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 1M passionate learners with more than $100M in annual bookings.Outschool has been named Fast Company’s most innovative EdTech company in the world, and one of the top ten best startups for women from Elpha. Outschool has also been one of BuiltIn’s Best Remote Places to Work for the last two years and has appeared on Y Combinator’s Top Companies list for the last three years.
The Role
Join our dynamic Learning Experiences team at Outschool, where your role as an experienced engineer will be crucial in shaping the future of education. You'll have the unique opportunity to design and develop systems that are transformative, not just functional.
After our 15x scale-up during COVID-19, your expertise will be vital in steering Outschool’s continued growth. Our team thrived amidst unprecedented challenges, thanks to intentional development and scalable systems that effectively served learners. Now, as we move forward, your technical leadership will be essential in navigating and mastering new challenges.
Your role goes beyond overseeing technical aspects; it's about making a lasting impact. You'll engage in strategic decision-making while ensuring operational excellence and fostering a culture of technical consistency and clarity. This position is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to amplify your influence and propel the engineering organization to new heights.
As part of the Learning experiences team, you'll lead the development of new products directly enhancing the experience for parents and learners. This includes learning management features for educators, progress tracking for learners, vendor integration that improves learning and more. We're not just building software; we're creating an ecosystem that offers the best possible learning experience.
This role is perfect for someone who has excelled as a staff engineer in a high-growth startup, it offers the chance to step into a leadership position that is both challenging and deeply rewarding. Join us in our mission to revolutionize learning and make a significant impact on future generations.
At Outschool we have decided to take an unconventional approach to titling that aligns with our values and is focused on impact above status. You can learn more about our titling philosophy here.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide domain expertise and engineering insight to guide designs, accelerate project decision-making, and maintain oversight of technical execution
- Bring industry-wide perspective, knowledge of existing resources and tools, and ability to discover new ones as needed in order to make effective build/buy recommendations
- Mentor and guide junior and senior engineers, fostering their growth and development, and providing them with the necessary support and resources to excel in their roles
DESIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
- Over 10 years of experience building software applications at scale
- Deep expertise in some core aspects of our stack: modern JavaScript/TypeScript: React, Next.JS, GraphQL/Apollo, Node/Express backed by PostgreSQL
- Strong communication skills, both spoken and written, and experience communicating with Product Managers and Data Scientists
- Proven expertise in orchestrating and managing large-scale projects, demonstrating a strong ability to design, implement, and oversee extensive experimental processes that yield impactful insights and drive significant outcomes
- Demonstrated leadership in guiding and nurturing the professional growth of both junior and senior engineering teams, showcasing exceptional skills in mentorship, technical leadership, and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation
- Experience in project management, including planning, execution, and delivery of complex engineering projects that have added tremendous business value
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS:
- Previous work at high-growth startups
- Experience working with internationalization
- Previous work integrating enterprise-level third-party vendors
- Experience evangelizing good performance practices via conferences or blog posts
- Previous work in Ed Tech companies
Outschool recruits across the US and Canada, and sets employee salaries to reflect local compensation and cost of living. For New York and California candidates, as well as candidates based in Seattle, WA the salary range for this role would be $185,000 - $245,000.
For Washington candidates outside of Seattle, as well as Colorado candidates, the salary range for this role would be $166,500 - $220,500.
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