Quizlet · 11 hours ago
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Consumer Experiences
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$236K/yr - $311K/yr
10+ years expQuizlet is a leading learning platform dedicated to helping every learner achieve their outcomes. They are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and delivery of user-facing features across multiple teams, focusing on creating scalable and robust systems that enhance the learning experience for millions of users.
Telecom & CommunicationsEducationEdTechE-LearningInternetKnowledge Management
Responsibilities
Lead Cross-Team Technical Strategy: Drive tech architecture, implementation and delivery across multiple engineering teams focused on subscriptions, payments, and ads
Operate in Ambiguity: Navigate vague problem spaces, identify the highest-leverage opportunities, and create clarity across engineering and cross-functional teams
Drive Systemic and Operational Excellence: Architect systems that are scalable, secure, compliant, and resilient—building highly available and observable services with high bars for uptime, latency, and data consistency
Collaborate Across Functions: Partner with product, design, data science, finance, legal, and external vendors to deliver high-impact monetization features and infrastructure
Contribute to Tech Roadmaps: Align technical strategy with product, business, and growth goals—shaping roadmaps that scale systems and increase revenue
Mentor and Scale Teams: Coach engineers and uplift team capabilities through strong technical guidance and by fostering a culture of autonomy and self-sufficiency
Partner & Vendor Collaboration: Work with external vendors, legal, finance, and compliance teams to ensure technical alignment and business success
Qualification
Required
10+ years of engineering experience building global-scale distributed systems or platforms
Proven ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives with long-term business impact
Strong experience building systems using backend technologies such as Java, Kotlin, Golang and/or Front-end technologies such as React, Angular and/or mobile application development experience on iOS, Android
Deep architectural expertise in large-scale systems with a focus on performance, reliability, and iteration speed
Strong communication and mentorship skills, with the ability to influence both engineers and executives
Experience aligning engineering execution with company-level priorities and OKRs
Experience working with existing systems or approaches that are limiting and successfully driving improvements toward more scalable, reliable, or maintainable solutions
Preferred
Experience building and scaling education-focused or consumer-facing apps or subscription platforms
Worked in environments with high data and performance requirements
Designed systems that are mobile-first products, multi-platform, and incorporating Server Driven UI
Hands-on involvement in incident management or operational engineering practices
Full stack experience with exposure to backend systems, web and mobile clients
Benefits
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
Company
Quizlet
Quizlet is a learning platform that uses activities and games to help students practice and master what they’re learning.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Quizlet has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (12)
2024 (10)
2023 (7)
2022 (9)
2021 (1)
2020 (8)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$62MKey Investors
General AtlanticIcon VenturesCostanoa Ventures,Union Square Ventures
2020-05-13Series C· $30M
2018-02-06Series B· $20M
2015-11-23Series A· $12M
Leadership Team
Kurt Beidler
Chief Executive Officer
David Margulius
Board Member and Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-02-05
2025-10-31
South Africa Today
2025-09-12
Company data provided by crunchbase