Senior/Staff Software Engineer at Jobgether – United States

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Senior/Staff Software Engineer in the United States.

This role sits at the core of a fast-growing, AI-powered learning marketplace that is reshaping professional education through cohort-based, expert-led courses. You will join a small, high-caliber engineering team building and scaling critical product surfaces, including the marketplace storefront, course platform, and underlying data and recommendation systems. The environment is highly ownership-driven, with engineers expected to influence both architecture and product direction. You will work across the full stack in a modern, data-heavy platform that serves tens of thousands of learners and hundreds of instructors. This is a highly collaborative, remote-friendly team with strong technical depth and a bias toward thoughtful, high-impact execution. The work directly shapes how professionals learn and upskill in rapidly evolving industries.

You will take ownership of major components of a fast-growing product ecosystem, contributing across frontend, backend, and data systems while shaping the evolution of the platform. This includes:

• Designing, building, and scaling core product experiences such as marketplace flows, course delivery systems, and recommendation engines.
• Owning full-stack development work, from React-based frontend interfaces to backend services and data models powering platform functionality.
• Architecting scalable systems using modern technologies to support high-growth usage and complex marketplace interactions.
• Collaborating closely with product, design, and data teams to define and refine product direction and user experience.
• Improving system performance, reliability, and data infrastructure, ensuring a seamless experience for learners and instructors.
• Participating in technical decision-making, contributing to architecture discussions and long-term platform strategy.

• 5+ years of experience shipping production-grade software to real users in a professional engineering environment.
• Strong full-stack capabilities, with experience in modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React/Next.js) and backend development.
• Solid understanding of data modeling, APIs, and database systems such as PostgreSQL and search or analytics systems.
• Familiarity with scalable backend services and cloud-based architectures.
• Strong product intuition and ability to translate user needs into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication skills with a thoughtful, collaborative, and high-agency working style.
• Comfort working in fast-moving environments with high ownership and ambiguity.

• Competitive salary range of $170,000–$220,000 USD
• Strong equity package aligned with company growth
• Flexible remote work within US/Canada time zones
• High-impact engineering role with significant ownership and autonomy
• Opportunity to work with experienced founders and engineers from leading tech companies
• Close-knit, highly collaborative team culture
• In-person team gatherings multiple times per year