Staff Software Engineer

Outschool; United States; Remote; USD 158,000 - 218,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Outschool is seeking a full-stack Staff Software Engineer to help build a bold new product platform. You will contribute to an agentic-first development approach that enables millions of families to discover and access public-funded educational resources with AI-guided planning.

You will drive complex initiatives across discovery, payments, reimbursement workflows and eligibility, while mentoring engineers and aligning with product and leadership on priorities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in full-stack development: TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL.
• Proven track record in AI-native development and leading teams.
• Demonstrated senior technical leadership and architectural decision-making.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-impact engineering initiatives across discovery, payments and eligibility workflows.
• Partner with Product, Design, Data and Engineering leadership on roadmaps and risks.
• Lead AI-native development and establish best practices for AI workflows.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams.
• Participate in stand-ups, planning, deployments and on-call rotations.

Skills

7+ years experience

Full-stack TS/React

AI-native development

Senior technical leadership

Communication & collaboration

TypeScript

React

Node.js

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Job description

The Role

Outschool is looking for a full-stack Staff Software Engineer to help develop an exciting new ambitious product platform with an agentic-first development approach. The platform will help millions of families to discover and access public-funded educational resources, and deliver a personalized, AI-guided planning journey that eases the burden of navigating public-funded alternative education for families.

Core Responsibilities:

• Drive complex, high-impact engineering initiatives across personalized discovery, payments, reimbursement workflows, supply eligibility, and other related problem spaces

• Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Engineering leadership to align on roadmap priorities, technical tradeoffs, risks, and execution strategy

• Demonstrate AI-native development mindset leveraging fully agentic development workflows, while also contributing to establishing principles and best practices on AI development

• Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams through strong collaboration, communication, and domain expertise

• Participate in stand-ups, sprint planning, retros, production deployments, and on-call rotations

Desired Experience & Skills:

• 7+ years of software engineering experience

• Proficiency in full-stack development: TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL

• Proven track record of both demonstrated proficiency in AI-native development, and leading teams into it

• Demonstrated senior technical leadership: you’ve set direction, made architectural calls, and raised the bar for a team

• Strong communication and collaboration skills - you can translate technical complexity into clarity for engineers, product partners, and leadership alike

Other Considerations:

• Experience in EdTech or building products for learners, educators, or families

• Familiarity with search and discovery systems

• Background in marketplace technologies

• Experience at a fast-paced startup or high-growth company

Compensation:

Outschool recruits across the US and Canada, and sets employee salaries to reflect local compensation and cost of living. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for equity and benefits. Additional details are provided during the interview process.

For Canadian-based candidates, compensation range for this role is$148,000 - $203,500 CAD annually.

This role is available in the following US Pay Zones:

US Tiers

US Tier 1: San Francisco Bay Area and New York City

US Tier 2: All California excluding San Francisco Bay Area,Seattle Metro,Boston Metro,Chicago Metro,Denver Metro, Austin Metro,Portland Metro

US Tier 3: All other cities and states

US Pay Zones

US Tier 1: $186,400 - $256,300

US Tier 2: $158,440 - $217,855

US Tier 3: $139,800 - $192,225