Remote Senior Full-Stack Engineer – Education Tech

Paper; United States; Remote; USD 127,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Stock options

Vacation and sick days

Workspace stipend

Parental leave

Education support for children

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Paper is reimagining how schools support students so that every learner can reach their full potential. Our engineering team builds scalable, secure, high-performance web applications powering tutoring, writing feedback, and AI-assisted learning across 200+ districts.

As a Software Engineer you will lead full‑stack development, mentor junior developers, and guide technical execution across projects in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Vue.js or React and PHP.
• Experience with writing and scaling REST APIs returning JSON.
• Deep understanding of Object Oriented Programming, Microservices and API architecture.
• Familiarity with IaC, containerization (Docker), modern DevOps practices, and automated testing.
• Familiarity with AI/LLM APIs and prompt engineering
• Strong knowledge of MySQL/PostgreSQL - writing and reviewing complex queries and performance tuning.
• Deep understanding of Test Driven Development methodologies - writing unit, integration and end-to-end tests.
• Python experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain both frontend and backend components of web applications, ensuring seamless integration and performance.
• Convert UI/UX designs and wireframes into clean, reusable, and maintainable code.
• Optimize front-end performance and implement robust testing (unit, integration, end-to-end) with tools like Vitest, Jest, or Cypress
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define project requirements and deliver scalable solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical problems across the stack (application, database, integrations, infrastructure).
• Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions, evaluating and recommending new technologies as appropriate.
• Mentor and coach junior developers, fostering technical growth and shared ownership.
• Drive technical architecture and design decisions to build scalable and reliable software systems.
• Implement best practices for software development, including code reviews, automated testing, and documentation to maintain high code quality.
• Participate in on-call rotations to handle incident responses and troubleshoot issues promptly.

Skills

React/Vue.js

PHP

REST APIs

OOP

Microservices

Docker

DevOps

AI/LLM APIs

SQL

TDD

Python

Tools

Docker

Job description

Paper is reimagining how schools support students so that every learner can reach their full potential. Our engineering team builds scalable, secure, high-performance web applications powering tutoring, writing feedback, and AI-assisted learning across 200+ districts.

As a Software Engineer you will lead full‑stack development, mentor junior developers, and guide technical execution across projects in a remote-first environment.