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Sr. Fullstack Engineer, Activation & Retention
QuizletNew York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 28 Jan 2025
💰 $210,000/yr($160,000/yr – $210,000/yr)
About the role
About Quizlet:
Inspired by our belief that anyone can learn anything and powered by our own curiosity, we build the smartest tools we can imagine to help students learn.
Quizlet is the popular, global learning platform and app that millions of students, teachers and everyday people use to study any subject imaginable for school, work or as part of their personal interests -- including two-thirds of high school students and half of all college students in the US. Combining cognitive science and machine learning, Quizlet guides students through adaptive study activities to confidently reach their learning goals.
Valued at $1 billion, Quizlet has raised over $60 million in venture capital from investors including Icon Ventures, Union Square Ventures, General Atlantic, Costanoa Ventures, Owl Ventures, and Altos Ventures.
To serve our global community of learners, our teams tackle lofty technical challenges and design for use cases across cultures and languages. We work hard, act like owners, and collaborate every chance we get. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.
About the Team:
The Activation & Retention team will find new ways to onboard our users into studiers via new study experiences, including progress tracking, and social and motivational elements. We’ll partner with teams to empower the future of study across all markets. We’re looking for an engineer who likes to see results and ship quickly from AB tests. Our experiments will help students across the globe achieve their goals.
About the Role:
We're looking for a Sr. Fullstack Engineer to iterate and work on Quizlet's Growth team, helping guide the future of study. This will include making constant improvements to our current platform, which is built upon modern tools like React, NextJS, Hack, and Spanner. You'll be accountable for the code quality of the domains your team is responsible for and work on a variety of tests to help people learn.
Our colocation work model supports employees both remotely and onsite each week. Employees are required to be in the office on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by their manager or the company. This hybrid working environment facilitates collaboration, increases work efficiency, and enhances employee growth.
Inspired by our belief that anyone can learn anything and powered by our own curiosity, we build the smartest tools we can imagine to help students learn.
Quizlet is the popular, global learning platform and app that millions of students, teachers and everyday people use to study any subject imaginable for school, work or as part of their personal interests -- including two-thirds of high school students and half of all college students in the US. Combining cognitive science and machine learning, Quizlet guides students through adaptive study activities to confidently reach their learning goals.
Valued at $1 billion, Quizlet has raised over $60 million in venture capital from investors including Icon Ventures, Union Square Ventures, General Atlantic, Costanoa Ventures, Owl Ventures, and Altos Ventures.
To serve our global community of learners, our teams tackle lofty technical challenges and design for use cases across cultures and languages. We work hard, act like owners, and collaborate every chance we get. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.
About the Team:
The Activation & Retention team will find new ways to onboard our users into studiers via new study experiences, including progress tracking, and social and motivational elements. We’ll partner with teams to empower the future of study across all markets. We’re looking for an engineer who likes to see results and ship quickly from AB tests. Our experiments will help students across the globe achieve their goals.
About the Role:
We're looking for a Sr. Fullstack Engineer to iterate and work on Quizlet's Growth team, helping guide the future of study. This will include making constant improvements to our current platform, which is built upon modern tools like React, NextJS, Hack, and Spanner. You'll be accountable for the code quality of the domains your team is responsible for and work on a variety of tests to help people learn.
Our colocation work model supports employees both remotely and onsite each week. Employees are required to be in the office on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by their manager or the company. This hybrid working environment facilitates collaboration, increases work efficiency, and enhances employee growth.
In this role, you will:
- Build user-facing features and ship experiments using React/NextJs
- Develop server-side code using Hack
- Collaborate with other engineers to design and implement APIs
- Identify and implement performance improvements to our website
- Participate in design, code, and architecture reviews
- Observe user testing to understand and improve usability
What you bring to the table:
- 5+ years of experience building rich, interactive web applications
- Deep experience of modern front-end JavaScript libraries and tooling — for example, we use NextJS, React, Redux
- Experience working with server-side code and microservices - we use Hack, Node.js, and Go and relational databases
- Demonstrated ability in system architecture and design, understanding of design patterns, and ability to solve complex technical design challenges, with attention to scalability and performance concerns
- Ability to mentor junior engineers
- An aptitude for experimentation demonstrated by being hypothesis-driven, metrics focused, and eager to test and iterate
Compensation, Benefits & Perks:
- Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Salary transparency helps to mitigate unfair hiring practices when it comes to discrimination and pay gaps. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a starting base salary of $160,000 - $210,000, depending on location and experience, as well as company stock options
- Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance
- 20 vacation days (and we expect you to take them!)
- Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO, HMO, VSP Choice)
- Employer-sponsored 401k plan with company match
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth
- Paid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, Commuter benefits, and Wellness benefits
- 40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice
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