Staff Software Engineer
Outschool•Canada, KY
•$118,800 - $198,000•Hybrid
About The Position
Outschool is looking for a full-stack Staff Software Engineer to help develop an exciting new ambitious product platform with an agentic-first development approach. The platform will help millions of families to discover and access public-funded educational resources, and deliver a personalized, AI-guided planning journey that eases the burden of navigating public-funded alternative education for families.
Requirements
- 7+ years of software engineering experience
- Proficiency in full-stack development: TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
- Proven track record of both demonstrated proficiency in AI-native development, and leading teams into it
- Demonstrated senior technical leadership: you've set direction, made architectural calls, and raised the bar for a team
- Strong communication and collaboration skills - you can translate technical complexity into clarity for engineers, product partners, and leadership alike
Nice To Haves
- Experience in EdTech or building products for learners, educators, or families
- Familiarity with search and discovery systems
- Background in marketplace technologies
- Experience at a fast-paced startup or high-growth company
Responsibilities
- Drive complex, high-impact engineering initiatives across personalized discovery, payments, reimbursement workflows, supply eligibility, and other related problem spaces
- Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Engineering leadership to align on roadmap priorities, technical tradeoffs, risks, and execution strategy
- Demonstrate AI-native development mindset leveraging fully agentic development workflows, while also contributing to establishing principles and best practices on AI development
- Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams through strong collaboration, communication, and domain expertise
- Participate in stand-ups, sprint planning, retros, production deployments, and on-call rotations
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Stock options
- Retirement plans
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
- Fertility/family planning coverage
- Access to ModernHealth coaching & therapy
- Generous PTO
- Family leave policies
- Support for expensable home office setup, internet, and weekly meals for remote team members
- Annual budgets for professional development and DEI learning
- Budgets for children to take Outschool classes
- Outschool matches employee donations to eligible charities
- Supports Outschool.org’s nonprofit programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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