Mid-level Software Engineer

Mid-level Software Engineers

We're looking for Mid-level Software Engineers who want to build stuff that'll have an impact. You'll join our 5-person engineering team and own full-stack features that hundreds of thousands of learners and tutors use worldwide.

Engineers at Schoolhouse have lots of ownership — you'll work directly with our designer and other stakeholders to build out new experiments and streamline existing operations. We think the best way for engineers to build a quality product is to be involved early, drive progress, and stay close to our end users.

Scaling free quality interactions between students around the world comes with challenges that live at the intersection of UX, people ops, and technology. We need to both meet learner / tutor needs while ensuring that these interactions stay high quality and safe.

Some examples of what we've worked on include:

• Building an AI simulation & coach to help tutors practice for their first tutoring session
• Experimenting with new ways to connect tutors to learners wanting immediate homework help
• Creating a moderation system to automatically recognize and act on safety issues so humans can focus their time on the most important issues

Responsibilities:

• Work with users and teammates to understand problems, contribute product ideas, and take work from prototypes / experiments through deployment.
• Scope work and make technical decisions with support from experienced teammates.
• Write simple, readable code that's easy to maintain and change.
• Participate in code reviews and pairing sessions to help maintain codebase quality.

If this sounds like you, we'd love for you to apply!

• [Mid-level] You've been a full-stack software engineer 3+ years and have a track record of building & shipping full-stack features.
• [Mid-level] You can explain the product and technical tradeoffs behind the approaches you've taken.
• You have experience with Typescript, Node.js, React, Next.js, and Postgres (or can ramp up quickly).
• You build for users & have a nose for understanding what would help them the most.
• You move quickly while maintaining code quality. Perfect is the enemy of good.
• You fill in the gaps — you ask for help, but still work independently to figure things out. If necessary you can put on another hat if it'll help users the most.
• You're available to work in a US timezone.

Bonus points:

• You have deep technical experience with our stack Typescript, Node.js, React, Next.js, Postgres, AWS, and GCP.
• You have experience building mobile apps.
• You have experience working in education or on an ed-tech product.

Life at Schoolhouse:

• Work with an amazing team. We've got folks with backgrounds in education, consulting, astrophysics, startups, and more.
• Fully remote with flexible working hours. Meetings are in US Pacific Time mornings.
• Take real time off. We have unlimited PTO & use it. Folks regularly take time off throughout the year.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Work-from-home stipend. Professional development budget. Health, dental, vision (for US employees).
• Semesterly retreats and monthly regional meetups
• Make an impact you can see. Check out our community stories page. Watch students help each other learn. See tutors grow into leaders. Your code will help real people learn and grow.

About the Application Process:

• A 30-minute intro screen to learn more about you and understand whether this role is a mutual fit
• A 45-minute screen where you'll read some code and brainstorm / prioritize product ideas
• A 1-hour programming interview where you'll fix bugs and implement features on a toy repo
• A 1-hour systems design problem where you'll design a data model / api and handle challenges at scale
• A 45-minute culture fit call with non-technical team members
• Reference calls

We're building an inclusive and equitable platform for learners across the world, and it's important our core team reflects these principles too. Research shows people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we strongly encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed.