Senior Software Engineer
Chicago, United States Remote
$111,300–$139,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of the platform, tools, and automation that power Braven’s programs. On the Systems team, we prioritize impact, ship the simplest thing that works, and iterate as we learn, balancing the agility to move quickly with the discipline of strong engineering practices and keeping real impact on students’ lives ahead of elegant code. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will take ownership of complex, end-to-end full-stack initiatives across our learning platform, data systems, and the AI and automation that scale our programs, raising the technical bar through architecture and code reviews and mentoring engineers as the team grows. This role is on the Systems team and reports directly to the Sr Dir, Software Engineering. In order to achieve its ambition of serving 80,000-100,000 Fellows over the next decade, Braven is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of the platform, tools, and automation that power Braven’s programs. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will take ownership of complex, end-to-end full-stack initiatives across our learning platform, data systems, and the AI and automation that scale our programs, raising the technical bar through architecture and code reviews and mentoring engineers as the team grows.
What you'll bring
- 5+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong full-stack proficiency across backend, frontend, and database design, with experience in technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Python, React, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, and Git.
- Strong mentoring and communication skills, able to manage stakeholders and bridge technical and non-technical teams.
- Experience applying AI and automation to ship faster or scale operations, such as LLM-assisted development or workflow automation.
- Demonstrated commitment to building strong and welcoming cultures that help to develop others.
- Exemplification of Braven’s core values.
- Experience that has informed your belief in Braven’s mission and has prepared you to work with or for Braven’s student Fellow population.
- Please know that no one ever meets 100% of the preferred qualifications.