Senior/Staff Full Stack Engineer

The role

You will build new products from zero-to-one across the full stack. This includes designing backend services and building frontend experiences for child care businesses, agencies, and government organizations.

What you will do

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to design and build features end to end
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code across the stack
• Lead the design and delivery of mission-critical backend APIs and services
• Build and improve frontend features in the web app
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality
• Interact directly with customers to gather feedback
• Proactively identify technical debt and drive improvements across architecture

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in full stack or software development
• Proficiency in React and TypeScript (or JavaScript) on the frontend
• Strong proficiency in Node.js and Express (or similar backend frameworks)
• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs in production environments
• Strong experience operating systems in the cloud
• Ability to ship quickly and focus on work that has the highest impact
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication abilities
• Demonstrated ownership of high-impact, complex projects

Nice to have

• GCP preferred

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 3 weeks of PTO
• Health, vision, and dental benefits
• $1200/year education stipend
• Free lunch daily
• New MacBook
• Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth

Before you apply

• Please ensure you are open to a fully in-person role before applying

About the company

Playground is working to make excellent child care accessible to all. The company has built software to manage child care businesses and works with thousands of schools across the country.