At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers.
We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create awesome. And that's where you come in:
We're looking for a senior full-stack engineer to lead development of modern web experiences and services used globally by educators and learners. You'll work across the stack from elegant, accessible UIs to resilient backend services, and you'll help us scale safely across regions and time zones.
What you will do:Design, build, and own production features across the full stack (React, Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS).
Collaborate on modern web experiences, ensuring smooth state management, reusable UI patterns, and resilient backend services.
Model data and ship performant Postgres queries (migrations, indexing, connection mgmt, query optimization).
Architect multiregion deployments: traffic routing, latency budgets, failover/DR, config & secrets, and rollout strategies.
Build for international audiences: i18n/l10n pipelines, time-zone correctness, and data residency considerations.
Instrument services with logs/metrics/traces (OpenTelemetry or similar) and drive incident ready observability.
Champion accessibility (WCAG aware UI), testing (unit/integration/e2e), CI/CD, and code reviews.
Mentor peers, collaborate with Product/Design, and contribute to technical direction.
5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
A strong full-stack or T-shaped engineering background, with a clear interest and motivation to work across both frontend (React) and backend (Node.js/TypeScript) environments.
Product-oriented mindset, with the ability to create and iterate on both Greenfield features, and features that millions of learners rely on each day.
Strong Postgres chops (schema design, query tuning, migrations, understanding of transactions and isolation).
Security mindset (authN/Z, OAuth/OIDC, secrets, OWASP), plus familiarity with FERPA/GDPR implications in edtech.
Excellent communication, product sense, and a bias for shipping.
Experience with building LMS tools, especially Canvas.
A passion for continuing education and lifelong learning.
Onsite Collaboration Requirement: This role requires working onsite on Tuesday and Wednesday, with Thursday strongly encouraged as part of our company’s in-person collaboration model.
Get in on all the awesome at Instructure!
We offer competitive, meaningful benefits in every country where we operate. While they vary by location, here's a general idea of what you can expect:
Competitive compensation, plus all full-time employees participate in our ownership program - because everyone should have a stake in our success.
Flexible work culture. Our remote, hybrid and in-office collaboration spaces vary by role, team and location.
Generous time off, including local holidays and our annual “Dim the Lights” period in late December, when teams are encouraged to step back and recharge based on departmental needs.
Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support
Learning and development resources, including professional development tools and tuition reimbursement, to support your growth
The technology and tools you need to do your best work
Motivosity employee recognition program
A culture rooted in inclusivity, support, and meaningful connection
We believe in hiring great people and treating them right. The more diverse we are, the better our ideas and outcomes.
Instructure is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws in every country where we operate.
All employees must pass a background check as part of the hiring process. To help protect our teams and systems, we’ve implemented identity verification measures. Candidates may be asked to verify their legal name, current physical location, and provide a valid contact number and residential address, in accordance with local data privacy laws.
Any attempt to misrepresent personal or professional information will result in disqualification.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Significant experience in TypeScript and Node.js
- Experience with AWS and production deployments
- Strong Postgres skills (schema design, query tuning, migrations, transactions)
- Experience architecting multiregion deployments (traffic routing, failover/DR, rollout strategies)
- Instrumentation and observability experience (logs, metrics, traces, OpenTelemetry or similar)
- Security knowledge (authN/authZ, OAuth/OIDC, secrets management, OWASP) and FERPA/GDPR familiarity
- Accessibility (WCAG) awareness and testing (unit/integration/e2e) and CI/CD experience
- Ability to mentor peers, collaborate with Product/Design, and contribute to technical direction
- Onsite collaboration requirement: work onsite Tuesday and Wednesday (Thursday encouraged)
- Experience with building LMS tools, especially Canvas
- Passion for continuing education and lifelong learning
Instructure Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Instructure and has not been reviewed or approved by Instructure.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered market-competitive for many engineering, product, and quota-carrying roles, especially when factoring base, variable, and equity. In these tracks, total rewards are often characterized as fair-to-strong for the role and location.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental-health support, and HSA/FSA options. Employer contributions are often portrayed as strong, and core medical benefits receive consistently positive marks.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off offerings include flexible or “unlimited” PTO, paid holidays, and paid sick time, paired with widespread remote/hybrid flexibility. This breadth of time off and work flexibility is often viewed as a meaningful perk that enhances overall value.
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What We Do
Instructure is helping people grow from the first day of school to the last day of work. More than 30 million people use its Canvas and Bridge platforms for learning management and employee development.
