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Software Engineer - DEIP

🇺🇸 Hybrid - San Francisco, CA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $115K - $135K

💻 Software Engineering

🗓️ January 8th, 2026

SQL NoSQL

Edtech.com's Summary

Clever is hiring a Software Engineer - DEIP to design, build, and improve platforms and services that enable data-driven decisions and empower both internal teams and customers. The role involves developing analytics pipelines, managing data warehouses, and scaling internal and external analytics products to support Clever's growth and operational efficiency.

Highlights
  • Design and build services that support company scaling, decision making, and customer empowerment with actionable data
  • Develop and maintain analytics pipelines and internal tools to improve productivity and security
  • Manage and optimize Clever's data warehouse for scalability
  • Expand and scale external analytics products for customers
  • Proficiency with languages and technologies including Javascript, Go, Java, C++, SQL, noSQL databases, and cloud services
  • Strong skills in writing and troubleshooting complex SQL queries
  • 2+ years experience as a software engineer with demonstrated data technology expertise
  • Optional experience with AWS managed infrastructure like Lambda, Kinesis, Redshift is a plus
  • Competitive salary ranging from $115,000 to $135,000 for most U.S. locations and $126,000 to $148,000 for NYC and San Francisco
  • Inclusive company culture committed to diversity, with benefits including flexible PTO, paid parental leave, comprehensive healthcare, mental health services, and personal development budget

Software Engineer - DEIP Full Description

Clever is on a mission to connect every student, worldwide, to a world of learning. With our identity platform for education, we serve 77% of U.S. schools and over 1 million K12 students internationally. As a trusted partner for schools and educators, we provide secure, seamless access to digital learning tools that empower students everywhere. Clever, a Kahoot! Company, is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, but our impact extends far beyond. Learn more about us at www.clever.com.

The Data Engineering and Internal Products (DEIP) team is looking for a Software Engineer. You’ll be responsible for designing, building, and improving platforms and services that empower our customers and other teams at Clever. 

You’ll be a part of a team that: 

Empowers a Data-Driven Organization 

Teams across Clever, including Product, Engineering, Marketing, Executives, and Customer Success, use data to make good decisions. Our team provides the platforms that make this possible. We are continually working to better enable insights and activate data. 

Helps our Customers to be Data-Driven too 

Our customers are hungry for data. We focus on empowering our customers with great external analytics products that will help them be data-driven. 

Building Great Internal Products that Clever employees use Every Day 

Teams across Clever need tools to help them with their day-to-day work. We own internal products that allow teams to manage otherwise difficult tasks. These internal products keep Clever running smoothly.

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

You will be responsible for designing and building services and products that support scaling company processes, improving decision making, and empowering customers with actionable data. You’ll work on projects like:

  • Building and scaling our analytics pipeline for simplified data management and moving quickly to enable business and product analytics 
  • Developing Clever’s internal products to make our people and processes more productive and secure
  • Managing Clever’s data warehouse and optimizing for scale as we grow our user base and product surface area
  • Expanding and scaling our external analytics products to fulfill the analytics demands of external customers

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

  • 2+ years of experience as a software engineer
  • Programming experience in a variety of software technologies such as but not limited to: Javascript, Go, Java, C++, SQL and noSQL databases, and cloud services
  • Demonstrated experience with data technologies
  • Strong technical documentation skills with an appreciation of the value of clear and complete documentation
  • Participation as an effective team member, and as well as work cross-functionally with other organizations 
  • Proficiency in writing and troubleshooting complex SQL queries to support analytics, data platform, and backend logic
  • Optional experience with AWS managed infrastructure is a plus (e.g. AWS Lambda, Kinesis, Redshift)
  • A desire to work in a diverse, highly collaborative team environment
  • Commitment to inclusion and belonging: Clever believes that the classrooms we serve and our company’s halls should be spaces that are diverse and inclusive. We seek opportunities and celebrate actions that further allow us to build diverse teams, include every voice, and create a safe space for everyone to bring their authentic selves into the workplace.

CLEVER BENEFITS AND PERKS:

  • A competitive salary
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Top-notch healthcare, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
  • Best-in-class mental healthcare service that supports employees' mental and emotional wellness
  • A generous personal development yearly budget which can be used for courses, conferences, trainings, books, and more
  • A comprehensive Learning & Development program that enables employees to enhance their skills, knowledge, and functional expertise
  • Annual company and team events to connect with fun, bright coworkers

SALARY TRANSPARENCY:

The range of our base salary cash compensation for this role for candidates living in the United States, besides NYC and San Francisco, CA, is between $115,000 - $135,000. For candidates living in NYC and San Francisco, CA is between $126,000 - $148,000. All final offers are determined using multiple factors including experience and level of expertise.

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