Senior Software Engineer, Community

At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. We’re a $1B+ learning platform used by two-thirds of U.S. high school students and half of college students, powering over 1 billion learning interactions each week.

We blend cognitive science with machine learning to personalize and enhance the learning experience for students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.

Join us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential.

About Engineering:

Quizlet's Product Engineering organization builds the core experiences that help millions of students and teachers achieve their learning goals.  We collaborate across teams to achieve user-centric outcomes, focusing on developing intuitive interfaces, engaging learning tools, and robust, scalable systems.

You’ll be joining a passionate group of engineers, designers, product managers, and data scientists dedicated to solving real-world educational challenges. Our teams operate with autonomy, embrace experimentation, and are deeply committed to user-centric design. We value transparency, inclusivity, and collaboration at all levels.

Our (non-exhaustive) Tech Stack:

• Languages: Go, PHP, Typescript

• Frameworks: React, Next.js

• Data: MySQL, Spanner, BigQuery

• Misc: GCP, Datadog, Growthbook, Rollbar, Pub/Sub, Redis/Valkey, Docker/Colima, Kubernetes

About the Role:

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Community team, you will design, build, and deliver user-facing features that enable learners, educators, and creators to connect and contribute on Quizlet. Working across the stack, you’ll develop scalable systems for creating, organizing, and interacting within communities. This role partners closely with Product, Design, Trust & Safety, Legal, and Marketing to build community experiences that are reliable, safe, and aligned with learning outcomes. You’ll contribute to architectural decisions, drive engineering best practices, and support the team through code reviews, design discussions, and technical mentorship.

We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position in our Denver office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency, team partnership, and supports growth as an employee and organization.

Deliver end-to-end projects that directly contribute to Quizlet’s product and business priorities - from planning and design through implementation, testing, and rollout

Collaborate with cross-functional partners in Product, Design, and Data Science to translate ideas into technically sound and impactful solutions

Build and maintain high-quality, scalable systems that reflect a strong understanding of your team’s domain and its impact on learners and advertisers

Apply industry best practices and modern technologies to improve code quality, system reliability, and developer efficiency

Lead and contribute to technical discussions, offering thoughtful insights and helping to align the team on the best path forward

Break down complex projects into actionable, well-scoped tasks and execute them efficiently with minimal oversight

Proactively identify and resolve issues before they affect timelines, quality, or user experience

Mentor and support junior engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, and sharing domain knowledge

Continuously seek opportunities to improve engineering practices, from build systems to deployment pipelines to observability tools

5+ years of experience in software engineering, ideally in fast-paced, product-focused environments

Proven ability to deliver complex projects end-to-end - from design and implementation through testing and deployment

Solid foundation in backend or full-stack, with a focus on building scalable, high-quality systems and user experiences

Experience working with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern CI/CD practices

Familiarity with services, event-driven systems, and data storage technologies

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make thoughtful, data-informed technical decisions

Curiosity to explore and apply emerging technologies and frameworks

Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Experience mentoring or guiding peers and contributing to a culture of learning

Experience building and scaling education-focused or consumer-facing applications

Experience with community-driven or multi-user experiences, or systems that drive user motivation and engagement

Worked in environments with high data or performance requirements

Contributed to mobile-first product initiatives or multi-platform development, SDUI

Hands-on involvement in incident response or operational engineering practices

Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Salary transparency helps to mitigate unfair hiring practices when it comes to discrimination and pay gaps.  Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a starting base salary of $159,360 - $209,160, depending on location and experience, as well as company stock options

Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance

20 vacation days that we expect you to take!

Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO, Dental, VSP Choice)

Employer-sponsored 401k plan with company match

Access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth

Paid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, Commuter benefits, and Wellness benefits

40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice