About StrongMindStrongMind is a remote-first education and technology company on a mission to transform learning for students, families, and educators across the country. For more than 25 years, we’ve partnered with schools and districts to deliver innovative, student-centered learning experiences powered by technology, compassion, and bold thinking.We believe education should be flexible, human, and built for real life. That belief shapes how we design our products, support our partners, and work together as a team. At StrongMind, you’ll find smart people doing meaningful work, a culture rooted in trust and accountability, and leaders who genuinely care about both outcomes and people.The Team You Will JoinYou’ll be part of StrongMind’s Engineering organization, collaborating closely with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and Principal Engineers across multiple product teams. This group is responsible for building scalable, reliable, and increasingly AI-enabled learning systems that support educators and students nationwide.The team culture is innovative, collaborative, and growth-oriented. You’ll have opportunities to influence engineering practices, advance AI-enabled product development, and shape shared technical patterns while partnering across StrongMind to deliver meaningful educational outcomes.The Difference You Will MakeIn this role, your work will directly impact learners, educators, and internal teams by shaping how StrongMind designs, builds, and operates AI-enabled products and systems.You’ll help translate product vision into scalable, maintainable architectures, elevate engineering quality and developer experience, and ensure AI is thoughtfully integrated into both our products and our development workflows. Your leadership will accelerate delivery while improving long-term system health and product impact.A Typical Day Looks LikeWhile no two days are exactly the same, you can expect to:Lead design reviews and implementation for larger, cross-cutting efforts; set technical direction within a scopeEstablish reusable patterns—service templates, libraries, guardrails, and default configurations—that multiple teams adoptDrive refactors and reliability improvements that measurably reduce recurring defects and incident volumeIntroduce data contracts, validation gates, and coordinated migrations that align shared entities and ownershipImprove performance practices by introducing dashboards, benchmarks, and post-incident systemic fixes; coach others on effective use of AI-assisted toolsIntroduce security and privacy guardrails (secure templates, CI checks, safer defaults) that reduce recurring findings across the teamLead team-level planning: establish shared expectations for breakdown, sizing, and sequencing; surface risks early and keep work flowingCreate communication norms (design/decision docs, incident comms templates) and mentoring structures (onboarding plans, buddy systems) that scale the teamUnblock teammates on hard technical problems and advocate for scope decisions in product termsThis role balances deep technical execution, product thinking, and cross-team influence and is well-suited for someone who enjoys building impactful systems, elevating engineering craft, and integrating emerging technologies into real products.Your Expertise IncludesWe’re looking for someone who brings:5+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping production codeExtensive experience designing, building, and operating production software systems at scaleTrack record of setting technical direction for a team or major system and shipping the associated outcomesDemonstrated ability to establish shared patterns, templates, or guardrails that other engineers adoptStrong system design skills—scaling patterns, reliability controls (timeouts, retries, backpressure, caching), and first-class observabilityExperience leading refactors, deprecations, or modernization efforts that reduce long-term cost of changeProven ability to influence engineering direction across multiple teams through writing, reviews, and coachingStrong cross-functional partnership skills with Product, Design, and Engineering ManagementExcellent written and verbal communication, including decision docs, design summaries, and incident follow-upsAlignment with StrongMind's core values: Kindness, Accountability, Collaboration, Innovation, and GritBonus points if you also have:Experience shaping AI-enabled or data-intensive platforms, or establishing applied AI development standardsDeep experience with AWS or a comparable cloud and distributed systemsExperience improving developer experience, CI/CD, or internal platform capabilitiesEdTech or mission-driven product experienceExperience introducing privacy-by-design or secure-SDLC practices across a teamOur Commitment to Inclusion & BelongingAt StrongMind, we believe the best ideas come from bringing together people with different perspectives, experiences, and ways of thinking. A diverse and inclusive workplace fuels creativity, strengthens collaboration, and helps us build better solutions for the students, families, and communities we serve.We are committed to welcoming a broad range of talent and encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to contribute, grow, and do meaningful work.How We’ll Take Care of YouWe believe that when people feel supported, they do their best work. At StrongMind, your well-being isn’t a perk—it’s part of our culture.Our commitment to you includes:A competitive total compensation package, including medical, dental, vision, and voluntary benefitsWell-being that works for real life—from an on-site gym, virtual wellness programs, and wellness coaching to flexible work options for select roles, because your well-being fuels your brillianceUnlimited PTO for exempt roles, plus additional “life happens” days when you need flexibilityA fully paid holiday week off at Christmas, so you can truly rest, reset, and reconnectRecognition and rewards that celebrate birthdays, meaningful milestones, legendary work, and community service hours that let you give backQuarterly Town Halls that keep communication transparent, honest, and humanAnnual social events and traditions we genuinely look forward to—like Halloween celebrations, Wellness Fairs, and other moments that bring our community togetherWe’re intentional about building a workplace where people feel valued, connected, and empowered to thrive—at work and beyond.Additional InfoWe welcome all qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States. At this time, we are unable to sponsor visas.We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provide consideration to all applicants regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, or disability protected by law.
