Early Career Software Engineer, Wonderschool
Applied AI
$100-120k
Marketplace for child care
Be an early applicant
Marketplace for child care
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$100-120k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower early educators to build sustainable businesses that meet the unique needs of families across the nation.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Strong foundation in programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript)
- Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn)
- Basic understanding of cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform and AWS
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative, in-person environment
Desirable
- Strong understanding of machine learning principles, including model development, evaluation, and deployment for real-world applications
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Pipelines: Design and deploy RAG pipelines by integrating retrievers with generative models to enable contextual, real-time responses using vectorized knowledge bases
- Continuous Learning: Incorporate user feedback loops and data augmentation techniques to iteratively improve the performance and relevance of AI agents and RAG pipelines
What the job involves
- We are seeking an Early Career Software Engineer with an interest in applied AI to join our growing team
- This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment where you can apply your technical skills to create meaningful impact in the childcare ecosystem
- You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable, AI-driven solutions that empower childcare providers and improve parent experiences
- Design, develop, and maintain robust software solutions with a focus on integrating AI capabilities
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements and implement innovative features
- Design and Development of AI Agents: Build modular, task-specific AI agents capable of natural language understanding, dialogue management, and action execution using frameworks such as LangChain or Rasa
- Debug and troubleshoot technical issues to ensure platform stability
- Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices in software engineering and AI
Our take
Wonderschool is a digital platform that enables parents and families to identify and connect with programs and preschools for infants and toddlers. The app has a huge database of potential providers, and uses intelligent software to identify the best child care and microschools for children.
This is an important service, as there are problems at both ends of the pipeline. Educators and carers are often paid insufficiently, while many parents struggle to find suitable education programs for their children. Wonderschool promises to solve those problems, while also providing a bespoke service that ensures that children get the care that they really require.
The childcare management platform has been instrumental in improving the quality and accessibility of care to children, as well as increasing the salaries of childcare professionals. It is fast-growing and can expect to continue this way following series B funding that is being invested into scaling access to flexible care.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jan 2022
$25m
SERIES B
Aug 2018
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $49.1m
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off, paid holidays, and mental wellness days
- Hit the gym, relax, or de-stress using monthly stipends
- Remote - Work where you want, our team is distributed across the Americas
- Health - Up to 100% coverage for employee premiums and up to 80% for dependents
- Competitive parental leave policies for individuals after 6 months of employment
- Autonomy
Company values
- Children First - We serve everyone whose purpose is to provide early education and care to children; We constantly seek to understand the needs of children, parents and providers; We build products and services that focus on developing and retaining trust
- Lead with Empathy - We treat each other and our customers with respect; We deliver effective feedback with kindness, have difficult conversations with grace, and focus on the growth of our teammates; We work to create a diverse, safe, productive, and fun work environment
- Exceed Expectations - We strive to do the best work of our lives; We push the limits of the goals we set and the experiences we deliver; We work smart and put in the effort
Company HQ
Northwest Wilmington, Wilmington, DE
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Leadership
Chris Bennett
(CEO)Earned a BSc in Economics from UPenn Wharton School. Private Equity Associate at Heitman. Co-founder and CEO of Soldsie. Co-founded Wonderschool in 2016.
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