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Senior Software Engineer, Core Services

Educational platform that unites high-quality instructional materials with digital learning, providing curriculum management functionality for schools and districts.
$150,000 - $180,000
Backend
Staff Software Engineer
Hybrid
6+ years of experience
Education · Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Software Engineer, Core Services

Kiddom is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Core Services team to play a crucial role in shaping their educational technology platform. This position combines technical leadership with strategic impact, focusing on supporting common APIs, services, data stores, and dev tools that enhance both product and developer experiences. The role requires expertise in multiple programming languages including Go, TypeScript, and Python, and involves working with various technologies from web APIs to graph databases and edge computing. The ideal candidate will have 6+ years of software development experience, strong leadership capabilities, and a track record of managing services in cloud platforms. The position offers competitive compensation ($150,000-$180,000), comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in K-12 education. Working in a hybrid environment across San Francisco or New York offices, you'll be part of a passionate team dedicated to transforming educational technology while enjoying benefits like medical insurance, flexible vacation, and equity in a growing organization.

Last updated a month ago

Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer, Core Services

  • Support common APIs, services, data stores, and dev tools
  • Provide technical leadership and strategic impact
  • Drive technical change across every team
  • Help engineers do their best work using selected tools
  • Debug and troubleshoot system issues
  • Lead cross-functional collaborations

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer, Core Services

Go
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
  • 6+ years of software development experience at scale
  • 3+ years of experience leading cross-functional projects
  • Fluency in Go plus at least one of TypeScript, Javascript, Python
  • Experience managing services in AWS or other cloud platforms
  • Experience with Docker containers and Linux virtual machines
  • You put the dev in DevOps, bridging applications to infrastructure

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer, Core Services

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401k
Parental Leave
Commuter Benefits
  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • 401k
  • One Medical membership
  • Paid sick days (10 days per year)
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid bereavement leave
  • Paid family leave (16 weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents)
  • Commuter and FSA plans

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