Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Who we are:

MasterClass is transforming online education by enabling anyone in the world to learn from the very best. We are deconstructing what makes an actor able to cry on demand, how an athlete defies gravity, and what it takes to write a bestseller. Our online learning content is available to students anywhere anytime, which supports our mission to ignite the greatness in others.

We are a quickly growing VC-funded startup based in San Francisco, with additional offices in Waterloo, Canada and Los Angeles, CA. We have created online classes taught by famous masters— Gordon Ramsay, Serena Williams, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Sara Blakely, David Sedaris, Bobbi Brown, Timbaland, Anna Wintour and many more to come.

Since launching in 2015, we have been growing our team. Apply now to find out more about what we are doing behind the scenes.

What we are looking for:

• A product minded engineering leader to drive development for our B2B and/or Consumer products
• Scrappy, entrepreneurial spirit who can distill ambiguity into actionable plans
• Strong thought-partner to our Product, BizOps, and Analytics stakeholders
• Curious mind who has a passion for discovering our customer needs and creating value through product innovation

What you will do:

• Establish the core architecture roadmap for the B2B and/or Consumer products and partner with the cross-functional teams to take the product to market
• Implement major new features, make performance and reliability improvements
• Work across our backend tech stack and AWS infrastructure
• Lead and mentor junior engineers

About you:

• 8+ years of relevant product development and software engineering experience
• Solid engineering fundamentals (CS degree is a plus)
• Proficiency in programming languages like Ruby, Java, Go, or similar
• Experience with modern web technologies and frameworks similar to Rails, React, Postgres, Redis, and Kafka
• Understanding of highly-scalable systems, hosted in cloud platforms, such as AWS, GCP, Azure, or IBM Cloud
• Creative thinker who enjoys fast-paced environments and is able to work through ambiguity

At MasterClass, we believe we put our best work forward when our employees bring together ideas that are diverse in thought. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. In addition, MasterClass will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need, we would like to know how we can better accommodate you.

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