Careers at Goguardian

What We Do At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe. What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians. The Role We’re looking for a Software Engineer II, Fullstack to design and implement solid architectural solutions with the rest of the engineering team, supporting our Pear Assessment product - a platform that provides real-time, interactive formative assessments, enabling teachers to capture diverse student responses, gain instant insights, and adapt instruction across live and self-paced learning environments. With a passion for solving problems quickly and delivering high-quality code, you will build features that enable real-time formative assessments and actionable learning insights for educators. You’ll work across the full stack—from crafting intuitive React-based classroom experiences and interactive assessment workflows to designing scalable backend services and optimizing data pipelines that power instant feedback and analytics. You will also contribute to OpenSearch-powered semantic search capabilities, enabling fast and relevant discovery across more than 500 million educational documents. Our Engineering team thrives on a purpose-driven culture of collaboration, openness, trust, and transparency, with individuals who continuously push boundaries to improve teaching and learning outcomes. _________________________________________________________________________________________ What You'll Do Design, build, and continually improve our Pear Assessment product and related services Build and ship features that power real-time formative assessments and classroom engagement experiences for educators and students. Develop & maintain high-performance backend services in Typescript that power the assessment platform Develop intuitive, high-performance React interfaces for interactive assessments, dashboards, and data visualization Develop and enhance OpenSearch-based semantic search systems to enable fast, relevant discovery across hundreds of millions of educational documents Optimize data pipelines and queries to deliver low-latency insights and feedback to teachers during live and asynchronous sessions Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and data teams to translate educational needs into impactful technical solutions. Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance under high usage across classrooms and districts. Continuously improve code quality, testing practices, and engineering standards within a collaborative team environment. Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives Architect and operate cloud-native systems on AWS, leveraging services like SQS for asynchronous processing and event-driven workflows. Work with MongoDB and other data stores to model, store, and efficiently query large-scale assessment and engagement data. Integrate AWS IoT services where applicable to support real-time classroom device interactions and data ingestion. Integrate LLM/AI services to power intelligent features such as automated insights, content generation, and enhanced search relevance. Who You Are 4+ years of professional industry experience building and delivering scalable software features in a production environment Strong experience with Javascript/Typescript/Nodejs/Python and familiarity with concurrency patterns, APIs, and service-oriented architecture Experience building modern React applications with TypeScript, including working with APIs, state management, and responsive UI components Familiarity with designing and consuming APIs (REST/WSS) and contributing to backend services handling moderate to high traffic Working knowledge of databases (SQL or NoSQL such as MongoDB/PostgreSQL), including basic query optimization and data modeling Understanding of caching concepts (e.g., Redis) and performance optimization techniques Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and services like S3, SQS, or similar Experience with modern frontend tooling and libraries (e.g., React Query, component libraries) Ability to build reliable, maintainable, and scalable features with guidance from senior engineers Strong ownership mindset with a focus on code quality, testing, and continuous improvement Good communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across teams Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a willingness to learn and grow Motivated by the opportunity to build impactful products in the education space Nice to Have Experience with big data analytics tools (AWS Athena, Spark, or similar query engines) Experience integrating with LLM/AI APIs (Gemini, OpenAI, or similar) Experience with message queues and event-driven architectures (SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ) Prior experience in EdTech or building products for K-12 education Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and basic orchestration concepts Exposure to data processing or aggregation workflows for generating insights from application data Something else? Tell us! We want to learn more about you… What We Offer Competitive pay, health insurance, accident insurance, life insurance, and a retirement savings plan. Paid annual leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, paid leave for life events, and a paid year-end holiday break. A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including work from home funds, wellness checks, and more… Plus the intangible: A varied and challenging role in an innovative, global company. Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion. Please share this with your friends or co-workers who may be interested in working at GoGuardian! We have multiple openings and are always looking for talented people. GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. GoGuardian's Job Applicant Privacy Policy is located here . #BI-Remote

