Fast Facts

Join Coursedog as a Sr. Software Engineer where you'll build innovative solutions for higher education in a remote-first environment.

Responsibilities: Drive the development of features from conception to adoption, ensuring application performance and stability while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Skills: Strong proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, and modern web frameworks like React or Vue; knowledge of MongoDB, Postgres, Redis, and microservices; and understanding of front-end technologies.

Qualifications: Experience with automated testing, code versioning, and ideally familiarity with Python and optimization techniques.

Location: Remote, US

Compensation: $90000 - $125000 / Annually

Sr. Software Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Compensation: $90,000 - $125,000 / year

Description

We seek an innovative, fast-learning, and detail-oriented person to join our Engineering team as a Full Stack Engineer. This individual will implement new features, maintain existing ones, and collaborate with other team members to build industry-shaping solutions for higher education.

Our ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and cares deeply about code quality and user experience. They love to elegantly solve complex problems while ensuring flexibility and scalability.

At Coursedog we prioritize ownership and empower all team members to contribute and implement ideas to continually improve the company.

Key Responsibilities

Own:

• Drive development efforts from the initial idea to release to customer adoption
• Drive innovation in our tech stack
• Ensure our application is stable, performant, and scales

Collaborate:

• With other Engineering team members to ensure high code quality, knowledge sharing,g and ensuring our application is stable and future-proof
• With both the Product and Customer Success teams to resolve technical issues
• With the Product team to help estimate the technical costs of new features, identify potential risks, and suggest solutions that meet both explicit and implicit requirements
• Participate in on-call to ensure system stability and uptime

Learn:

• Establish deep technical knowledge of specific parts of the product suite

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Knowledge of Node.js and Express
• Fluency with one or more modern web application frameworks, such as React or Vue(Majorly This). Nuxt.js is a plus.
• Knowledge of MongoDB, Postgres, Redis
• Experience with writing scalable and performant code.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies, including HTML5 & CSS
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Experience building microservices and serverless code/lambda functions
• Understanding accessibility and server-side security compliance
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Helpful: experience with PDF generation libraries, templating languages such as PUG, and CSV parsing

Nice-to-Haves

• LLM-powered NLP to turn natural-language policies into structured constraints (function-calling/JSON)
• Python proficiency for modeling/services; Postgres/Redis/vector DB familiarity
• Applied optimization & operations research (MIP/CP) with Gurobi or OR-Tools

Working at Coursedog

Healthcare, Dental & Vision

We follow a fixed contribution model to ensure equity and transparency. Each employee receives the same annual dollar amount to allocate toward their medical, dental, and vision coverage. This empowers you to select the plan that best meets your needs — whether it’s a base-level plan or a more comprehensive option.

Depending on the selected coverage level, the company covers:

• Employee-only coverage: 99% to 55% of monthly premiums
• Employee + dependents: 77% to 43% of monthly premiums

We proudly partner with Aetna and Guardian, and offer access to best-in-class wellness perks including:

• Spring Health (mental health support)
• XP Health (vision benefits)
• Carrot Fertility (family planning)
• One Medical (primary care)

We also support pre-tax savings through Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).

Retirement Planning

To support long-term financial health, we offer a 401(k) plan from day one of employment.

Beginning January 1, 2026, we’ll provide a 4% employer match on your annual salary (subject to federal limits) for employees contributing to a tax-advantaged retirement account.

Paid Time Off

We trust our employees to manage their time responsibly. That’s why we offer an unlimited Paid Time Off policy — because flexibility and balance are critical for sustained excellence and personal well-being.

Remote-First Since Inception

We were built for distributed work. Our culture emphasizes flexibility over rigidity, outcomes over hours, and transparency over gatekeeping. We are committed to being a remote-first organization indefinitely, empowering you to work where and how you thrive best.

Equity

As a valued contributor to our collective success, you’ll participate in the upside. All employees are granted equity in the company, with vesting aligned to your role and tenure. Equity grants are reviewed and adjusted with promotions to reflect your evolving impact.

Paid Parental Leave

We proudly support working parents with industry-leading benefits.

• Primary caregivers are eligible for 12 weeks of paid leave
• Secondary caregivers receive 6 weeks of paid leave

This time is fully paid and available to all eligible employees regardless of gender or family structure.