Senior Backend Engineer, Tooling

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will focus on developing backend services, automation frameworks, and internal developer tools that improve the velocity and reliability of our entire platform.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
• 6+ years of professional experience designing, building, and maintaining backend systems at scale
• Deep expertise in Python, including experience building APIs and asynchronous processing systems
• Familiarity with GoLang, with an interest in contributing to Go-based services and tooling
• Strong proficiency with both relational and non-relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture
• Production experience on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including Docker, Kubernetes, and IaC (Terraform, etc.)
• Solid understanding of design patterns, testing, and backend performance tuning
• Strong debugging and system observability skills
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with product managers, frontend teams, and other stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills — written, verbal, and architectural documentation
• Desire to mentor and elevate team members’ technical skills
• Passion for improving K–12 education and building systems that serve teachers, students, and educational equity

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Health insurance benefits
• One Medical membership
• Flexible vacation time policy
• 10 paid sick days per year
• Paid holidays
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid family leave after birth/adoption
• Commuter and FSA plans