Staff Software Engineer - Full Stack - Screencastify

Well, hello there

Screencastify is a leading educational technology company dedicated to improving communication and learning outcomes with video. Our primary focus is on the K-12 education sector in the United States and we are critical in helping scale a teacher and improve student outcomes all while being an easy to use solution. Screencastify is used by over 15M people and is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Staff Software Engineer to join our Squad!

Working at Screencastify

At Screencastify, we are results focused and here to improve education globally. This isn’t an easy feat but it is important for our future. We value accountability, commitment, and speed. We take our responsibility to our customers very seriously, so when we miss a deadline or slow down, it matters.   

We’re a competitive culture and strive for speed and innovation. We are problem solvers, don’t point fingers and rather enjoy working together to bring solutions to the forefront.  

We love a challenge and pushing the world forward with creativity, ingenuity and out of the box thinking. People are everything and we want to work in a company of deeply good people who treat their colleagues exceptionally well. Rule # 1: Be a good person.

About the role

We built the simplest and most reliable screen recorder in the world, but that’s only the beginning. Our near future is full of ambitious new goals, features, and products that will enable us to further improve how we provide service to our users and accelerate our already fast growth. ​ 

We prioritize fast iteration without compromising quality while maintaining attention to detail that creates the kind of delightful interactions we’re known for. We’re looking for an experienced, energetic, and thoughtful Staff Software Engineer with a strong full-stack background and experience in front-end development to help us build effective tools for video communication. In this role, you will play a key part in driving technical decisions, mentoring team members and collaborating across teams to deliver exceptional products.

Why is this role special?

1. Create products that will advance education. Schools and districts around the world depend on Screencastify to digitize their curriculum and communication. The need for and benefit of video-based learning has never been more clear than it is now.
2. Work with an extremely talented team. The original team of less than 5 built a product used by millions of people. We've achieved more than teams 10x our size by solving problems that matter and putting product quality above all else.
3. Tackle our most interesting and impactful problems. Our teams remain agile, and people get to wear many hats. You'd jump between product, marketing, internal tools, design — participating in every phase from inception to implementation. Absolutely no boredom.
4. Join us at a magical time. We're profitable and support tens of millions of users with a small team, which gives us a huge green field to work with. You'll join at the perfect time to shape how we grow from here.

What you’ll do:

• Build new product features from start to finish, front to back: through conception, research, maintenance, and extension.
• Lead and coordinate other engineers with a high bar of excellence giving technical direction and feedback on design plans, implementation, code review, and delivery.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Customer Support, and other stakeholders to design and ship features aimed to grow our business and delight our users.
• Maintain and evolve our infrastructure and tooling, implementing new technologies and establishing best practices across several systems.

Requirements

You’re perfect for this role if you:

• Bring 8+ years of experience building and maintaining quality user interfaces that have reached a large audience, ideally while the product is experiencing rapid growth.
• Have extensive experience writing applications for web browsers and HTTP Servers with our tech stack (TypeScript, React, Node; GCP knowledge is a plus).
• Possess professional experience with horizontally scalable / distributed systems.
• Have spent 2+ years elevating the technical skills of teammates in a mentorship or leadership capacity. 
• Effectively communicate complex ideas in understandable ways to a wide range of personas, including product and support teams.
• Love the challenges, hours, and ups-and-downs of startup life.

This is a Chicago-based hybrid position with 3 days a week in the office.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation. We take a data-driven approach to our compensation strategy so all employees are paid competitively and fairly.
• 401k & Profit Sharing plan. We want to invest in present you and future you, which is why we offer a generous 401k match + Profit Sharing plan.
• Flexible time off (FTO) policy. We recognize that time off to rest and recharge is important. The Flexible Time Off Policy (FTO) is designed for our employees to do just that -- balance work and life while maintaining well-being.
• Parental leave. Generous paid time off for parents to bond with the newest addition to their family!
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance. We offer comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Plus, all employees receive a free One Medical membership.
• Divvy bike membership. If you’re in Chicago, take advantage of an annual Divvy membership -- on us.

At Screencastify, we foster an inclusive, supportive, fun, and challenging team environment. We value having a team that is made up of a diverse set of backgrounds and respect the healthy expression of diverse opinions. We embrace experimentation and the examination of all kinds of ideas through reasoning and testing. Come join us as we continue to change the world through video.

Screencastify is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, gender identity, disability, Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.