GoGuardian · 4 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$155K/yr - $195K/yr
5+ years expGoGuardian is an outcomes-focused learning company dedicated to improving K-12 education. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure to develop and maintain cloud solutions and backend services, ensuring high availability and reliability for products used by millions of students and educators.
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Responsibilities
Architect and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and deployment systems to ensure high availability
Design and implement high-performance backend services and shared libraries to support core functionality across our product suites
Engineer high-throughput data pipelines and optimize data storage solutions to handle production-scale workloads
Write clean, maintainable code and lead initiatives to modernize and improve the health of the codebase
Build and enhance developer tooling and automation to accelerate testing, release, and engineering velocity
Collaborate across teams to drive technical standards, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineers on system design and best practices
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend systems or infrastructure
Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g. Go, Python, Java), preferably Go
Demonstrated experience with major cloud infrastructure providers (AWS preferred). Experience with GCP is a plus
Proficiency with various data storage and query technologies, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and OpenSearch/Elasticsearch. Experience with streaming platforms like Kinesis or Kafka is a plus
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and tools like Terraform
Understanding of containerization (Docker) and modern deployment architectures. Experience with Kubernetes or Serverless is a plus
Experience with configuring and optimizing build systems and deployment pipelines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Eager to take initiative in a fast-paced, ever-changing, dynamic environment
Fueled by the opportunity to truly impact the education landscape
Benefits
Complete health insurance
401(k) matching
Bonuses
Employee stock option plan
Flexible time off
13 paid holidays
Paid parental leave
Wellness days
Paid year-end holiday break
Learning funds
Lifestyle funds
Online yoga & meditation classes
Fertility & adoption reimbursement
Company
GoGuardian
GoGuardian is an edtech startup that makes subscription software for K-12 schools.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$200MKey Investors
Tiger Global ManagementSumeru Equity PartnersTodd Mackey
2021-08-05Private Equity· $200M
2018-05-24Private Equity
2018-02-01Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Rich Preece
CEO at GoGuardian
Advait Shinde
Co-Founder and Exec Chairman
Recent News
2026-01-12
2025-11-11
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