Software Engineer

🕒 July 27

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $127k - $160k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🖥 Software Engineer

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Paper

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2014

📚 Education

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

💰 $269.5M Series D - PAPER on 2022-02

Education • SaaS • B2B

Paper is a K–12 education company that provides live, curriculum-aligned tutoring and student/teacher support through a secure digital platform. Its flagship GROW High-Impact Tutoring program delivers small-group, consistent tutors (1:1–3:1) during the school day, with curriculum alignment, ongoing progress monitoring, and end-of-program reviews for district partners. Paper also offers on-demand academic help and teacher tools to extend instruction without adding teacher workload; its GROW program holds ESSA Level III evidence and NSSA validation.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain both frontend and backend components of web applications, ensuring seamless integration and performance • Build and maintain responsive, accessible user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks like Vue or React • Convert UI/UX designs and wireframes into clean, reusable, and maintainable code • Optimize front-end performance and implement robust testing (unit, integration, end-to-end) with tools like Vitest, Jest, or Cypress • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define project requirements and deliver scalable solutions • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical problems across the stack (application, database, integrations, infrastructure) • Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions, evaluating and recommending new technologies as appropriate • Mentor and coach junior developers, fostering technical growth and shared ownership • Drive technical architecture and design decisions to build scalable and reliable software systems • Implement best practices for software development, including code reviews, automated testing, and documentation to maintain high code quality • Participate in on-call rotations to handle incident responses and troubleshoot issues promptly

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with Vue.js or React, and PHP • Experience with writing and scaling REST APIs returning JSON • Deep understanding of Object Oriented Programming, Microservice and API architecture • Familiarity with IaC, containerization (Docker), modern DevOps practices, and automated testing • Familiarity with AI/LLM APIs and prompt engineering • Strong knowledge of MySQL/PostgreSQL - writing and reviewing complex queries and performance tuning • Deep understanding of Test Driven Development methodologies - writing unit, integration and end-to-end tests • Python experience is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive & competitive compensation • Health benefits • Retirement plan • Stock options • 4 extra weeks off - including statutory holidays, Paper Days throughout the year, and a full Paper Week from Dec 25 to Jan 1 • A $500 stipend to set-up your workspace • $100 monthly stipends to support with on-going workspace needs • Generous paid parental leave • Unlimited access to tutoring and educational support for children of Paper employees