Senior Software Engineer II

Senior Software Engineer II

Guild is bridging the gap between education and career opportunity, helping employers offer education, skilling, and career mobility to their employees. The Guild Career Opportunity Platform empowers top companies to help working adults go back to school, with tuition assistance programs that align the corporate business goals with affordable education programs designed for working adults. Guild's curated network of online learning providers and non-profit universities along with one-to-one coaching and support helps each student navigate the worlds of work and school, and grow their careers in the process.

Guild is approved to hire in 32 states. Before applying to a remote role, ensure you are in (or will be in) one of the following locations: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C.

Guild is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to join our Member Experiences pillar, focused on building guided core member experiences which are personalized, intuitive, and delightful. In this role, you will design and deliver robust software solutions that serve the evolving needs of members pursuing learning and career growth opportunities.

We're looking for a self-driven, product-minded engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments and is comfortable navigating ambiguity. You will collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to develop adaptable, high-impact systems that help our partners deliver seamless access to Guild's education benefits and coaching services.

As a senior member of the team, you'll contribute from day one; crafting high-quality, scalable solutions that can keep pace with Guild's rapid growth and the dynamic volume of client and user needs.

As a Senior Software Engineer II, you will:

• Develop and maintain robust software systems that power core member experiences; ranging from user-facing applications to internal tools and supporting service layers; ensuring performance, maintainability, and adaptability.
• Partner with senior and staff engineers to design modular, observable, and secure architectures that scale with Guild's growth and accommodate evolving business needs and high-volume client demands.
• Write clean, testable, and reusable code. Contribute to end-to-end development including testing, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and deployment, ensuring high availability and quality in releases.
• Lead by example in code quality, technical decision-making, and documentation practices. Create and contribute to design documents, architecture decision records (ADRs), and technical discussions that communicate trade-offs clearly.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, operations teams, and external client technical teams to translate business requirements into effective engineering solutions. Contribute to planning, estimation, and execution of product roadmap items.
• Use operational data; such as logs, metrics, and user feedback; to identify and implement enhancements in performance, reliability, and developer velocity. Take ownership of resolving issues and driving root cause analysis and sustainability.
• Improve internal development processes, tools, and workflows to enhance code quality, speed of delivery, and system security.
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response. Provide constructive code reviews and mentorship to help elevate teammates and build a high-performing engineering culture.

You are a strong fit if you have:

• 5+ years of software development experience with: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and GraphQL
• Hands-on experience with: AWS services, including Lambda, Serverless Framework, Glue, API Gateway, and CDK or other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools
• A deep understanding of: the full software development lifecycle; from gathering technical requirements and selecting technologies to deploying and maintaining production systems
• AI Experience: Utilizing AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar; Experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI) and building AI-powered features, including assistants, summarization, RAG workflows, and vector search

Ideal Candidate Qualities:

• Demonstrated success working in a production AWS microservices environment
• Ability to write simple, clean, and maintainable code
• Brings thoughtful technical opinions, but remains open to new perspectives ("strong opinions, loosely held")
• Willingness to take calculated risks and contribute vision and direction to both the team and Guild as a whole
• A mindset of continuous learning and improvement
• A genuine passion for Guild's mission and long-term impact
• Excellent collaboration skills; able to work cross-functionally, share knowledge, and foster team alignment

We are committed to equal pay for equal work and believe in compensation transparency. All salary ranges are standardized nationwide and will not vary by region. This role offers a competitive total compensation package, including a base salary of $160,000 - $195,000 and stock options. Compensation offered will be based on a combination of factors such as experience, competencies, and internal equity.