Senior Software Engineer 2 (L5)

Stepful, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 228,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful Equity Stake

Subsidized Medical, Dental, and Vision

401(k)

FSA/HSA and commuter benefits

Open vacation policy

Job summary

Stepful, Inc. in New York, NY is seeking an experienced Senior II full-stack engineer to own end-to-end development across the stack, focusing on the Learning Management System, UX, and AI-driven features.

Collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver scalable platforms for learners, instructors, and clinical partners, while operating in a fast-paced, early-stage environment. The role includes meaningful equity and a strong benefits package.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-stack engineering experience.
• Must be familiar with React+Typescript frontend and one of the following backends: Python, Node.js, or Ruby on Rails.
• Obsession with solving complex problems using cutting-edge tech and a willingness to learn daily.
• Excitement for joining an early-stage company and building something new.

Responsibilities

• Develop and iterate on an advanced Learning Management System with a focus on UX, adaptive learning, and engagement features.
• Apply generative AI to job-seeking processes, resume generation, and interview training.
• Design and maintain platforms for instructors, TAs, coaches, and operators to maximize student success.
• Generate and maintain scalable content and curricula; build data pipelines for reliable analytics and decision-making.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

React+Typescript

Backend: Python/Node.js/Ruby on Rails

Job description

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:

• 8+ 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 II - $172,000-$228,000

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.