Software Engineer (EdTech)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (EdTech): Developing and maintaining high-quality features for a leading digital classroom platform with an accent on fullstack development and user experience. Focus on building scalable backend systems, enhancing frontend interfaces, and incorporating user feedback into product evolution.

Location: Hybrid in Auckland (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in office; Tuesdays and Thursdays work from home)

Company

hirify.global is a thriving digital classroom platform offering meaningful solutions to over 50 million users worldwide to empower students and support teachers.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, and deploy new features that improve user experience and support product goals.
• Maintain and enhance existing functionality to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineering team members to translate user feedback into technical solutions.
• Contribute to both frontend and backend code bases, ensuring system stability and security.
• Investigate bugs and implement reliable fixes to improve long-term code health.
• Incorporate user insights and feedback to inform the development of new features.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in a software engineering role
• Strong proficiency in modern programming languages such as JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Go.
• Experience working with web technologies and cloud infrastructure.
• Familiarity with scalable backend systems and API development.
• Comfortable with agile workflows and collaborative development.
• Experience debugging complex systems and writing clean, maintainable code.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first employer on a mission to build the future of education.
• Diverse team consisting of startup veterans and professionals from Fortune 500 and big tech.
• Continuous learning opportunities, including subsidized course fees, certifications, conferences, and free Udemy access.
• Hybrid work arrangement for better work-life balance.
• The satisfaction of impacting millions of students and teachers globally.