Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack

Outschool

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack to join our Product Engineering team in South Korea. The team’s mission is to build high-quality product experiences that help learners, families, and educators connect and succeed on Outschool. You'll own challenging problems across the stack, from designing intuitive user experiences in React, to building scalable backend systems and APIs, to evolving our data models and architecture, to improving product quality and performance, to using AI-native tools and approaches to help us build and iterate faster. We are an effective team of engineers distributed across the US, Canada, and South Korea. Our philosophy is to start small and then intentionally iterate to test our assumptions and learn quickly. We're iteratively building up a complex product for a highly engaged audience. This role requires working from our Haeundae, Busan office Tuesday–Friday from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Mondays are remote.

Requirements

7+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong experience building modern web applications with React, TypeScript, and Node.js
Experience designing and building APIs and backend services, ideally using GraphQL, REST, or similar technologies
Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query design
Experience owning complex technical projects from design through implementation, launch, and ongoing operation
Understanding of software architecture, testing, performance, reliability, and maintainability in production systems
Experience collaborating closely with Product Managers, Designers, and other engineers to shape solutions, not just implement requirements
AI-forward approach: you actively use AI tools in your workflow, can prompt effectively, validate output critically, and know when to override or take a different approach
Ability to provide technical leadership through code reviews, design discussions, documentation, and mentoring other engineers
Intermediate or higher English reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills; our interview process and daily engineering work are conducted in English

Nice To Haves

Experience in EdTech or building products for learners, educators, or families
Familiarity with search and discovery systems
Familiarity with payment APIs (e.g. Stripe)
Experience at a fast-paced startup or high-growth company

Responsibilities

Build high-quality product experiences for learners, families, educators, and partners across the full stack, from React and TypeScript in the frontend to GraphQL, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and backend services.
Own projects from problem definition through design, implementation, launch, and iteration. Make pragmatic technical decisions that balance speed, quality, maintainability, and user impact.
Work closely with Product Managers, Designers, Researchers, Analysts, and other Engineers to shape requirements, explore solutions, and deliver the right product—not just implement predefined specifications.
Design scalable, maintainable systems and APIs. Improve application architecture, testing, performance, observability, and engineering practices as the product and team grow.
Use AI tools throughout the development workflow to move faster and improve quality, and help identify opportunities to incorporate AI into Outschool's product and learning experiences.
Deploy and operate the software you build. Participate in on-call, investigate production issues, and use monitoring and user feedback to continuously improve reliability and product quality.
Raise the engineering bar through thoughtful code reviews, technical discussions, documentation, and mentoring. Help other engineers make strong technical decisions and grow their skills.
Identify friction in our product, codebase, and development processes and proactively improve it. Look beyond the immediate task to make the team and platform more effective over time.

Benefits

Competitive salaries
Stock options
Retirement plans
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
Annual wellness stipend
Access to coaching & therapy
Pet wellness plans
Generous PTO
Family leave policies
Coworking office located directly at exit 11, Jangsan Station in beautiful Haeundae, Busan.
Necessary equipment (MacBook, monitor, etc.) and software for work provided
Working hours from 7AM - 3PM.
Flexible vacation, use whenever you like. Korean national holidays plus 15 extra days per year.
Invitation to join the annual company retreat once per year (flight to United States, hotel, meals paid for by company).
Annual budgets for professional development and DEI learning
Budgets for children to take Outschool classes.
Outschool matches employee donations to eligible charities and supports Outschool.org’s nonprofit programs.