Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Shape a child care platform

Playground AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

3 weeks PTO

Health coverage

Education stipend

Free lunch

MacBook

Autonomy & growth

Job summary

Playground is expanding its engineering team to build products from zero to one across the full stack, powering APIs, backend services, and delightful frontend experiences for thousands of child care businesses and government organizations.

You'll own projects end-to-end, designing scalable backend systems and frontend features with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability. We're seeking self-starters who value ownership and rapid delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in full stack or software development.
• Proficiency in React and TypeScript on the frontend.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js and Express on the backend.
• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs in production.
• Cloud experience with infrastructure, performance tuning, and reliability best practices.
• Ability to ship quickly and focus on high-impact work.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to design and build features end to end with a strong focus on customer needs and product impact
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code across the stack - React and TypeScript on the frontend, Node.js and Express on the backend.
• Lead the design and delivery of mission-critical backend APIs and services, with a focus on performance, security, and long-term maintainability.
• Build and improve frontend features in our web app, contributing to a best-in-class user experience for thousands of child care businesses
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge across the team.
• Interact directly with customers to gather feedback and understand their needs.
• Proactively identify technical debt and drive improvements across both frontend and backend architecture.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Node.js

RESTful APIs

Tools

Express

GCP

Job description

Playground is expanding its engineering team to build products from zero to one across the full stack, powering APIs, backend services, and delightful frontend experiences for thousands of child care businesses and government organizations.

You'll own projects end-to-end, designing scalable backend systems and frontend features with a focus on performance, security, and maintainability. We're seeking self-starters who value ownership and rapid delivery.