Software Engineer - Outschool
10h ago⚠️ Before applying, please carefully review all the job requirements
- Location:
- Remote (United States & Canada) / San Francisco, California
- Work Arrangement:
- Remote
- Job Type:
- Full Time
- Company:
- Outschool
- Salary:
- Canada: $90,000 - $229,500 CAD per year
- Posted:
- 2026-10-03
- Department:
- Product & Engineering
Salary:
- ✦ Canada: $90,000 - $229,500 CAD per year
- ✦ US Tier 1 (SF Bay Area, NYC, Seattle Metro): $130,500 - $291,600 USD per year
- ✦ US Tier 2 (All CA exc. SF Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Austin, Portland Metro): $110,925 - $247,860 USD per year
- ✦ US Tier 3 (All other US locations): $97,875 - $218,700 USD per year
Eligibility & Location Policy
- ✦ Candidates must be citizens or legal residents residing within either the United States or Canada.
- ✦ Employees located in the San Francisco Bay Area work on a hybrid arrangement with in-office days and commute subsidies.
- ✦ Employees based outside the Bay Area operate fully remotely with home office setup and internet allowances.
Key Responsibilities
- ✦ Lead and deliver complex, high-impact software engineering projects across core product innovation areas.
- ✦ Partner closely with engineering, product, design, and data leadership to define technical roadmaps, balance architecture tradeoffs, and manage risks.
- ✦ Execute AI-native software development techniques using fully agentic workflows while helping establish internal team standards and best practices.
- ✦ Provide mentorship to fellow engineers and guide architectural direction across technical teams (applicable to senior-level roles).
- ✦ Participate actively in daily standups, sprint planning sessions, retrospectives, production software deployments, and on-call engineer rotations.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- ✦ Professional software development experience, with role level scoped based on overall expertise and demonstrated capabilities.
- ✦ Hands-on engineering proficiency in technologies such as TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL.
- ✦ Proven track record of adopting and applying AI-native development workflows, with experience guiding teams into AI-assisted engineering practices.
- ✦ Demonstrated technical leadership skills, including architectural decision-making, setting team direction, and maintaining high engineering standards (required for senior roles).
- ✦ Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the capacity to explain complex technical concepts clearly to cross-functional partners and leadership.
Preferred Experience & Knowledge
- ✦ Prior background working in Educational Technology (EdTech) or designing software for learners, teachers, and families.
- ✦ Familiarity with search and discovery mechanisms, recommendation systems, personalization, developer tooling, data analytics, or online payment integrations.
- ✦ Previous experience developing two-sided online marketplace platforms.
- ✦ Experience working within fast-paced startup environments or rapidly expanding technology companies.
What the Company Offers
- ✦ Competitive base salary paired with company equity and stock option packages.
- ✦ Retirement plans and 401(k) financial benefits.
- ✦ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance coverage.
- ✦ Annual wellness stipend, pet wellness plans, and access to mental health coaching and therapy.
- ✦ Generous paid time off (PTO) and paid family leave policies.
- ✦ Home office setup allowance and monthly internet stipend for remote employees.
- ✦ Commute-related subsidies for Bay Area hybrid team members.
- ✦ Dedicated annual professional development budgets and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) learning allowances.
- ✦ Outschool class credits for employees' children.
- ✦ Charitable donation matching programs and support for nonprofit initiatives.
Application Tips
- Applicants may want to highlight their hands-on software development experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL on their resume and technical portfolio. Emphasizing practical experience with AI-assisted coding tools, agentic workflows, or leading team adoption of emerging technologies will align well with the position's requirements. Candidates should also feature any background in EdTech, online marketplaces, payment processing, or personalized recommendation engines. Demonstrating clear communication skills and detailing instances of cross-functional collaboration with product managers, data analysts, and UX designers can further strengthen an application.
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