Senior Full Stack Engineer

🟢 Open - Accepting Applications

Who we are

Fiveable is on a mission to equip students to succeed on their own terms. Our social productivity platform helps students get things done, together. Students from around the world join rooms with a library-like atmosphere to focus on making progress both academically and personally. We're building spaces for young people to grow together.

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We create spaces for students to get things done.

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During the 2020-2021 school year, we had 5.5 million unique visitors on our platform, and the average user spends at least an hour on our platform everyday that they use it. But we’re just getting started.

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We've raised $14.2M backed by world class investors including Union Square Ventures, Owl Ventures, BBG Ventures, Metrodora Ventures (Chelsea Clinton), Serena Ventures, and many more. Check out a list of our other investors here.

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Fiveable in the news:

Why we are betting on virtual study rooms to change the game for students (Fiveable Blog)

Fiveable lands $10M Series A to become ‘the hallways of the educational internet’ (Tech Crunch)

How one founder identified a gap in education working as a teacher and built a startup to fix it (Tech Crunch Podcast)

A Former Oakland Unified Teacher Now Helps Even More Students Pass AP Tests (Edsurge)

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Who we're looking for

Our Engineering team takes on the complexities of technology that affect everyday life. The heart of Fiveable is engineering; the heart of our engineering team are our full-stack engineers, who set the tone and pace of engineering at Fiveable. Our full stack engineers work at a cross-team or cross-engineering scope, driving impact felt by millions of students across the globe. As a senior full stack engineer, you will contribute in a multitude of ways, from architecting systems, creating and encouraging good software development practices, driving strategic technical improvements, and mentoring other engineers. Fiveable is a unique opportunity to work with best-in-class engineers on very large engineering problems, but in an environment with small teams and abundant opportunities for personal impact and growth.

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What you'll do

-Build amazing user-facing features

-Pursue tough engineering and product problems

-Create new ideas with our design teams to continually iterate on the experience

-Work cross-functionally to evaluate the relative importance of and need for product initiatives

-Take full ownership of projects from design to implementation and deployment

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We are especially interested in finding a candidate that is representative of our student population. We strongly encourage BIPOC, queer, trans, first-generation, and other individuals from historically marginalized communities to apply.

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You are:

A Learner - You know that every project poses new challenges and opportunities to learn, and that excites you!
Passionate - You understand the big picture, and care deeply about using technology to solve problems for students.
Creative - Eager to think outside the box and bring your own ideas to the table.
Efficient - You keep it simple. Always working smarter, not harder.
Candid - You communicate consistently and authentically
Flexible - You go with the flow and find new paths to your goals.
Empathetic - You understand how others feel and know why they act the way they do
A Problem-Solver - You take initiative and present solutions to problems that you encounter or notice.

Must have:

Excited to work in a fast-paced environment
A minimum of 5 years of experience
Prior experience with backend technologies, frontend technologies, web development, and design
US work authorization required, we do not support visa transfers
You are familiar with React, TypeScript, and node
You'll need to be able to work remotely from the US
You enjoy playing a part in product management and road mapping occasionally

Nice to have (or willing to learn!):

Have a BA / BS degree at a 4 years university or equivalent practical experience
Have led a team and/or have mentored junior team member
You are low ego and have a knack for working well with a wide range of people

Apply your full-stack expertise to deliver exceptional product experiences that heighten student productivity.

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Short-Mid Term

Work closely with engineering, design, and product to scope and deliver well-tested, maintainable new features.
Optimize and iterate upon existing features and systems.
Support backend engineers in revamping and optimizing our backend systems.
Prioritize quality by instilling best-practices for automated testing and monitoring

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Mid-Long Term

Learn and leverage frameworks across our entire stack (Mongo, Express, React, NextJS, NodeJS, SocketIO, Terraform, Google Cloud, Sentry, DataDog, etc.).
Independently lead the end-to-end development of experimental new features.
Propose opportunities rooted in technical capabilities to improve product and/or developer experience.
Balance your time between coding, architecting, and scoping larger initiatives.

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💅 Benefits of Working at Fiveable

Fiveable is a small but growing edtech startup that is fiercely committed to its employees. Here is what you can expect from your Fiveable experience:

A salary between $140k-$180k
Equity- We value our team members and want you to also participate in our growth
Comprehensive benefits (Health, Dental, and Vision, 401(k), HSA)
A front row seat to education innovation at an early stage startup
A company that prioritizes inclusion and diversity
The ability to work remotely from anywhere in the world
A generous paid time off policy and Wellness Days (4th Friday of every month)
A yearly stipend for professional development and a monthly Work Away From Home stipend

(Check out our full list of benefits at Fiveable here: https://bit.ly/3ObqevW)

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