Software Engineer

Summary

Join Code.org, a leading nonprofit in computer science education, as a Senior Engineer. This role focuses on front-end development using React, with backend work in Ruby on Rails. You will build engaging, accessible educational tools, including AI-focused projects using LLMs. Collaboration with product, design, and curriculum teams is key. The ideal candidate possesses 8+ years of experience in web application development, technical leadership skills, and a passion for computer science education. The position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact on students' lives.

Requirements

• A passion for expanding access to computer science education and building tools that help students and teachers succeed
• 8+ years of experience developing and maintaining consumer-grade web applications, preferably using JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Ruby on Rails, and SQL
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and supporting high-scale, production applications—experience with AWS services like S3 and CloudWatch is a plus
• A track record of technical leadership, whether through leading architectural changes, setting technical direction, or mentoring teammates
• The ability to drive projects independently, including breaking down work into smaller features, making informed tradeoffs, and communicating progress effectively
• A collaborative mindset, with a strong belief in supporting teammates, sharing knowledge, and contributing to an inclusive engineering culture
• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Work within the United States
• Pass a pre-employment background check
• Be willing to travel a minimum of two times per year for team events

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product managers, designers, and curriculum writers to develop end-to-end features that are accessible, usable, and engaging in real classrooms
• Write and maintain production-ready code in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Ruby on Rails, and SQL, while working with AWS services like S3 and CloudWatch for asset storage, logging, and infrastructure
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on AI-focused products for students, including evaluating, selecting, and incorporating generative AI models and ensuring safety, bias mitigation and effectiveness
• Support site and user needs, including monitoring production issues, deploying updates, triaging user-submitted issues, and responding to teacher and student inquiries
• Take ownership of complex projects, driving technical decisions and collaborating across teams to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions
• Foster a collaborative and encouraging team culture by mentoring teammates, sharing knowledge, and helping each other succeed

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working on AI-powered products or educational technology, particularly in building tools that help students learn to use and learn with LLMs

Benefits

• Technology subsidy consistent with our Bring Your Own Device environment
• Flexible, engaging, and remote working environment
• Paid time off: 3 weeks vacation annually, sick leave, and 'winter break' office closure the two weeks that include Christmas and New Years
• Medical, dental and vision premiums paid at 100% for FT positions and their dependents
• Option to participate in 403b retirement plan
• Annual professional development stipend
• The opportunity to help students learn better and change the face of computer science
• A unifying approach in a divided world