Staff Software Engineer

Remote (U.S. & Canada)RemotePosted 4 weeks ago

Role Overview

Outschool is hiring a Staff Software Engineer. This is a full-time remote role, with the team based in (U.S. & Canada). Part of Outschool's Fullstack hiring. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

Salary Context

Salary is not disclosed in this posting. Market median for Staff-level Fullstack roles is $181k-$240k (based on 18 comparable listings). Many employers share specifics during the interview process or after an initial screen.

Resume Keywords to Include

Make sure these keywords appear in your resume to improve ATS scoring

TypeScriptGraphQLReactNode.jsPostgreSQLORDEICompensation

Job description

The Company:

Outschool’s mission is to inspire kids to love learning. In our fast-changing world, the traditional educational system struggles to meet the diverse and evolving needs of young learners. Outschool reimagines this system, offering flexible and engaging learning experiences as a supplement and alternative to traditional education. By connecting learners with a global community of teachers and peers through our online platform, we make learning personal, dynamic, and deeply human.

We've made significant strides since launching our marketplace of live online classes in 2017. Finding initial success with secular homeschoolers, we then expanded to enrichment learning to meet the needs of a wider audience, growing our business 16x since 2019. Post-pandemic, we have evolved our platform to power academic learning, incorporated AI, and have begun to grow our international community. We're proud to have served over 1.5M passionate learners with more than $100M in annual bookings.

Driving disruptive, positive change in education is rewarding and hard. Outschool team members are encouraged to challenge themselves, take risks, and grow in their careers. We look for talented people whose sense of urgency, innate curiosity, and determination to drive impact will help Outschool achieve outsized results in pursuit of our mission. We invite you to be part of an ambitious team dedicated to ensuring every learner can navigate the future with curiosity, resilience, and a love of learning.

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

We use Covey as part of our hiring and / or promotional process for jobs in NYC and certain features may qualify it as an AEDT. As part of the evaluation process we provide Covey with job requirements and candidate submitted applications. We began using Covey Scout for Inbound on March 21, 2024.

Please see the independent bias audit report covering our use of Covey here.

Benefits & Culture:

At Outschool, we believe that taking care of one another enables us to do our best work. To us that means:

Shared Financial Success: Competitive salaries, stock options, and retirement plans
Health: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
Wellness: Annual wellness stipend, access to coaching & therapy, and pet wellness plans
PTO & Family Benefits: Generous PTO and family leave policies
Hybrid & Remote-Friendly: Outschool has a distributed team across the U.S. and Canada and an office in San Francisco. Bay Area-based employees work in the office part of the week and receive commute-related benefits. Team members outside the Bay Area remain fully remote, with support for expensable home office setup and internet to stay connected no matter where you are.
Lifelong Learners: Annual budgets for professional development and DEI learning; budgets for children to take Outschool classes
Community Impact: Outschool matches employee donations to eligible charities and supports Outschool.org’s nonprofit programs

Outschool is an equal opportunity employer. We view diversity as a moral imperative and competitive advantage. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We plan and structure our interviews to directly assess skills and experience.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact recruiting@outschool.com.

Benefits packages are included for full-time employees only. Please note benefits and perks may vary for employees based outside of the US and Canada.

Full-time employees must be a citizen or legal residents of the U.S. or Canada and reside in U.S. or Canada, unless specifically indicated otherwise.

Once you submit your application, Outschool will process your personal data to evaluate your candidacy for employment. Unless specifically indicated otherwise, we hire employees only in the U.S. and Canada. Applicants else where should be aware that we may discard your application upon submission or we may ask if you would like us to retain it later should there be consideration (this is not typical at all). If you are selected for interviewing, your data will be shared with interviewers and personnel involved in that process. If not hired, your application will be retained for one year in case there is another suitable role. You may opt out of this at any time. Please see our Employee/Applicant Privacy Notice for more detailed information. If applicable, as you progress through the process, we will be clear about what information is being asked for and what happens with that information.

About Outschool

Outschool

outschool.org

FullstackHires remote

4 other open roles at Outschool on TryApplyNow.

View all 5 roles at Outschool Visit website

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply for the Staff Software Engineer position at Outschool?

Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Outschool. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.

Is the Staff Software Engineer role at Outschool remote?

Yes. This is a remote role. The team is based in (U.S. & Canada), but the position itself does not require relocating to that office.

What does a Staff Software Engineer at Outschool earn?

Outschool has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.

When was the Staff Software Engineer role at Outschool posted?

This role was posted on June 22, 2026 (30 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

Browse Remote Jobs Hiring Now →