Key skills
TypeScriptNode.jsPythonReactPostgreSQLDynamoDBGraphQLREST APIsAWS LambdaAWS GlueAWS API GatewayAWS S3AWS EventBridgeAWS SQSAWS Secrets ManagerAWS CDKServerless FrameworkETL pipeline developmentCSV data ingestionAPI data ingestionData transformationEvent-driven architectureJestPactCypressGherkinCI/CD pipelinesInfrastructure as codeOpenAI APIAI-powered virtual assistantsAI summarization toolsVector searchRetrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflowsGitHub CopilotCursorAILLMOpenAIRAGETLBDDAWSServerlessCloudFormationLambdaS3CloudWatchSQSGlueAPI GatewayDatadogGitHubAgileCI/CDMentoringCommunicationCollaboration
About this role
Guild is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build scalable, reliable systems that empower their Employer Partners to administer education benefits and integrate employee data with Guild’s platform. The role involves developing tools and services that streamline eligibility processing, policy management, and data onboarding, ensuring employees benefit from Guild's career opportunity programs.
Responsibilities:
- Design and build robust, scalable systems that power data onboarding, eligibility workflows, and benefit policy administration
- Develop backend services, APIs, ETL pipelines, and internal tools using serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, Glue, S3, API Gateway)
- Create clean, testable, maintainable code in TypeScript/Node.js and Python following best practices and established patterns
- Ensure system observability, security, and performance using tools like Datadog and CloudWatch
- Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, internal ops, and customer technical teams to deliver high-impact features
- Write and maintain comprehensive tests (unit, contract, BDD, and end-to-end) and support CI/CD pipelines for consistent delivery
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and on-call rotations, with a focus on production readiness, system health, and issue resolution
- Contribute to system architecture decisions, technical documentation, and mentoring of junior developers
Requirements:
- 5+ Years Hands-on Experience with: TypeScript/Node.js, Python, React, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, GraphQL, REST APIs
- Experience with AWS tools: Lambda, Glue, API Gateway, S3, EventBridge, SQS, Secrets Manager, CDK, Serverless Framework
- Knowledge of: ETL pipeline development, CSV/API data ingestion, data transformation, event-driven architecture
- Testing & Tooling: Jest, Pact, Cypress, Gherkin, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (AWS CDK/CloudFormation)
- AI Experience: Experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI) and building AI-powered features such as virtual assistants, summarization tools, vector search, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows. Proficient in using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) with a solid understanding of their application in production-grade environments
- Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
- Ability to balance technical decisions with business goals and deliver pragmatic solutions
- A passion for Guild's mission to unlock opportunity through education and upskilling