Senior Platform Engineer, Quizlet

Database Systems

$192.5-231.6k

+ Company stock options

Kubernetes

Python

Redis

Terraform

MySQL

BigQuery

Datadog

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

Learning tools for students and teachers

Open for applications

Learning tools for students and teachers

501-1000 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceEducationLearningSaaS

Open for applications

$192.5-231.6k

+ Company stock options

Kubernetes

Python

Redis

Terraform

MySQL

BigQuery

Datadog

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

More information about location

3 days a week in office

501-1000 employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceEducationLearningSaaS

Company mission

To give every student the tools and confidence to succeed, no matter their motivation or what they’re striving to achieve.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of experience in database engineering or platform infrastructure
Hands-on experience managing MySQL (PlanetScale preferred), Cloud Spanner, or BigQuery in production
Strong background in performance tuning, query optimization, and high-availability design
Programming proficiency in Go or Python for automation and tooling
Familiarity with Kubernetes (GKE) and Terraform (IaC)
Solid understanding of caching systems like Redis or Memcached
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate across teams

What the job involves

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and maintaining Quizlet’s database infrastructure, ensuring our systems remain performant, scalable, and resilient as the platform grows
You’ll bring deep technical expertise to optimize query performance, automate operations, and guide best practices for reliability and observability across Quizlet’s data stack
Design, implement, and maintain large-scale database systems across Cloud Spanner, PlanetScale MySQL, and BigQuery
Improve system reliability and performance through automation, observability, and query optimization
Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to ensure database architecture supports scalability and uptime targets
Build tooling and monitoring dashboards in Datadog to detect, alert, and remediate performance issues
Contribute to platform standards for caching, indexing, and connection management
Participate in on-call rotations and drive post-incident improvements

Our take

Quizlet has evolved from a simple flashcard tool into one of the most recognizable consumer learning platforms, now serving over 60M active users. It reaches two-third of US high schoolers and half of college students, putting it among the top 20 US websites and leading education apps on mobile.

Its core strength lies in helping students learn quickly and effectively through tools like flashcards, practice tests, AI-generated study guides, and now course-specific collaborative folders. By focusing on efficiency and relevance, Quizlet has become a go-to resource for students who want targeted, outcome-driven study support. And its collaborative features also allow large groups of students to share and refine materials together, so learning really is a shared experience.

Recent expansions - including Course-Powered Quizlet and its deepened partnership with Brand Metrics - show the platform's continued momentum. With AI-driven personalization, independent ad measurement, and growing peer-recommended content, Quizlet is strengthening trust with advertisers while meeting modern student expectations. And these advancements sure position Quizlet as a leading, forward-thinking plater in ed-tech.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

75% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.5)

Trustpilot (1.4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

May 2020

$30m

SERIES C

Feb 2018

$20m

SERIES B

Total funding: $62m

Company benefits

Competitive Healthcare: Comprehensive health, dental, vision and disability plans for you and your family. 100% paid premiums for employees, 75% for dependents
PTO & Family Benefits: Everyone gets 20 days of PTO, a minimum of 10 paid holidays, and 5 volunteer days off. We also provide resources for growing families, such as Carrot (fertility & family forming) and UrbanSitter (daycare & nannies). Our generous family leave plan offers 12 weeks of leave plus disability leave for birthing mothers when welcoming a new little learner into their family.
Learning & Development: Here at Quizlet, we invest in our employees’ career development to support learning and professional growth. Employees have access to LinkedIn Learning, an on-demand learning solution designed to help them gain new skills and advance their careers. We host speakers and workshops and also offer support for other professional development opportunities.
Shared Financial Success: Competitive salaries, stock options and a 401k match that makes saving for retirement easy.
Wellness: We strive to promote the physical and mental health & well-being of our employees. We offer resources for mental health & well-being, plus a $100/month reimbursement towards wellness and fitness memberships.
Commuter Benefits: We don’t have a school bus, but we'll help cover 50% of your public commuter & parking costs, plus pre-tax FSA. If you decide to work late, your ride home is on us.

Company HQ

China Basin, San Francisco, CA

Leadership

Kurt Beidler

(CEO)

Prior to joining Quizlet in 2024, Kurt was the Co-CEO of Swift. He also spent 17 years at Amazon in various roles, including General Manager of Automotive Sales, Advertising, and Amazon Kids as well as Director of Kindle Content in Beijing.

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