Guild · 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expGuild is a leading talent development company that partners with innovative employers to build a resilient workforce. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop scalable systems that empower employer partners in administering education benefits and integrating employee data with Guild’s platform.
Career PlanningEdTechEducation
Responsibilities
Design and build robust, scalable systems that power data onboarding, eligibility workflows, and benefit policy administration
Develop backend services, APIs, ETL pipelines, and internal tools using serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, Glue, S3, API Gateway)
Create clean, testable, maintainable code in TypeScript/Node.js and Python following best practices and established patterns
Ensure system observability, security, and performance using tools like Datadog and CloudWatch
Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, internal ops, and customer technical teams to deliver high-impact features
Write and maintain comprehensive tests (unit, contract, BDD, and end-to-end) and support CI/CD pipelines for consistent delivery
Participate in Agile ceremonies and on-call rotations, with a focus on production readiness, system health, and issue resolution
Contribute to system architecture decisions, technical documentation, and mentoring of junior developers
Qualification
Required
5+ Years Hands-on Experience with: TypeScript/Node.js, Python, React, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, GraphQL, REST APIs
Experience with AWS tools: Lambda, Glue, API Gateway, S3, EventBridge, SQS, Secrets Manager, CDK, Serverless Framework
Knowledge of: ETL pipeline development, CSV/API data ingestion, data transformation, event-driven architecture
Testing & Tooling: Jest, Pact, Cypress, Gherkin, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (AWS CDK/CloudFormation)
Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
Ability to balance technical decisions with business goals and deliver pragmatic solutions
A passion for Guild's mission to unlock opportunity through education and upskilling
Preferred
AI Experience: Experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI) and building AI-powered features such as virtual assistants, summarization tools, vector search, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows
Proficient in using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) with a solid understanding of their application in production-grade environments
Benefits
Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Collective Heath and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
Access to a 401k to help save for the future
Vacation policy to rest and recharge
8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth
Company
Guild
Guild is a learning platform that offers classes, programs, and degrees for working adults.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2020 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$643.17MKey Investors
Wellington ManagementGeneral CatalystFelicis
2022-06-02Series F· $264.67M
2021-06-02Series E· $150M
2019-11-13Series D· $157M
Leadership Team
Bijal Shah
Chief Executive Officer
Jessica Rusin
Chief Technology Officer
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