What We Do At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe. What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians. What We Do At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe. The Role We’re looking for a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to help design, scale, and maintain the infrastructure that powers our core products and services. In this role, you’ll collaborate with engineering teams to drive operational excellence, optimize system performance, and ensure high availability across production environments. This position sits on Tech Foundation, a team that manages core cloud infrastructure, shared data services, and developer tooling to empower our product teams to deliver software efficiently and securely. The ideal candidate brings a strong background in cloud infrastructure, automation, and modern reliability practices, with a passion for solving complex operational challenges in a collaborative environment. What You'll Do Architect and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability for core products. Enhance observability and monitoring frameworks to deliver highly accurate alerts, minimizing noise and improving incident detection. Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response, ensuring comprehensive post-mortems and RCAs are completed to drive systemic improvements. Optimize and modernize deployment pipelines and automation workflows to maximize engineering velocity and operational safety. Partner with product development teams to provide infrastructure support, review architectural changes, and promote reliability best practices. Implement and uphold robust security standards and compliance controls across all managed cloud infrastructure. Who You Are 5+ years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure, or DevOps roles supporting production SaaS applications. Strong proficiency with AWS core services (including EC2, VPC, S3) along with experience in Serverless frameworks and managed Kubernetes environments like EKS. Extensive experience writing and managing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. Familiarity with configuring, troubleshooting, and maintaining data layers such as MongoDB, Redshift, and OpenSearch. Experience with GCP environments or technologies like Firestore is a plus. Experience managing or modernizing CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows utilizing systems like Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild/CodePipeline, or GitHub Actions. Deep understanding of Linux operating system fundamentals and Unix shell scripting. Ability to read and debug code written in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Go to effectively troubleshoot underlying service errors. Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of driving technical decisions and establishing team-wide operational standards. Eager to take initiative in a fast-paced, ever-changing, dynamic environment. Fueled by the opportunity to truly impact the education landscape. Something else? Tell us! We want to learn more about you… What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians. What We Offer Competitive pay, health insurance, accident insurance, life insurance, and a retirement savings plan. Paid annual leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, paid leave for life events, and a paid year-end holiday break. A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including work from home funds, wellness checks, and more… Plus the intangible: A varied and challenging role in an innovative, global company. Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion. GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns, or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Please share this with your friends or co-workers who may be interested in working at GoGuardian! We have multiple openings and are always looking for talented people. GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. GoGuardian's Job Applicant Privacy Policy is located here . #BI-Remote

What We Do At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe. What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians. The Role We’re looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) II to help build, maintain, and scale the infrastructure that powers our core products and services. In this role, you’ll work alongside engineering teams to support operational excellence, optimize system performance, and ensure high availability across production environments. This position sits on Tech Foundation, a team that manages core cloud infrastructure, shared data services, and developer tooling to empower our product teams to deliver software efficiently and securely. The ideal candidate has practical experience with cloud infrastructure, automation, and core reliability practices, with a strong desire to solve complex operational challenges in a collaborative environment. _________________________________________________________________________________________ What You'll Do Build, maintain, and support scalable cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability for core products. Maintain and enhance observability and monitoring frameworks to deliver accurate alerts and improve incident detection. Participate in on-call rotations and support incident response, helping conduct post-mortems and trace RCAs to mitigate future issues. Maintain and improve deployment pipelines and automation scripts to support operational safety and engineering velocity. Collaborate with product development teams to provide day-to-day infrastructure support and assist with operational best practices. Apply established security standards and compliance controls across all managed cloud infrastructure. Who You Are 2+ years of professional experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure, or DevOps roles supporting production SaaS applications. Working knowledge of AWS core services (including EC2, VPC, S3) along with exposure to Serverless frameworks or managed Kubernetes environments like EKS. Hands-on experience writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform. Familiarity with supporting, troubleshooting, or monitoring data layers such as MongoDB, Redshift, or OpenSearch. Experience working with CI/CD tools and deployment workflows using systems like Jenkins, AWS CodeBuild/CodePipeline, or GitHub Actions. Solid understanding of Linux operating system fundamentals and Unix shell scripting. Ability to read and debug code written in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Go to assist in troubleshooting application-level errors. Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative approach to solving technical problems across teams. Eager to take initiative in a fast-paced, ever-changing, dynamic environment. Fueled by the opportunity to truly impact the education landscape. Something else? Tell us! We want to learn more about you… Please share this with your friends or co-workers who may be interested in working at GoGuardian! We have multiple openings and are always looking for talented people. GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. GoGuardian's Job Applicant Privacy Policy is located here . #BI-Remote