Senior Full-Stack Engineer - AI-Driven EdTech

Kira Learning, Inc.; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Doordash lunch credits

Job summary

Kira Learning, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to own end-to-end product features that improve student and teacher experiences. You will collaborate with PMs and designers to deliver high-quality UX and scalable frontend/backend solutions.

This role requires extensive React/TypeScript expertise, strong CSS with Tailwind/SCSS, and backend skills in Kotlin/Python/Go, plus mentoring of junior engineers. US-based salary ranges reflect market norms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong React and TypeScript experience, with ownership of production-grade user-facing features.
• Experience building modern web apps using TypeScript and React.
• Strong CSS skills with Tailwind/SCSS.
• Solid backend experience (Kotlin, Python, Go, Rust, Scala)
• Solid full-stack fundamentals with APIs and relational databases (MySQL).
• Experience owning, leading, and shipping complex features with minimal guidance.
• 2+ years mentoring and/or managing junior engineers.
• Familiarity with automated testing and CI/CD practices.
• Ability to communicate technical/product tradeoffs clearly.
• Comfort in fast-paced startup environments.
• Preferred: AI/LLMs integrations (OpenAI, Anthropic)

Responsibilities

• Own and ship polished, end-to-end product features that improve student and teacher experiences.
• Partner with product managers and designers on UX, interaction design, and visual quality.
• Shape frontend and full-stack technical direction, translating product goals into pragmatic plans.
• Improve product quality, performance, accessibility, and maintainability across the frontend codebase.
• Contribute across the full development lifecycle, including prototyping, testing, rollout, and support.
• Collaborate with engineers to design APIs and deliver cohesive end-to-end solutions.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Frontend

Tailwind

SCSS

Backend

Kotlin

Python

Go

MySQL

API design

Mentoring

CI/CD

Communication

AI APIs

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

Kotlin

Python

Go

MySQL

Job description

Kira Learning, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer to own end-to-end product features that improve student and teacher experiences. You will collaborate with PMs and designers to deliver high-quality UX and scalable frontend/backend solutions.

This role requires extensive React/TypeScript expertise, strong CSS with Tailwind/SCSS, and backend skills in Kotlin/Python/Go, plus mentoring of junior engineers. US-based salary ranges reflect market norms.