Senior Fullstack Engineer

At EdSights, we're building the technology for higher education to understand what students are actually thinking and feeling, so they can act before small struggles become big problems.

We call it Student Voice Intelligence

engaging students in real-time, AI-powered conversations, uncovering the real drivers of attrition, and delivering those insights to power student success and enrollment workflows.

Today, we partner with 300+ colleges and universities across the country. We're backed by an $80M investment from JMI Equity and are in a phase of rapid execution and expansion. This is an opportunity to do meaningful, hands-on work at a high-growth startup tackling one of higher education's most urgent challenges: helping more students persist from enrollment through graduation.

You’ll join a driven, thoughtful team that values ownership, moves quickly, and cares deeply about building products that make a measurable difference for students.

“EdSights has perhaps the world’s most valuable data set on what college students need to navigate their academic lives.”

• The Washington Post

Responsibilities

• Develop new features with a focus on fast feedback and iteration based on Product input.
• Take end-to-end responsibility for features, from backend APIs to frontend components, including unit and integration testing
• Collaborate closely with Product, UX, and other departments as needed to understand user needs and pain points, shaping the product based on direct feedback.
• Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and efficient solutions that align with EdSights growth trajectory.
• Maintain high standards of code quality through best practices like code reviews, testing, and adherence to clean code principles.
• Stay up-to-date with new technologies and propose innovative tools or frameworks that support EdSights engineering goals.
• Partner with other departments (e.g., Product, Partner Success, Implementation) to align technical efforts with EdSights goals. All communication and decisions must be public and documented in our Git provider for transparency and traceability.
• Take ownership of deployment pipelines, infrastructure management, and monitoring, ensuring that each commit is reliable and performant in production.
• Help contribute to building a strong engineering culture by sharing knowledge, writing documentation, and participating in team discussions.

What we’re looking for from you

• 4+ years of proven success as a Senior Engineer or similar role
• Professional experience developing web applications
• Strong proficiency in backend development, with a focus on implementing clean architecture principles, designing scalable APIs, and building maintainable, high-performance systems (we use GoLang, Node.js, and Python)
• Demonstrated proficiency in SQL with an advanced understanding of database design principles, including normalization, indexing, and query optimization (we use PostgreSQL)
• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript, with a deep understanding of modern frontend frameworks, component-based architecture, and building scalable, user-friendly interfaces following best practices (we use Vue.js)
• Excellent communication, time management, and collaboration skills
• Demonstrated ability to achieve major milestones
• Focused on efficiency and results
• Friendly, humble, inclusive, passionate and collaborative

Nice-to-haves

• Experience developing in a *nix environment
• Experience with Data concepts (Hex, DBT, BigQuery, etc)
• Experience in a tech startup
• Experience working with a remote team
• Passionate about open source
• Experience with GCP
• Experience with Twilio

The Process

• Hiring Manager Interview - You’ll meet with John, VP of Engineering, to dive deeper into role-specific experience and expectations.
• Technical Interview - You'll meet with members of the engineering team to dig into your technical skills. This will include live/pair coding.
• Engineering Manager Call - You'll meet with another engineering manager on the team.
• Product Call - You'll meet with your VP of Product.
• Leadership Call - You’ll meet with the co-founders, Claudia and Carolina for a final chat!
• References - We’ll ask for 3 references. Ideally, 1 to 2 will be previous managers.
• Offer!

Why join EdSights?

• Make a real impact in higher education — Be part of a mission you can be proud of to help colleges and universities better support students through AI-driven insights, real-time engagement, and student-centered technology.
• Join a values-driven, collaborative culture — Be part of a kind, inclusive, “no-ego” team that prioritizes trust, transparency, and respect.
• Grow with a fast-scaling EdTech company — EdSights is ranked on Inc. 5000 for rapid growth and innovation.
• Enjoy flexibility and competitive benefits — Remote-friendly work, unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, competitive compensation, new Apple hardware, 401k matching, and strong health and wellness benefits.

EdSights provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.