14mo ago

USD 180000–230000/yr

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

United States·San Francisco,San FranciscoFull-timesenior

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Overview

About Kiddom Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning.

Technical Tools

awsazuredockergcpgokubernetesmongodbmysqlpostgresqlredissqlterraformtypescriptcode-reviewdistributed-systemsedtechmentoringmicroservices

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.

We are looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer to join our growing team and help build the next generation of scalable backend services. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems that power our applications.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in backend technologies, and system architecture, along with a passion for solving complex problems for our users and mentoring engineers. The individual selected for this role will have a passion for education, the ability to empathize with teachers, strong product acumen, and a commitment to Kiddom’s mission and vision.

Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and databases.

Ensure the scalability, security, and performance of backend systems.

Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality features.

Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and scalability.

Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior engineers.

Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring system uptime and reliability.

Work with our customers to troubleshoot issues and bugs and also help with Kiddom onboarding.

BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field

7+ years professional software engineering experience

Experience scaling integration systems

Proficiency in working with databases (SQL & NoSQL) such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis.

Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.

Strong knowledge of design patterns and software engineering best practices

You've been through the planning, launching and refactoring phases of code you wrote

Excellent problem solving and debugging skills

Ability to work as part of a collaborative team in a fast-paced environment

Motivated and responsible individual who strives to exceed expectations

Sincere interest in working at a startup and scaling with the company as we grow

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field required; Master's degree preferred

Experience in Edtech industry

Familiarity with Golang, Typescript

Experience with AWS Lambda, Terraform

The opportunity to make a measurable impact in K-12 education

Competitive salary and equity in a hyper-growth, mission-driven organization

Full health benefits: medical, dental, and vision

Flexible vacation policy

401k

An inclusive, positive team culture

A passionate, collaborative team obsessed with building transformative education technology

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.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

San Francisco, United States

Hybrid, some on-site time required

Who can apply

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Worldwide

About this job

Pay per year: $180,000–$230,000 a year; 3% above the $200,000 median for Backend Developer jobs on Jobera (447 salaries).
Who can apply: United States
Posted: 422 days ago
Employer: has 10 open jobs on Jobera.

Listing Details

Posted: August 25, 2025
First seen: March 26, 2026
Last seen: July 3, 2026

Posting Health

Days active: 209
Repost count: 0
Trust Level: 44%
Scored at: October 22, 2026

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Kiddom is an education technology company that provides a comprehensive digital curriculum platform for K-12 schools and districts, integrating high-quality instructional materials with dynamic learning technology.

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