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What We Do At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award‑winning system of learning solutions is purpose‑built for K‑12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching, equitable engagement, and student safety.
What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian We are an outcomes‑focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote, diverse, mission‑driven team that values accountability, experimentation, and an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work.
The Role We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build new and maintain existing products in GoGuardian’s Safety product suite. You’ll contribute through the full software development lifecycle, from conception and planning to implementation, testing, documentation, delivery, and ongoing maintenance. This position sits on the Beacon Team, which creates solutions to keep students safe from threats and violence.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate with a cross‑functional team toward feature delivery; work independently and in pairs/groups with others of varying skill levels.
Leverage strong problem‑solving skills to apply existing knowledge and create new, creative solutions.
Write production‑grade code for well‑scoped features, collaborating with code reviewers.
Understand and contribute to GoGuardian’s best practices, including style guides, standards, code reviews, documentation management, and operational workflows.
Be generally available during standard working hours and participate in an on‑call rotation for production application support.
Work closely with Product Management to create new features and products.
Lead application architecture decision‑making.
Spend time learning and experimenting with AI tools to improve customer experience and product offerings.
Participate in short and long‑term planning.
Build and operate AWS infrastructure.
Monitor and track performance and reliability to meet SLA commitments.
Mentor other developers to increase overall team performance.
Who You Are
8+ years experience as a software engineer on SaaS or customer‑facing products.
Competency in one or more languages; experience with Go, JavaScript, React, and MySQL preferred.
Direct involvement in shipping at least one production application or product.
Experience with monitoring, performance optimization, technical documentation, and unit/integration testing.
Up‑to‑date knowledge of full‑stack web development technologies.
Writes production‑grade code, integrating feedback from code reviewers.
Learns quickly, applies existing knowledge to new challenges, and builds proficiency in relevant technical skills.
Confident in making technical decisions and explaining reasoning.
Has deployed software utilizing AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and/or similar technologies.
Can drive automation adoption and enhancement in areas such as test automation, GitHub runners, CI/CD platforms, and other automation tools.
Can drive change beyond the scope of the team.
Nice to Have
Experience with DataBricks.
An interest in Machine Learning and AI technology.
What We Offer
Competitive pay, complete health insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee equity plan.
Flexible time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a paid year‑end holiday break.
A robust catalog of benefits supporting professional growth and personal wellbeing, including work‑from‑home funds, fertility & adoption reimbursement, and more.
Plus the Intangible
A varied and challenging role in an innovative, global company.
Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.
The typical base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $245,000 per year. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base pay for this position; your pay will be determined by factors including your primary work location, skills, qualifications, and experience. Additional benefits information is listed on our careers page.
Location: El Segundo, CA
GoGuardian is an equal‑opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns, or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
GoGuardian's Job Applicant Privacy Policy is located here.
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Staff Software Engineer
role at
GoGuardian .
What We Do At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award‑winning system of learning solutions is purpose‑built for K‑12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching, equitable engagement, and student safety.
What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian We are an outcomes‑focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote, diverse, mission‑driven team that values accountability, experimentation, and an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their whole self to work.
The Role We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build new and maintain existing products in GoGuardian’s Safety product suite. You’ll contribute through the full software development lifecycle, from conception and planning to implementation, testing, documentation, delivery, and ongoing maintenance. This position sits on the Beacon Team, which creates solutions to keep students safe from threats and violence.
What You’ll Do
Collaborate with a cross‑functional team toward feature delivery; work independently and in pairs/groups with others of varying skill levels.
Leverage strong problem‑solving skills to apply existing knowledge and create new, creative solutions.
Write production‑grade code for well‑scoped features, collaborating with code reviewers.
Understand and contribute to GoGuardian’s best practices, including style guides, standards, code reviews, documentation management, and operational workflows.
Be generally available during standard working hours and participate in an on‑call rotation for production application support.
Work closely with Product Management to create new features and products.
Lead application architecture decision‑making.
Spend time learning and experimenting with AI tools to improve customer experience and product offerings.
Participate in short and long‑term planning.
Build and operate AWS infrastructure.
Monitor and track performance and reliability to meet SLA commitments.
Mentor other developers to increase overall team performance.
Who You Are
8+ years experience as a software engineer on SaaS or customer‑facing products.
Competency in one or more languages; experience with Go, JavaScript, React, and MySQL preferred.
Direct involvement in shipping at least one production application or product.
Experience with monitoring, performance optimization, technical documentation, and unit/integration testing.
Up‑to‑date knowledge of full‑stack web development technologies.
Writes production‑grade code, integrating feedback from code reviewers.
Learns quickly, applies existing knowledge to new challenges, and builds proficiency in relevant technical skills.
Confident in making technical decisions and explaining reasoning.
Has deployed software utilizing AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, and/or similar technologies.
Can drive automation adoption and enhancement in areas such as test automation, GitHub runners, CI/CD platforms, and other automation tools.
Can drive change beyond the scope of the team.
Nice to Have
Experience with DataBricks.
An interest in Machine Learning and AI technology.
What We Offer
Competitive pay, complete health insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee equity plan.
Flexible time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a paid year‑end holiday break.
A robust catalog of benefits supporting professional growth and personal wellbeing, including work‑from‑home funds, fertility & adoption reimbursement, and more.
Plus the Intangible
A varied and challenging role in an innovative, global company.
Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.
The typical base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $245,000 per year. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base pay for this position; your pay will be determined by factors including your primary work location, skills, qualifications, and experience. Additional benefits information is listed on our careers page.
Location: El Segundo, CA
GoGuardian is an equal‑opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns, or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
GoGuardian's Job Applicant Privacy Policy is located here.
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