Software Engineer

Outschool is an education technology company that provides flexible online learning experiences connecting learners, teachers, and peers. The company seeks full-stack Software Engineers to develop and improve products for parents, learners, and educators using an agentic-first development approach, with responsibilities spanning product innovation, AI-native development, technical collaboration, and operational engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Drive complex, high-impact engineering initiatives across a variety of product innovation areas
• 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
• For senior roles, mentor engineers and influence technical direction across teams through strong collaboration, communication, and domain expertise
• Participate in standups, sprint planning, retros, production deployments, and on-call rotations

Requirements:

• Professional software engineering experience; level will be determined based on experience and scope
• Proficiency in some of: TypeScript, React, Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL
• Proven track record of both demonstrated proficiency in AI-native development, and leading teams into it
• For senior roles, demonstrated 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
• Experience in EdTech or building products for learners, educators, or families
• Familiarity with search, discovery, personalization, AI, tooling, data insights, and/or payment systems
• Background in marketplace technologies
• Experience at a fast-paced startup or high-growth company