Remote Full-Stack Software Engineer — Build APIs & Frontend

Coursedog; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision

Unlimited PTO

Equity

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Coursedog is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute across the stack—backend services, APIs, and a Vue frontend—to empower hundreds of colleges and universities. You’ll own problems from scoping to release, collaborate with product and design, and help remove barriers to student success at scale.

The role offers a competitive base salary and a total on-target earnings plan, with a remote-first culture and opportunities to grow across modern technologies and AI-assisted workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience writing TypeScript and modern JavaScript in production applications.
• Experience building frontend applications with Vue.js or a similar framework.
• Experience developing backend services with Node.js.
• Knowledge of REST APIs and software design principles.
• Experience working with databases such as MongoDB, Redis, and relational databases.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to learn new systems quickly in ambiguous problem spaces.
• Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical partners.
• Experience using AI tools to speed up development while maintaining code quality.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services and APIs.
• Develop and maintain frontend applications using TypeScript and Vue (or similar frameworks).
• Design, implement, and maintain well-structured, testable code.
• Review pull requests and provide constructive, actionable feedback.
• Debug and improve existing systems, including legacy components.
• Improve existing systems, including legacy components, through debugging and refactoring.
• Use AI tools to work more efficiently across coding, debugging, and documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver features and resolve issues.
• Establish and document engineering best practices that raise the bar for the whole team.

Skills

TypeScript & JavaScript

Vue.js frontend

Node.js backend

REST APIs

Debugging skills

AI tooling

Learn quickly

Communication

Tools

MongoDB

Redis

Relational databases

AWS

Job description

Coursedog is seeking a Software Engineer to contribute across the stack—backend services, APIs, and a Vue frontend—to empower hundreds of colleges and universities. You’ll own problems from scoping to release, collaborate with product and design, and help remove barriers to student success at scale.

The role offers a competitive base salary and a total on-target earnings plan, with a remote-first culture and opportunities to grow across modern technologies and AI-assisted workflows.