Senior Software Engineer

Kira Learning.com

San Francisco Bay Area, CA hybrid Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 26, 2025 Last posted March 26, 2025

Job description

About Kira Learning

Kira is a rapidly growing startup backed by top-tier Venture Capital funds including New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Andrew Ng’s AI Fund.

Overview:

We live in a world where technology is rapidly changing the educational experiences of students and teachers everywhere, and we have the opportunity to shape how this change takes place. It is Kira Learning’s mission to harness transformative AI technologies to make world-class teaching and learning accessible to everyone. Currently, Kira is focusing on transforming the way that Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence is taught and learned through our expert-backed content and integrated teaching platform. As an engineer at Kira, you will lead crucial projects and initiatives that have never been done before, and you will have the opportunity to help us build products that improve teaching and learning experiences across the world.

This is a full-time position that requires flexibility with work hours and availability outside of regular business hours. We have offices in Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA and New York City, NY and we ask that employees work from one of the three locations.

As a Senior Software Engineer you will:

Consistently ship large sized features and resolve issues to improve the student and teacher experience
Set and edit Kira’s technical direction, aligning approaches across multiple areas. You will help translate business goals into technical solutions with realistic milestones
Proactively identify areas of improvement in the code base; seek out improvements to product quality, security and performance
Partake in end-to-end product execution, including working closely with Kira Learning’s UI/UX designers on interaction and visual design
Work on prototyping, testing, training, and defining support procedures, in collaboration with the rest of the engineering team, product team, and executive leadership

Experience & Skills

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent technical experience
5+ years of experience working in software engineeringKnowledge developing and debugging in C/C++ and Java, or experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, PHP, and/or shell scripts
Strong grasp of full-stack web development frameworks, and ability to create an application end-to-end
Developing and working with automated testing frameworks to enable end-to-end reliable testing and deployment strategies Experience leading software design decisions, defining and managing end-to-end project requirements, and shipping complex products with minimal guidanceFamiliarity and experience working with NoSQL databases
Familiarity and experience auditing and contributing to product infrastructure
Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and/or organizational problems, including to non-technical employees, and propose thorough iterative solutions
Strong written and verbal communication skill
Ability to be Nimble and adaptable. Can roll with the punches and thrive in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment
A positive, can-do attitude. You’re not deterred by minor setbacks and are able to swiftly overcome ambiguity
Impeccable attention to detail
Experience leading software engineering projects in a rapidly changing and fast-paced environment
(Preferred) Familiarity and experience working with AWS

Background Check: Kira Learning will make a conditional job offer in line with local, state and federal laws, and a subsequent criminal, education, and employment history background check will then be issued.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: At Kira Learning, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Kira believes that diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Selection for employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Compensation (from employer):
170000–230000 USD per year

About this role

Summary

Develop and ship features, lead projects, improve codebase, collaborate on product development

Job title

Senior Software Engineer

Experience level

5+ years

Industry

education

Location requirements

San Francisco Bay Area, CA; remote work not allowed

Salary

170000–230000 USD per year

Management role

Skills & keywords

Required skills

c/c++javapythonfull-stack web developmentautomated testingnosql databases

Preferred skills

aws

Specializations

full-stackweb developmentaieducation

Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

Hybrid