Senior Software Engineer

October 22

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Magpie Literacy

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Education • B2C • Technology

Magpie Literacy is a company dedicated to unlocking the potential of every child as a reader. They aim to tackle systemic inequities in literacy by developing research-based digital literacy tools for students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Their tools focus on foundational reading skills such as phonemic awareness, decoding, and meaningful reading experiences. Magpie Literacy's mission is to eradicate illiteracy by providing educational resources that help children become strong, confident readers. They offer a supplemental digital tool for kindergarten students, incorporating instructional videos and educational games to support reading development through engaging and developmentally appropriate methods.

11 - 50 employees

📚 Education

👥 B2C

📋 Description

• Design and build platform capabilities that deliver reliable, high-value features with safety, precision, and user focus. • Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to create new features and improve existing ones. • Approach the platform as a product: maintain a clear understanding of customer needs, identify friction points, and take ownership of outcomes with metrics-driven decision making (KPIs, OKRs, and North Star metrics). • Use data to inform decisions, measure impact, and drive improvements through empirical evidence. • Take ownership across all phases of development, from design to production, and monitor system performance in live environments. • Continuously improve the flow of work from idea to production, using data to identify and remove friction. • Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices. • Build and maintain APIs, and integrate with third-party services. • Ensure application performance, quality, and responsiveness across platforms. • Participate in code reviews, testing, and debugging to maintain high-quality deliverables. • Mentor other engineers and contribute to their growth. • Contribute to architectural decisions and help define technical standards and best practices. • Stay up to date with emerging technologies and suggest improvements to enhance development processes.

🎯 Requirements

• 6–8+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with a track record of building systems, driving engineering standards, and setting technical direction. • Experience building for both internal stakeholders and external users, including complex systems such as authentication, onboarding, or enablement features. • Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture, system integrations, and content management platforms. • You’ve led the design or delivery of meaningful systems that improved outcomes for users or teams. • Startup or early-stage company experience, ideally as a founding engineer, with a strong sense of ownership over what you build. • A pragmatic approach to tools and technologies, with the ability to explore alternatives and make recommendations to improve systems and processes.

🏖️ Benefits

• Salary range of $145,000 - $160,000 per annum • Competitive medical, dental, vision benefits • Opportunity to work remotely for a mission-driven company full of change-makers • Enjoy the freedom of flexible time off to balance work and personal life, ensuring you stay refreshed and productive. • 401k with 4% guaranteed match • Work environment that values balance and harmony with a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion • Opportunity to travel and meet your team members in-person 2x per year