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Stepful·New York, United States·onsite

Staff Software Engineer

$188,000 - $238,000 Posted 7 days ago
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Ruby on RailsReactTypeScriptJavaScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Lead development of a world-class Learning Management System focusing on UX, adaptive learning, and gamification.
  • Build and enhance career services platforms using generative AI to support job placement and interview training.
  • Design and maintain internal tools for instructors and staff to optimize student success leveraging AI.
  • Develop scalable content management systems to rapidly create and iterate educational curricula.
  • Create and maintain data pipelines to enable data-driven decision-making across business and operations teams.

What you should know

  • Ideal for engineers with 10+ years full-stack experience comfortable owning the entire development lifecycle.
  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment with a strong social mission.
  • Role demands passion for impactful work and willingness to learn and adapt continuously.
  • No current bonus structure; compensation includes base salary and equity.
  • Candidates with experience in direct-to-consumer startups, especially EdTech or healthcare, are preferred.

About the company

  • Stepful is a mission-driven EdTech startup focused on allied healthcare training with a strong social impact.
  • Backed by top investors like Y Combinator and Oak HC/FT, with recent $31.5M Series B funding.
  • Named the #1 EdTech company in the U.S. by TIME for 2025 and recognized among top digital learning growth companies.
  • Values include Care first, Learn quickly, Build together, and Own it, emphasizing collaboration and ownership.
  • Partners with major healthcare employers and serves underserved communities, aiming to improve global healthcare access.

Key required skills

Full-stack engineering with expertise in React and TypescriptBackend development experience with Ruby on RailsProficiency with PostgreSQL databases

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