We’re searching for a Full Stack Engineer to join our Data Insights team!
This team provides professors and students with a platform to interact during lecture sessions to ensure that we’re facilitating engaging and interesting classroom experiences. We’re currently experimenting with ways to increase social interaction between students and professors, and recently rolled out a feature that generates personalized interactive questions with AI to create a frictionless professor experience.
You will contribute to innovation and experimentation, leveraging data-driven insights to deliver impactful product improvements. With a focus on collaboration and iteration, you’ll play a critical role in building products that drive success for both students and educators. Join this talented group that is dedicated to solving at-scale challenges, and help us to fulfill our mission to spark better teaching and learning for a brighter world.
Our Purpose and Reach, Your Opportunity
Top Hat is transforming higher education. Professors rely on our platform to create engaging, active learning environments, improving attendance, grades, and the overall lecture experience.
With over 750 universities and 3 million students already using Top Hat, we’re setting our sights on reaching all 4,000+ post-secondary institutions across North America. As part of our growing Engineering team, you’ll help design and build the next generation of features that will shape classrooms worldwide.
You will:
• Drive impactful projects: Take ownership of key initiatives, leading the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) from discovery and planning to development and release, in collaboration with Product, Design, and Engineering peers.
• Experiment and innovate: Propose bold ideas, experiment with solutions, and iterate to improve both our technology and the products we build.
• Build with AI: In an ever-changing technical landscape you will be challenging the status quo about how we should build and operate on a day to day basis using new AI tech.
• Collaborate in a dynamic environment: Work in a cross-functional scrum team to design and build scalable, user-focused features.
•Contribute across the board: Support team goals by resolving bugs, tackling individual tickets, and ensuring the continuous improvement of our products.
You are:
• 3 + years of experience in full-stack software development.
• Front-end proficiency, ideally with React, and back-end experience—we use Django and FastAPI, but similar experience with other frameworks is welcome.
• A proactive problem-solver: Navigate ambiguity confidently by asking the right questions, making informed decisions, and aligning with stakeholders.
• Innovation-focused mindset: Excited by experimentation, eager to propose ideas that enhance both technology and product design.
• Strong communication skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication, active listening, and the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences.
• A commitment to quality: You take pride in writing reliable, tested code and embrace full ownership of your work’s quality.
Why team members love working at Top Hat:
A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work
A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other
Flexible, remote first work environment
Professional learning and development for all role levels
An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ
Competitive health benefits that start on day one
A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection
Our winning strategy and market potential
Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care
Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do
A chance to work with new tech like generative AI—and see the customer impact
Inclusion Statement:
Inclusion at Top Hat goes beyond compliance; it’s how we build better teams and better technology. Our Equal Opportunity Employment policy helps ensure a workplace where people of all backgrounds are respected and empowered, regardless of culture, national or ethnic origin, race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, religion, family status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
Accessibility Statement:
We want every candidate to have an equitable experience. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please reach out to us at [email protected]. By fostering an inclusive and supportive environment, we unlock collaboration, innovation, and personal growth across our global Top Hat community.
AI in Hiring:
To help streamline our hiring process, we may use AI-powered tools for tasks such as application screening, resume review, or response assessment. These technologies support our recruiters by improving efficiency, but human judgment remains central. Final hiring decisions are always made by people.
Skills Required
- At least 3 years of full-stack software development experience
- Front-end development proficiency, ideally with React
- Back-end development experience with Django, FastAPI, or similar frameworks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to write reliable, tested code and take ownership of software quality
What We Do
Top Hat is a higher education teaching app that makes active learning come to life. Our suite of easy-to-use tools address four teaching challenges: student engagement; textbook affordability and customizability; student comprehension; and secure test administration. More than 3 million students at 750 of the top 1,000 colleges and universities in North America have used Top Hat.
