Quizlet's Product Engineering organization builds the core experiences that help millions of students and teachers achieve their learning goals. We collaborate across teams to achieve user-centric outcomes, focusing on developing intuitive interfaces, engaging learning tools, and robust, scalable systems.
You’ll be joining a passionate group of engineers, designers, product managers, and data scientists dedicated to solving real-world educational challenges. Our teams operate with autonomy, embrace experimentation, and are deeply committed to user-centric design. We value transparency, inclusivity, and collaboration at all levels.
Our (non-exhaustive) Tech Stack:
Languages: Go, PHP, Typescript
Frameworks: React, Next.js
Data: MySQL, Spanner, BigQuery
Misc: GCP, Datadog, Growthbook, Rollbar, Pub/Sub, Redis/Valkey, Docker/Colima, Kubernetes
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Community team, you will design, build, and deliver user-facing features that enable learners, educators, and creators to connect and contribute on Quizlet. Working across the stack, you’ll develop scalable systems for creating, organizing, and interacting within communities. This role partners closely with Product, Design, Trust & Safety, Legal, and Marketing to build community experiences that are reliable, safe, and aligned with learning outcomes. You’ll contribute to architectural decisions, drive engineering best practices, and support the team through code reviews, design discussions, and technical mentorship.
We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position in our Denver office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency, team partnership, and supports growth as an employee and organization.
In this role, you will:
- Deliver end-to-end projects that directly contribute to Quizlet’s product and business priorities - from planning and design through implementation, testing, and rollout
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners in Product, Design, and Data Science to translate ideas into technically sound and impactful solutions
- Build and maintain high-quality, scalable systems that reflect a strong understanding of your team’s domain and its impact on learners and advertisers
- Apply industry best practices and modern technologies to improve code quality, system reliability, and developer efficiency
- Lead and contribute to technical discussions, offering thoughtful insights and helping to align the team on the best path forward
- Break down complex projects into actionable, well-scoped tasks and execute them efficiently with minimal oversight
- Proactively identify and resolve issues before they affect timelines, quality, or user experience
- Mentor and support junior engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and sharing domain knowledge
- Continuously seek opportunities to improve engineering practices, from build systems to deployment pipelines to observability tools
What you bring to the table:
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally in fast-paced, product-focused environments
- Proven ability to deliver complex projects end-to-end - from design and implementation through testing and deployment
- Solid foundation in backend or full-stack, with a focus on building scalable, high-quality systems and user experiences
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern CI/CD practices
- Familiarity with services, event-driven systems, and data storage technologies
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make thoughtful, data-informed technical decisions
- Curiosity to explore and apply emerging technologies and frameworks
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Experience mentoring or guiding peers and contributing to a culture of learning
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience building and scaling education-focused or consumer-facing applications
- Experience with community-driven or multi-user experiences, or systems that drive user motivation and engagement
- Worked in environments with high data or performance requirements
- Contributed to mobile-first product initiatives or multi-platform development, SDUI
- Hands-on involvement in incident response or operational engineering practices
Compensation, Benefits & Perks:
- Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Salary transparency helps to mitigate unfair hiring practices when it comes to discrimination and pay gaps. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a starting base salary of $159,360 - $209,160, depending on location and experience, as well as company stock options
- Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance
- 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
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering
- Proven ability to deliver complex projects end-to-end
- Solid foundation in backend or full-stack development
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
- Strong problem-solving skills
Quizlet Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Quizlet and has not been reviewed or approved by Quizlet.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive across many roles, with strong base salaries and dollar‑denominated pay benefiting remote and lower cost‑of‑living locations. Feedback suggests overall satisfaction with total compensation in technical and leadership tracks.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants are described as healthy and improving over time, contributing meaningfully to total compensation. Stock options are a standard part of packages and are viewed as a notable plus.
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Healthcare Strength — Employer‑paid medical, dental, and vision premiums are covered fully for employees and substantially for dependents, alongside disability coverage. This level of coverage reduces out‑of‑pocket costs and supports wellbeing.
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What We Do
Quizlet is a leading consumer learning brand that builds learning tools to inspire and empower students and teachers. Our team is already supporting a user base of over 60 million active users a month. We're also among the top 20 U.S. websites and top education apps for iOS and Android - and it's only the beginning. We’re a fast-growing Series C startup, valued at $1 Billion and backed by Union Square Ventures, Costanoa Venture Capital, Icon Ventures, Owl Ventures, Altos Ventures and General Atlantic. With our massive reach and focus on delivering high-quality innovative learning tools, we're having a major global impact on education.
