Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)

MagicSchool AI is the premier generative AI platform for teachers, aiming to make education more efficient and equitable. The Senior Software Engineer will take end-to-end ownership of features and products, focusing on speed, quality, and user impact while collaborating closely with designers and product managers.

Responsibilities:

• Taking new features and products from idea to delivery
• Understands systems and architecture. Will make sure the new components fit within the existing system, and that they are designed in an extensible way
• Produces a lot of quality code in a short amount of time
• Effectively debugs complex code
• Can build software that is easy for others to understand and easy to maintain
• Helping us ensure we’re building the right things
• Develops opinions on the user experience
• Is comfortable (and excited) to talk to users to understand their pain
• Works closely with the designer and product manager to build the right things the right ways. Doesn’t just take tickets, pushes on priority and design

Requirements:

• Working knowledge of Javascript, Typescript, React, Next.js, Serverless & Edge functions, SQL, and PostgreSQL
• Gets a lot done: Works hard, resourceful, do whatever it takes
• Adaptable: Smart, learns fast, curious
• Builds relationships easily: emotionally intelligent, communication, warm
• Strong communication skills: team-first mindset, highly collaborative, can articulate decisions within team's context
• 5+ years of experience as an engineer
• 7+ years of experience as an engineer
• Startup experience
• Nice to have: Python