{"id":1453610,"url":"https://alion.io/job/schoolhouse-mid-level-software-engineer","title":"Mid-level Software Engineer","company":{"id":1766743,"name":"Schoolhouse","domain":"schoolhouse.world","url":"https://alion.io/company/schoolhouse-world","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":null},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"posting_text","remote_working_hours":{"label":"UTC-8 – UTC-5","utc_offset_min":-8,"utc_offset_max":-5},"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":167000,"max":177000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":177000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":3,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Next.js","optional":false},{"name":"Node JS","optional":false},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":false},{"name":"React.js","optional":false},{"name":"TypeScript","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"GCP","optional":true},{"name":"JavaScript","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-28T21:50:38Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-28","last_verified_at":"2026-10-01T18:07:40Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"About Schoolhouse\nFounded by Sal Khan, Schoolhouse is a peer-to-peer learning platform that delivers human connection and develops durable skills through online learning to best prepare students to thrive in the age of AI. So far, we’ve reached 200k+ learners from 180+ countries and we plan to grow to millions.\nAbout the Vision\nOur vision is to provide an education safety net to ensure that no talent goes undiscovered and that every student feels empowered in our changing world. We do this by bringing high school students together around learning to create an environment where they can develop and showcase academic mastery and durable skills.\nAt Schoolhouse, learning is academic, civic, and global. Students join tutoring sessions where peers help them reach academic goals through personalized support. They participate in Dialogues to discuss challenging issues and empathize across divides. Above all, students belong to a global community centered around human connection.\nWe believe this vision is ambitious, so we need a team that can move quickly in the face of ambiguity. We value sincerity and empathy and believe deeply in the power of human connection. We step in to help each other out, we think big but start small, we uplift each other, and we’re all learners at heart.\nLearn more about our vision and our values here:\nTeen Helps 52-Year-Old Man Earn His High School Diploma\n\nThe Power of Peer Tutoring\n\nSchoolhouse’s Public Roadmap\n\nWhat are Schoolhouse's community values?\n\nAbout the Role\nWe’re looking for Mid-level Software Engineers who want to build stuff that’ll have an impact. You’ll join our 5-person engineering team and own full-stack features that hundreds of thousands of learners and tutors use worldwide.\nEngineers at Schoolhouse have lots of ownership - you’ll work directly with our designer and other stakeholders to build out new experiments and streamline existing operations. We think the best way for engineers to build a quality product is to be involved early, drive progress, and stay close to our end users.\nScaling free quality interactions between students around the world comes with challenges that live at the intersection of UX, people ops, and technology. We need to both meet learner / tutor needs while ensuring that these interactions stay high quality and safe.\nSome examples of what we’ve worked on include:\nBuilding an AI simulation & coach to help tutors practice for their first tutoring session\n\nExperimenting with new ways to connect tutors to learners wanting immediate homework help\n\nCreating a moderation system to automatically recognize and act on safety issues so humans can focus their time on the most important issues\n\nResponsibilities:\nWork with users and teammates to understand problems, contribute product ideas, and take work from prototypes / experiments through deployment.\n\nScope work and make technical decisions with support from experienced teammates.\n\nWrite simple, readable code that’s easy to maintain and change.\n\nParticipate in code reviews and pairing sessions to help maintain codebase quality.\n\nAbout You\nIf this sounds like you, we’d love for you to apply!\n[Mid-level] You’ve been a full-stack software engineer 3+ years and have a track record of building & shipping full-stack features.\n\n[Mid-level] You can explain the product and technical tradeoffs behind the approaches you’ve taken.\n\nYou have experience with Typescript, Node.js, React, Next.js, and Postgres (or can ramp up quickly).\n\nYou build for users & have a nose for understanding what would help them the most.\n\nYou move quickly while maintaining code quality. Perfect is the enemy of good.\n\nYou fill in the gaps - you ask for help, but still work independently to figure things out. If necessary you can put on another hat if it’ll help users the most.\n\nYou’re available to work in a US timezone.\n\nBonus points\nYou have deep technical experience with our stack Typescript, Node.js, React, Next.js, Postgres, AWS, and GCP.\n\nYou have experience building mobile apps.\n\nYou have experience working in education or on an ed-tech product.\n\nLife at Schoolhouse\nWork with an amazing team. We’ve got folks with backgrounds in education, consulting, astrophysics, startups, and more.\n\nFully remote withflexible working hours. Meetings are in US Pacific Time mornings.\n\nTake real time off. We have unlimited PTO & use it. Folks regularly take time off throughout the year.\n\nCompetitive salary and comprehensive benefits. Work-from-home stipend. Professional development budget. Health, dental, vision (for US employees).\n\nSemesterly retreats and monthly regional meetups\n\nMake an impact you can see. Check out our community stories page. Watch students help each other learn. See tutors grow into leaders. Your code will help real people learn and grow.\n\nAbout the Application Process\nWe might make some adjustments, but our expected interview process:\n\nA 30-minute intro screen to learn more about you and understand whether this role is a mutual fit\n\nA 45-minute screen where you'll read some code and brainstorm / prioritize product ideas\n\nA 1-hour programming interview where you’ll fix bugs and implement features on a toy repo\n\nA 1-hour systems design problem where you'll design a data model / api and handle challenges at scale\n\nA 45-minute culture fit call with non-technical team members\n\nReference calls\n\nWe’re building an inclusive and equitable platform for learners across the world, and it’s important our core team reflects these principles too. Research shows people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we strongly encourage to you apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. 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