Senior Software Engineer — AI/ML Backend & Full-Stack Lead

Timely; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Timely is an edtech company using AI to optimize school scheduling and master timetable design. As a technical leader, you will drive optimization algorithms and full-stack systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to refine features.

You will help push AI/ML and backend API improvements while ensuring reliability through on-call rotations. You will work within a team focused on rapid growth and strong product-market fit across districts in many states, fostering continuous

Qualifications

• Lead design and development of optimization algorithms.
• Experience building and maintaining full-stack systems.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to refine features.
• Strong testing and code quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of optimization algorithms and full-stack systems.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to refine features.
• Drive improvements in AI/ML, backend APIs, and asynchronous tasks.
• Mentor and support junior engineers.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability.

Skills

Optimization algorithms

Full-stack systems

AI/ML enhancements

Backend APIs

Asynchronous tasks

Code quality & testing

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Timely is an edtech company using AI to optimize school scheduling and master timetable design. As a technical leader, you will drive optimization algorithms and full-stack systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product teams to refine features.

You will help push AI/ML and backend API improvements while ensuring reliability through on-call rotations. You will work within a team focused on rapid growth and strong product-market fit across districts in many states, fostering continuous