Senior Software Engineer, Community
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Job Location:
Denver, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 159360 - 209160
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Engineering:
Quizlets Product Engineering organization builds the core experiences that help millions of students and teachers achieve their learning goals. We collaborate across teams to achieve user-centric outcomes focusing on developing intuitive interfaces engaging learning tools and robust scalable systems.
Youll be joining a passionate group of engineers designers product managers and data scientists dedicated to solving real-world educational challenges. Our teams operate with autonomy embrace experimentation and are deeply committed to user-centric design. We value transparency inclusivity and collaboration at all levels.
Our (non-exhaustive) Tech Stack:
Languages: Go PHP Typescript
Frameworks: React
Data: MySQL Spanner BigQuery
Misc: GCP Datadog Growthbook Rollbar Pub/Sub Redis/Valkey Docker/Colima Kubernetes
About the Role:
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Community team you will design build and deliver user-facing features that enable learners educators and creators to connect and contribute on Quizlet. Working across the stack youll develop scalable systems for creating organizing and interacting within communities. This role partners closely with Product Design Trust & Safety Legal and Marketing to build community experiences that are reliable safe and aligned with learning outcomes. Youll contribute to architectural decisions drive engineering best practices and support the team through code reviews design discussions and technical mentorship.
Were happy to share that this is an onsite position in our Denver office. To help foster team collaboration we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week: Monday Wednesday and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency team partnership and supports growth as an employee and organization.
In this role you will:
- Deliver end-to-end projects that directly contribute to Quizlets product and business priorities - from planning and design through implementation testing and rollout
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners in Product Design and Data Science to translate ideas into technically sound and impactful solutions
- Build and maintain high-quality scalable systems that reflect a strong understanding of your teams domain and its impact on learners and advertisers
- Apply industry best practices and modern technologies to improve code quality system reliability and developer efficiency
- Lead and contribute to technical discussions offering thoughtful insights and helping to align the team on the best path forward
- Break down complex projects into actionable well-scoped tasks and execute them efficiently with minimal oversight
- Proactively identify and resolve issues before they affect timelines quality or user experience
- Mentor and support junior engineers through code reviews pairing sessions and sharing domain knowledge
- Continuously seek opportunities to improve engineering practices from build systems to deployment pipelines to observability tools
What you bring to the table:
- 5 years of experience in software engineering ideally in fast-paced product-focused environments
- Proven ability to deliver complex projects end-to-end - from design and implementation through testing and deployment
- Solid foundation in backend or full-stack with a focus on building scalable high-quality systems and user experiences
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure distributed systems and modern CI/CD practices
- Familiarity with services event-driven systems and data storage technologies
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make thoughtful data-informed technical decisions
- Curiosity to explore and apply emerging technologies and frameworks
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Experience mentoring or guiding peers and contributing to a culture of learning
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience building and scaling education-focused or consumer-facing applications
- Experience with community-driven or multi-user experiences or systems that drive user motivation and engagement
- Worked in environments with high data or performance requirements
- Contributed to mobile-first product initiatives or multi-platform development SDUI
- Hands-on involvement in incident response or operational engineering practices
Compensation Benefits & Perks:
- Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Salary transparency helps to mitigate unfair hiring practices when it comes to discrimination and pay gaps. Total compensation for this role is market competitive including a starting base salary of $159360 - $209160 depending on location and experience as well as company stock options
- Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance
- 20 vacation days that we expect you to take!
- Competitive health dental and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO Dental VSP Choice)
- Employer-sponsored 401k plan with company match
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth
- Paid Family Leave FSA HSA Commuter benefits and Wellness benefits
- 40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Quizlet makes simple learning tools that let you study anything. Start learning today with flashcards, games and learning tools — all for free.
