Senior Software Engineer

We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians.

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team in Bangalore, India. In this role, you’ll architect and scale the platform behind real-time assessments used in classrooms across the country. You’ll design for accessibility, multilingual delivery, and state-aligned standards — all while tackling engineering challenges like low-latency response handling, secure test environments, and long-term performance analytics at the district level. This is a high-ownership, end-to-end role where you’ll take features from concept to delivery. If you’re energized by solving tough problems at scale — and want your engineering work to make a tangible difference in education — you’ll thrive here. You will work on an end-to-end system and build critical features for customers. You will have complete ownership of the product, while working on long-term architecture for the product and integrating it into a larger product portfolio over time. The ideal candidate has proven experience leading large-scale projects and a strong backend proficiency in Java/Spring and experience with frontend development with JavaScript and Backbone.js.

Please note that this role is based in Bangalore, India.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and maintainable web applications.
• Architect and design complex systems with rich feature sets that solve the complex problems in education
• Build responsive UI components and integrate them with backend services.
• Write clean, testable, and efficient code using Java, JavaScript, and modern web standards.
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility and optimize performance across the stack.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide ongoing support for the application.
• Join an engineering team of motivated and empowered engineers helping to embody the principles of fluidity, critical thinking, innovation, and collaboration

Who You Are:

• 5+ years of professional industry experience leading and coordinating on complex and large-scale features
• Experience developing web applications using Java, J2EE, Spring, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Proven expertise in delivering highly performant and scalable features
• Strong working knowledge of JavaScript, Backbone.js, and jQuery.
• Hands-on experience with MySQL and MongoDB, including writing and optimizing queries.
• Experience with Bootstrap, LESS, and building responsive web UIs.
• Experience with React.js and Node.js is a significant advantage.
• Proficiency in debugging and performance tuning across frontend and backend components.
• Good understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and best practices.
• Proven advocate for engineering quality and for building a thriving team culture

• Competitive pay, health insurance, accident insurance, life insurance, and a retirement savings plan.
• Paid annual leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, paid leave for life events, and a paid year-end holiday break.
• A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including work from home funds, wellness checks, and more…

Plus the intangible:

• A varied and challenging role in a global and highly innovative high-growth company.
• Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.

The typical base salary range for this position is ₹3,200,000 - ₹3,500,000 per year. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base pay for this position and your pay will be determined by a variety of factors, including your primary work location, skills, qualifications and experience. Additional benefits information is listed on our careers page.

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