We believe the more you invest in your people, the more skilled they become, and the better your organization performs.
Our mission to bring career-aligned, debt-free education to employers and their workforce has created pathways for our Learners to accelerate their careers with 2,800+ learning options.
Our teams are tied together by a recognition of how impactful education can be for one’s career, livelihood and community. Our commitment to the success of our Learners is what drives us. To get a better feel for our culture, watch more here.
Candidates must be located in one of the following states to be considered eligible for employment: AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, WI.
What we're looking for:
As our Sr. Software Engineer, you will collaborate with a dynamic team of on-site and remote software engineers to transform our Product roadmap into impactful solutions. Reporting to the Manager of Engineering, you will play a crucial role in developing, maintaining, and scaling our consumer-facing web applications and mobile apps. You will be a key contributor to our mission of providing career-aligned, debt-free education to learners.
Skills we’d love to see you show off:
- Full stack development: Robust expertise in both front-end and back-end technologies. This role offers the opportunity to deepen your front-end skills while maintaining full-stack responsibilities, utilizing tools and technologies across the entire stack.
- Cross-functional collaboration: Proven ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams, including product, user experience, and project management, to deliver cohesive and integrated solutions.
- SaaS solutions: Demonstrated success in delivering SaaS solutions for large enterprise customers, ensuring high performance and scalability.
- Cloud and open-source technologies: Proficiency in leveraging a variety of open-source technologies and cloud services to enhance platform capabilities.
Who you are:
- You have over 5 years of experience in software engineering, delivering high-traffic, global web applications and mobile apps.
- You have at least 2 years of experience leading or mentoring other developers, showcasing your ability to guide teams towards achieving technical excellence.
- With experience in Agile methodologies, you have proven success in cross-functional team environments. You are an excellent communicator, deliver projects on time, demonstrate high levels of emotional intelligence, and thrive when working with large, diverse teams. Experience with product, user experience, and project management teams is a plus.
- You have experience with data modeling and system design.
- You have experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js, Python, and SQL.
- You bring expertise in delivering SaaS solutions for large enterprise customers, meeting the demands of high-scale, performance-critical environments.
- You have a deep understanding of open-source technologies and cloud services, enhancing the scalability, reliability, and innovation of platforms.
- You are passionate about helping our customers enable economic mobility for their employees; establishing equitable access to education for or partners’ employees
How you will create impact:
- Work as part of an agile team to develop new features and functionality.
- Ensure use of engineering best practices for development, security, accessibility, compliance, performance, HADR, etc.
- Provide hands-on technical leadership for a team of engineers, lead and mentor cross-functional team of engineers (fullstack) to build, deliver and sustain a world class learning services platform
- Mentor junior engineers and work collaboratively to develop and build upon the skills of all team members.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve high-quality, elegant solutions.
- Constantly apply best practices and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Write well-designed, testable, and efficient code.
- Design and develop automated tests.
- Follow and execute the full software development lifecycle.
- Protect operations by keeping information and data confidential.
Target base compensation amount for this role outlined below. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts shown below.
$153,000—$165,000 USD
We are looking for someone who is not only technically skilled, but also enthusiastic about making a meaningful impact. If this description resonates with you, we're excited about the possibility of having you on our team. As a skills-driven employer, we encourage you to apply if there is a skill-fit, even in the absence of years of experience.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At InStride we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this role!
Benefits @ InStride
As an organization that champions investing in people, it’s critical we walk the talk. That’s why InStride employees are eligible to enroll in 2,800+ online certificate and degree programs through our Step Forward program. Unlike traditional tuition reimbursement programs, InStride covers your tuition upfront, regardless of your course of study, degree type, or school - eligible to employees starting Day 1.
This role is also eligible for the following benefits:
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Flexible vacation policy
- Paid family leave
- Best-in-class health care benefits
- And more!
InStride Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At InStride, we foster a culture of belonging, we support authenticity and intersectionality, and we embrace and appreciate our differences. We do this by building a diverse pipeline of talent and ensuring equitable access to opportunities, information and leadership. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know.
Policies & Disclosure
Effective November 1, 2021, all new hires must be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation. If you are offered employment, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation is approved by the People & Talent team in writing.
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About InStride
InStride is a tech-enabled services company that is pioneering new approaches to workforce education solutions with a mission of driving meaningful social and business outcomes by unlocking access to life-changing education. In collaboration with quality academic institutions, we enable employers to provide career-aligned, debt-free education through a personalized, digital platform and a consultative service model. To learn more, visit: https://www.instride.com/
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InStride drives meaningful social and business outcomes by unlocking access to life-changing education in collaboration with top academic institutions. Together, we enable employers to provide career-aligned, debt-free education through a personalized, digital platform and a consultative service model.
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InStriders are a group of intelligent, hard-working individuals from diverse backgrounds who have chosen to lead a movement. Our culture is built around teamwork, transparency and tenacity. We value constructive feedback, accountability and high speed as the default setting.
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