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Senior Software Engineer

GoGuardian
Location
India
Posted
27 days ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 5+ years of experience as a software engineer on SaaS or customer-facing products
  • Strong TypeScript and modern React experience
  • Production experience with Node.js and/or Go
  • Experience designing APIs (REST and/or gRPC)
  • Solid SQL proficiency (MySQL or PostgreSQL)
  • Familiarity with caching strategies (Redis) and event/queue systems (Kafka, SQS/SNS)
Nice to have
  • Experience integrating LLM APIs (OpenAI, Gemini)
  • Experience with Elasticsearch or other search/indexing systems
  • EdTech domain exposure (LTI, Google Classroom)
  • Browser extension or Google Apps Script development
  • Canvas/animation work or rich-text editing
What the job really is

As a Senior Software Engineer at GoGuardian, you will work on the Pear Deck Learning suite, designing and improving features that enhance classroom experiences. Your role involves developing backend services in Node.js and Go, creating frontend applications with React and TypeScript, and integrating real-time functionalities. You will also collaborate with US-based teams, mentor other engineers, and contribute to architecture discussions while ensuring code quality and performance.

Things to weigh
  • Remote position with US time-zone overlap required
  • No specific salary or benefits mentioned in the posting
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