Senior Product Engineer

Cambridge, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Posting Description

SENIOR PRODUCT ENGINEER MIT Open Learningto design build and optimize frontend experiences across its learning platforms including MIT Learn which reaches millions of learners worldwide. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives in ambiguity takes ownership and drives execution in a fastmoving productfocused environment. Reporting to the Director of Application Development will play a handson role in delivering intuitive reliable learning experiences while shaping the longterm frontend direction of the platform; and design and implement highquality user interfaces using TypeScript React and translating UX designs into scalable accessible and maintainable systems. Recent initiatives include building a Tiptapbased authoring editor for creating rich modular learning content and developing frontend experiences for AskTim a suite of AIpowered learning tools used across residential and online contexts. Working closely with UX and product partners will help define frontend architecture component patterns and a shared design system. The role blends deep individual contribution with technical leadership including mentoring engineers reviewing code leading design discussions and championing best practices for performance accessibility and maintainability. This role offers the opportunity to build widely used learning tools influence platformlevel decisions and advance MITs mission of expanding access to education through technology.

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Job Requirements

REQUIRED: A minimum of ten years of professional software engineering experience with expertise in modern frontend development and a strong foundation in software architecture and relational databases; experience with serverside frameworks such as Django Rails or though the primary focus remains frontend engineering.

2/6/2026

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Posting DescriptionSENIOR PRODUCT ENGINEER MIT Open Learningto design build and optimize frontend experiences across its learning platforms including MIT Learn which reaches millions of learners worldwide. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives in ambiguity takes ownership and dr...