Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Guild as a Senior Software Engineer and build scalable, reliable systems empowering our Employer Partners. You will design and build robust systems for data onboarding, eligibility workflows, and benefit policy administration; develop backend services, APIs, ETL pipelines, and internal tools using serverless architecture; create clean, testable, maintainable code; ensure system observability, security, and performance; collaborate with engineers, product managers, and other teams; write and maintain comprehensive tests; participate in Agile ceremonies and on-call rotations; and contribute to system architecture decisions and mentoring. This role requires 5+ years of hands-on experience with TypeScript/Node.js, Python, React, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, GraphQL, and REST APIs, as well as experience with AWS tools and knowledge of ETL pipeline development. The ideal candidate will also possess AI experience and strong communication and collaboration skills. Guild offers a competitive total compensation package, including a base salary of $150,000 - $180,000, and stock options.

Requirements

• 5+ Years Hands-on Experience with: TypeScript/Node.js, Python, React, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, GraphQL, REST APIs
• Experience with AWS tools: Lambda, Glue, API Gateway, S3, EventBridge, SQS, Secrets Manager, CDK, Serverless Framework
• Knowledge of: ETL pipeline development, CSV/API data ingestion, data transformation, event-driven architecture
• Testing & Tooling: Jest, Pact, Cypress, Gherkin, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (AWS CDK/CloudFormation)
• AI Experience: Experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI) and building AI-powered features such as virtual assistants, summarization tools, vector search, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows. Proficient in using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) with a solid understanding of their application in production-grade environments
• Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
• Ability to balance technical decisions with business goals and deliver pragmatic solutions
• A passion for Guild’s mission to unlock opportunity through education and upskilling

Responsibilities

• Design and build robust, scalable systems that power data onboarding, eligibility workflows, and benefit policy administration
• Develop backend services, APIs, ETL pipelines, and internal tools using serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, Glue, S3, API Gateway)
• Create clean, testable, maintainable code in TypeScript/Node.js and Python following best practices and established patterns
• Ensure system observability, security, and performance using tools like Datadog and CloudWatch
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, internal ops, and customer technical teams to deliver high-impact features
• Write and maintain comprehensive tests (unit, contract, BDD, and end-to-end) and support CI/CD pipelines for consistent delivery
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and on-call rotations, with a focus on production readiness, system health, and issue resolution
• Contribute to system architecture decisions, technical documentation, and mentoring of junior developers

Benefits

• Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
• Access to a 401k to help save for the future
• Open vacation policy for employees to rest and recharge
• 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
• Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits
• Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
• Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth