Senior Software Engineer 1 (L4)

Stepful; United States; On-site; USD 157,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Equity Stake

Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

401(k)

FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits

Open vacation policy

Job summary

Insider, Inc. is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (L4) to develop a world-class learning system and support healthcare careers through innovative technology. You will use your expertise in full-stack engineering to build and optimize platforms for educators and learners alike.

With 5+ years of experience, you will work in a dynamic environment, leveraging tools like React and generative AI to empower students. The compensation offers a salary ranging from $157,000 to $208,000, with benefits including equity stakes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience.
• Familiarity with React+Typescript on the frontend.
• Experience with backend languages like Python, Node.js, or Ruby on Rails.
• A willingness to learn and solve complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and iterate on a Learning Management System.
• Empower graduates to find jobs using generative AI.
• Design platforms for instructors and optimize student success.
• Generate content that adapts to educational needs.
• Make data reliable and accessible for decision-making.

Skills

Full-stack engineering experience

React+Typescript

Problem-solving

Python

Node.js

Ruby on Rails

Job description

Stepful

Online Training for Healthcare Jobs

Senior Software Engineer 1 (L4)

New York City / Remote (US)

Job type Full-time

Role Engineering, Full stack

Experience 5+ years

Visa US citizen/visa only

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About the role

About Stepful :

Stepful is reimagining allied healthcare training by offering affordable, online, instructor‑led, and AI‑supported programs that help learners—regardless of background or circumstance—launch high‑demand healthcare careers.

In addition to our direct‑to‑consumer training, Stepful partners with leading healthcare institutions to address the growing national shortage of healthcare workers. Our graduates, including Medical Assistants, Pharmacy Technicians, Nurses, and more, form the talent pipelines at major employers like CVS, NY‑Presbyterian, HCA, Providence, and Walgreens.

Stepful is backed by Y Combinator, Reach Capital, and AlleyCorp, with a recent $31.5M Series B led by Oak HC/FT. We were named the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME for 2025.

We’re improving access to quality healthcare for everyone, everywhere, and improving access to healthcare careers for those who need them most.

Our values :

We credit much of our success to our exceptional team. We’re looking for mission‑driven builders who thrive in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments, and embody our four core values:

• Care first : We do whatever it takes for our students to succeed.
• Learn quickly : We test, learn with data, and iterate.
• Build together : We win when we rely on each other.
• Own it : We show up, take initiative, and show pride.

What you can expect to be working on:

• World Class Learning Experience: Develop and iterate on an advanced Learning Management System that generates outcomes! Focus on seamless UX, adaptive learning, peer‑to‑peer engagement, gamification and motivational mechanisms.
• Innovative Career Services: Empower graduates to find jobs and match our growing network of clinical partners. Apply generative AI to the job‑seeking process, from resume generation to interview training.
• Empower the Internal Workforce: Design and maintain platforms for instructors, TAs, coaches, and operators to optimize student success. Leverage generative AI to maximize its impact on students’ lives.
• Cutting Edge Content Management: Generate and maintain content at scale that adapts to evolving educational needs. Build the technology to create new curricula in a fraction of the time and iterate to maximize students’ learning.
• Data Pipelines: Make data reliable and accessible to everyone at Stepful, and empower the business, learning, and operation teams at Stepful to make data‑driven decisions.

This job is for you if you have:

• 5+ years of full‑stack engineering experience. Can take ownership of the whole development lifecycle (this means you are comfortable operating full‑stack).
• Must be familiar with React+Typescript on the frontend. Familiarity with any of the following languages for the backend: Python, Node.js, Ruby on Rails.
• Relentlessly obsess over solving complex problems with cutting‑edge technology and willing to learn something new every day.
• Find excitement in joining an early‑stage company and are not afraid of building something new.

Bonus points if:

• You have previous experience in a direct‑to‑consumer startup, especially within EdTech/Healthcare.

Interview Process:

1. Interview with a Recruiter (30 min)
2. Technical Round (2.45 hrs)

Onsite (1.5 hrs)

Compensation:
Senior 1 - $157,000-$208,000

Compensation for this role will fall within the pay range listed and will be determined based on job‑related factors including, but not limited to, skills, experience, qualifications as well as interview evaluation. Ranges are market‑dependent and may be modified in the future. Please note we do not have a bonus structure at this time so all cash compensation will come in the form of base salary. The total compensation package will also include our benefits package and an equity (ISOs) package.

Benefits

• Meaningful Equity Stake
• Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plan options
• 401(k)
• FSA, HSA and commuter benefits
• Open vacation policy, including:

Stepful is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

About Stepful

Stepful is on a mission to revolutionize vocational education. We train people with a high school education in 4 months or less and places them into healthcare jobs. Healthcare is the fastest growing industry in the US accounting for 40% of all jobs added including medical assistants, nursing assistants, and phlebotomists.