Staff Software Engineer

Role Summary

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.

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

Requirements

Desired Experience & Skills

• 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

Other Considerations

• 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
• Outschool recruits across the US and Canada, and sets employee salaries to reflect local compensation and cost of living. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for equity and benefits. Additional details are provided during the interview process.
• For Canadian-based candidates, compensation range for this role is $148,000 - $203,500 CAD annually.
• This role is available in the following US Pay Zones:
• US Tiers
• US Tier 1: San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, and Seattle Metro
• US Tier 2: All California excluding San Francisco Bay Area, Boston Metro, Chicago Metro, Denver Metro, Austin Metro, Portland Metro
• US Tier 3: All other cities and states
• US Pay Zones
• US Tier 1: $186,400 - $256,300
• US Tier 2: $158,440 - $217,855
• US Tier 3: $139,800 - $192,225