Wonderschool - a16z & Goldman · 5 months ago
Senior Software Engineer, Elixir
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expWonderschool is harnessing the power of technology to provide comprehensive support to childcare providers. They are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Software Engineer to join their Marketplace team, where the engineer will improve the experience of parents searching for childcare and collaborate with other engineers to enhance the architecture and code quality.
Child CareEdTechEducationParentingPrimary Education
Responsibilities
Fully own and deliver features from end to end, from requirements analysis, estimation, and project planning, to data modeling and feature delivery
Debug production issues across the entire stack
Participate in rotating engineering support
Coordinate with QA to ensure quick bug resolution on critical issues
Ensure high percentage of test coverage across the codebase
Proactively communicate progress to our product team and leadership
Learn our customer workflows and nuances within the early childcare industry
Occasionally attend user interviews and onboarding sessions to give support and receive feedback directly from customers
Qualification
Required
5+ years of relevant professional experience as a backend or full stack engineer
Previous experience with Elixir or other functional programming languages
Previous experience with Postgres, with a focus on database design and optimization
Writing high-quality and readable code with effective test coverage
Interacting with product and engineering stakeholders; articulating and resolving concerns about potential side effects of a feature
Clear verbal and written communication skills
Proven experience breaking down features into bitesize deliverables
Experience working with relative estimations with a high degree of accuracy
Preferred
Experience utilizing concurrent systems and patterns in Elixir or Erlang/OTP
Previous experience with Phoenix LiveView
Previous experience with the design/development of REST and GraphQL APIs
Previous experience working with early stage startups
Previous experience developing complex SaaS products
Working with a distributed team
Benefits
Health benefits offer 100% coverage for employee premiums and 80% for dependents.
WIFI, Employee Wellness, and co-working space reimbursements offered to all employees
A flexible PTO plan, paid holidays, and mental wellness days
Highly competitive parental leave policies, eligible to qualified individuals after 6-months of employment
An autonomous workplace that prioritizes health and wellness to ensure our employees can produce their best work while achieving their personal and professional goals.
A highly collaborative work environment with a variety of team bonding opportunities
Company
Wonderschool - a16z & Goldman
Wonderschool is an AI-powered marketplace solving the child care crisis by connecting governments, providers, parents, teachers, and nonprofits on one integrated platform.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$49.37MKey Investors
Goldman SachsAndreessen Horowitz
2024-01-11Series Unknown· $0.27M
2022-01-11Series B· $25M
2021-10-25Series Unknown
Leadership Team
Chris Bennett
CEO and Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-12-29
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