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MagicSchool is the premier generative AI platform for teachers. We're just over a year and a half old, and more than 5 million teachers from all over the world have joined our platform. Join a top team at a fast growing company that is working towards real social impact.

Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack), Squad

Role Description:

The Senior Software Engineer will take end-to-end ownership of full features and products, both new and existing. They will feel a sense of ownership over these features and products far beyond just taking tickets – they will obsess over speed, quality, and user impact.

Responsibilities:

• The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for:
• Taking new features and products from idea to delivery
• Understands systems and architecture. Will make sure the new components fit within the existing system, and that they are designed in an extensible way.
• Produces a lot of quality code in a short amount of time.
• Effectively debugs complex code
• Can build software that is easy for others to understand and easy to maintain
• Helping us ensure we’re building the right things
• Develops opinions on the user experience
• Is comfortable (and excited) to talk to users to understand their pain
• Works closely with the designer and product manager to build the right things the right ways. Doesn’t just take tickets, pushes on priority and design.

Qualifications/Competencies/Skills:

• Gets a lot done: Works hard, resourceful, do whatever it takes
• Adaptable: Smart, learns fast, curious
• Builds relationships easily: emotionally intelligent, communication, warm
• Strong communication skills: team-first mindset, highly collaborative, can articulate decisions within team’s context
• Working knowledge of Javascript, Typescript, React, Next.js, Serverless & Edge functions, SQL, and PostgreSQL
• Nice to have: Python

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience as an engineer
• Preferred: 7+ years of experience as an engineer
• Preferred: Startup experience

Squad Alignment:

The Senior Software Engineer may join one of the following squads based on their skills and interests:

Squad 1

• Focus: Frontend development with design system expertise, strong attention to detail, and a full-stack approach.
• Skills: Confidence in working with databases and understanding tradeoffs of query approaches.

Squad 2

• Focus: Driving positive change through better "Team Flow" practices and habits, with fun and creative touches.
• Skills: Experience with integrations, Learning Management Systems (LMS), rostering, and database strengths (e.g., PostgreSQL).

Squad 3

• Focus: DevOps (e.g., Kubernetes), data engineering (e.g., tuning/managing BigQuery), advanced Python (e.g., architecture, developer experience), or infrastructure automation (e.g., Terraform); someone obsessed with developer experience, setting up automated testing, etc

Why Join Us?

• Work on cutting-edge AI technology that directly impacts educators and students.
• Join a mission-driven team passionate about making education more efficient and equitable.
• Flexibility of working from home, while fostering a unique culture built on relationships, trust, communication, and collaboration with our team - no matter where they live.
• Unlimited time off to empower our employees to manage their work-life balance. We work hard for our teachers and users, and encourage our employees to rest and take the time they need.
• Choice of employer-paid health insurance plans so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Dental and vision are also offered at very low premiums.
• Every employee is offered generous stock options, vested over 4 years.
• Plus a 401k match & monthly wellness stipend

Our Values:

• Educators are Magic: Educators are the most important ingredient in the educational process - they are the magic, not the AI. Trust them, empower them, and put them at the center of leading change in service of students and families.
• Joy and Magic: Bring joy and magic into every learning experience - push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI.
• Community: Foster community that supports one another during a time of rapid technological change. Listen to them and serve their needs.
• Innovation: The education system is outdated and in need of innovation and change - AI is an opportunity to bring equity, access, and serve the individual needs of students better than we ever have before.
• Responsibility: Put responsibility and safety at the forefront of the technological change that AI is bringing to education.
• Diversity: Diversity of thought, perspectives, and backgrounds helps us serve the wide audience of educators and students around the world.
• Excellence: Educators and students deserve the best - and we strive for the highest quality in everything we do.

Summary
Company name: MagicSchool AI
Remote job title: Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)
Job tags: Full-Stack, JavaScript, React, SQL, DevOps