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Kiddom

Staff Software Engineer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - San Francisco, CA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $160K - $210K

💻 Software Engineering

🗓️ June 30th, 2025

Golang NoSQL Python

Edtech.com's Summary

Kiddom is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable frontend and full-stack product features. The role involves selecting appropriate technologies, building robust software solutions, and solving complex data-related challenges to enhance the educational platform.

Highlights
  • Design and deliver full-stack product features with a strong focus on frontend architecture and scalability.
  • Develop data solutions addressing green-field and legacy issues, ensuring performance at scale.
  • Evaluate and select tools and technologies aligned with technical requirements and project goals.
  • Implement and validate high-quality, production-grade software.
  • Build abstractions for improved integration with data stack technologies.
  • Lead the creation of impactful product features enhancing user experience and company success.
  • Require 8+ years of software engineering experience emphasizing frontend development and system architecture.
  • Proficiency in Java, Python, or Golang and experience with React, Angular, Vue, SQL, NoSQL, and cloud services like AWS or GCP.
  • Salary range: $160,000 - $210,000 per year, dependent on location, experience, and seniority.
  • Offers competitive salary, equity, comprehensive health benefits, flexible vacation, paid leave, and commuter/FSA plans.

Staff Software Engineer Full Description

About Kiddom
Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

At Kiddom, we’re dedicated to transforming education through innovative technology. Our mission is to build a comprehensive platform that supports educators and learners with cutting-edge tools and data-driven insights. We are looking for a talented Staff Software Engineer to join our team and lead the architecture and development of scalable, frontend-focused solutions.

As a Lead Software Engineer - Frontend at Kiddom, you will play a critical role in designing and delivering full-stack product features with a strong emphasis on frontend architecture. Your work will involve scoping, building, and optimizing product features and cross-cutting concerns to address complex problems at scale. You will collaborate with other senior-level engineers, select the appropriate tools and technologies, and implement robust, production-grade software solutions.

Note: There is a list of questions as part of the application process. Not filling them out or putting N/A automatically disqualifies you. 

You will...
  • Design & Delivery: Own the design and delivery of full-stack product features, focusing on frontend architecture and scalability.
  • Data Solutions: Scope out and build the best-possible data solutions for both green-field and legacy problems, ensuring they meet the scale and performance requirements.
  • Tool Selection: Shortlist and evaluate tools and technologies that align with project goals and technical requirements.
  • Implementation & Validation: Develop and validate production-grade software solutions, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and performance.
  • Abstractions & Integration: Build abstractions that improve integration with common data stack-oriented technologies and generalize your work to benefit a variety of use cases.
  • Impactful Features: Develop key product features that directly impact the success of the company and enhance the overall user experience.

What we're looking for...
  • Experience: 8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on frontend development and system architecture.
  • Technical Skills: Expertise in designing scalable systems, working with data-oriented technologies, and implementing production-grade software.
  • Programming Languages: Proficiency in languages such as Java, Python, or Golang.
  • Tools & Technologies: Experience with front-end frameworks (React, Angular, Vue), databases (SQL, NoSQL), and cloud services (e.g., AWS, GCP).
  • Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex, real world problems.

Salary range is dependent on geographic location, prior experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.

What we offer
Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day of employment:
* Competitive salary
* Meaningful equity
* Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance 
* One Medical membership (in participating locations)
* Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.
* 10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
* Paid holidays
* Paid bereavement leave
* Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.
*  Commuter and FSA plans

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Kiddom is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.