job involves
- Outschool is looking for a full-stack Staff Software Engineer to help develop an exciting new ambitious product platform with an agentic-first development approach
- The platform will help millions of families to discover and access public-funded educational resources, and deliver a personalized, AI-guided planning journey that eases the burden of navigating public-funded alternative education for families
- Drive complex, high-impact engineering initiatives across personalized discovery, payments, reimbursement workflows, supply eligibility, and other related problem spaces
- 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
- Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams through strong collaboration, communication, and domain expertise
- Participate in stand-ups, 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
-5% employee growth in 12 months
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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