About Quizlet:
At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. Our $1B+ learning platform serves tens of millions of students every month, including two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers and half of U.S. college students, powering over 2 billion learning interactions monthly.
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.
Let’s Build the Future of Learning
Join us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential.
About the Team:
Quizlet’s Payments team plays a critical role in ensuring seamless financial transactions, subscription lifecycles, and payment flows for our users globally. With millions of users interacting with our platform, we focus on building reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure that supports our high volume of payments and subscription services. This is a high-impact area, with a lot of opportunities to innovate, optimize, and expand the scope of payments at Quizlet. We are at the intersection of engineering, business, and compliance, which means you’ll have the chance to shape the future of payments and drive key business outcomes.
About the Role:
As a Staff Software Engineer on the Payments team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the technical vision for Quizlet’s payments infrastructure. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation across both backend systems and user-facing payment flows. You will be instrumental in defining the overall payments strategy, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business goals. With significant opportunities for growth and innovation in the payments space, your contributions will have a direct impact on the expansion of Quizlet’s subscription business.
While primarily focused on backend development, you will also contribute to building and optimizing user-facing features related to payment flows and subscription management, ensuring seamless, intuitive, and performant experiences. You will lead technical projects, mentor engineers, and ensure that our services are reliable, scalable, and performant.
We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position in our San Francisco office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office at a minimum of three days a 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.
In this role, you will:
Design, build, and maintain large-scale backend services that handle payments and subscriptions for millions of usersPlay an active role in defining Quizlet’s overall payments strategy, driving innovation and ensuring scalabilityDevelop user-facing components and UI features that provide intuitive payment and subscription experiences, using modern front-end technologies such as ReactCollaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, UX/UI designers, and frontend engineers, to ensure a seamless user experience in all payment flowsBuild reusable UI components and abstractions to improve development speed and consistency in payment-related user interfacesEnsure the system's reliability and uptime through robust architecture, system design, and incident responseProvide mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to the technical growth of the teamImplement monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure operational excellence and resiliencyStay ahead of industry trends in payments technology and incorporate new solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs
What you bring to the table:
8+ years of experience in backend development with a strong emphasis on building large-scale distributed systemsFamiliarity with modern front-end technologies (e.g., React, NextJS) and the ability to build and maintain user-facing components, though deep UI expertise is not requiredExperience with modern backend frameworks (e.g., Go, Node.js, Python) and relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)Expertise in building and scaling APIs, especially in the payments and subscription spaceStrong system architecture and design skills with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance optimizationProven ability to lead technical projects from inception to completion and mentor other engineersStrong interest in solving complex engineering problems, with a focus on payments, financial systems, and transactional workflows
Bonus points if you have:
Experience in working with global payment providers and handling multi-currency, multi-jurisdictional paymentsExperience in both backend and frontend development, with a particular emphasis on seamless integration between the twoFamiliarity with tax engines, financial reconciliation processes, or billing systemsStrong DevOps skills, including experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerization tools like KubernetesExperience working in a subscription-based or SaaS companyPassion for learning and growing in the fintech/payments space
Compensation, Benefits & Perks:
Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a starting base salary of $220,000 - $265,000, depending on location and experience, as well as company stock optionsCollaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance20 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 matchAccess to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growthPaid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, Commuter benefits, Wellness benefits40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of your choice
