Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

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<div class="content-intro"><p>To thrive as a company and meet our impact goals, we must cultivate a culture of high-performance. You can read about our culture principles <a href="https://guild.com/careers" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>We know managers are often the single-largest driver of employee satisfaction and growth, and our talent is our biggest asset. Because of that, we’ve identified consistent expectations for all of <a href="https://guild.com/careers/people-manager-expectations">Guild’s people managers</a> — helping you know what to expect from your experience here.</p> <p>If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our <a href="../../internal_job_board">Internal Job Board</a>. </p> <p>----</p></div><p>Guild is seeking a <strong>Senior Software Engineer</strong> to build scalable, reliable systems that empower our Employer Partners to administer education benefits and integrate employee data with Guild’s platform. You’ll play a pivotal role in developing tools and services that streamline eligibility processing, policy management, and data onboarding—ensuring employees get the most out of Guild’s career opportunity programs.</p> <p>This role is ideal for product-minded engineers who are excited by cross-functional collaboration, thrive in a modern AWS serverless environment, and enjoy solving data and systems design challenges at scale.</p> <h3><strong>As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Design and build robust, scalable systems that power data onboarding, eligibility workflows, and benefit policy administration.</li> <li>Develop backend services, APIs, ETL pipelines, and internal tools using serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, Glue, S3, API Gateway).</li> <li>Create clean, testable, maintainable code in TypeScript/Node.js and Python following best practices and established patterns.</li> <li>Ensure system observability, security, and performance using tools like Datadog and CloudWatch.</li> <li>Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, internal ops, and customer technical teams to deliver high-impact features.</li> <li>Write and maintain comprehensive tests (unit, contract, BDD, and end-to-end) and support CI/CD pipelines for consistent delivery.</li> <li>Participate in Agile ceremonies and on-call rotations, with a focus on production readiness, system health, and issue resolution.</li> <li>Contribute to system architecture decisions, technical documentation, and mentoring of junior developers.<br><br></li> </ul> <h3><strong>You are a strong fit if you have:</strong></h3> <ul> <li><strong>5+ Years Hands-on Experience with:</strong> TypeScript/Node.js, Python, React, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, GraphQL, REST APIs.</li> <li><strong>Experience with AWS tools:</strong> Lambda, Glue, API Gateway, S3, EventBridge, SQS, Secrets Manager, CDK, Serverless Framework.</li> <li><strong>Knowledge of:</strong> ETL pipeline development, CSV/API data ingestion, data transformation, event-driven architecture.</li> <li><strong>Testing & Tooling:</strong> Jest, Pact, Cypress, Gherkin, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (AWS CDK/CloudFormation).</li> <li><strong>AI Experience:</strong> Experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI) and building AI-powered features such as virtual assistants, summarization tools, vector search, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows. Proficient in using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) with a solid understanding of their application in production-grade environments.</li> <li>Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.</li> <li>Ability to balance technical decisions with business goals and deliver pragmatic solutions.</li> <li>A passion for Guild’s mission to unlock opportunity through education and upskilling.</li> </ul> <p><em>We are committed to equal pay for equal work and believe in compensation transparency. This role offers a competitive total compensation package, including a base salary of $150,000 - $180,000, and stock options. Compensation offered will be based on a combination of factors such as experience, competencies, and internal equity.</em></p> <p><em><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Posting Date</strong>: September 9th, 2025<br><strong data-stringify-type="bold">*This role will stay open for a minimum of 3 days.</strong></span></em></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>Guild partners with the country’s most innovative employers, including Chipotle, Target, Walgreens, JPMorgan Chase, Hilton, Spectrum, PepsiCo, Tyson, and more, to build the talent needed for today and a resilient workforce for tomorrow. Guild helps employers identify, develop, and mobilize internal talent, enabling workers to gain skills for in-demand roles and companies to stay agile. </p> <p>By connecting employees to real-world learning, coaching, and career support, and providing companies with actionable talent insights, Guild transforms all talent into high-impact contributors and positions companies for long-term, sustainable growth. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.guild.com">https://www.guild.com</a>.</p> <p>Guild is a female-founded, certified B Corp. The company has been…