Remote Senior Software Engineer (AI Focus)

Description:

• Education Perfect is an EdTech platform that empowers educators and enhances their impact in the classroom.
• The company aims to enable teachers to personalize learning at scale with various learning, assessment, and insights tools.
• The Senior Software Engineer will work on projects that significantly impact students' lives and will have the freedom, support, and resources to develop skills and grow their career.
• This role involves bringing AI-powered experiences to life in a safe, meaningful, and scalable way.
• Responsibilities include designing and building secure, scalable, and maintainable cloud services across the tech stack (C#, Kafka, GraphQL, TypeScript, React, Python).
• The engineer will deliver AI-powered features from concept to deployment, implementing safety measures like guardrails and prompt-injection protections.
• The role requires continuous value delivery in small, iterative releases, ensuring fast feedback loops and measurable customer impact.
• Collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers is essential to turn complex customer problems into reliable solutions.
• The engineer will enhance system performance and reliability to support a growing global user base.
• Leading technical initiatives that span multiple teams and contributing to architectural improvements and technical debt reduction is expected.
• Participation in production operations to maintain uptime, resolve incidents, and improve operational processes is required.
• Mentoring and coaching other engineers, sharing knowledge, and fostering an inclusive environment is part of the role.
• Staying updated with emerging AI, cloud, and web technologies to bring fresh ideas to the team is encouraged.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and operating cloud software at scale.
• Proficiency in core tech stack components such as C#, Kafka, GraphQL, TypeScript, React, and Python is required.
• Hands-on experience with AI/LLM tools like AWS Bedrock, Azure GPT, Google Gemini, LiteLLM, or similar is necessary.
• Knowledge of prompt engineering and LLM output safety, including guardrails and security measures, is essential.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, flat teams are required.
• Candidates should be skilled in making sound technical decisions based on goals, domain knowledge, and engineering fundamentals.
• Comfort with managing risk, ambiguity, and dependencies is necessary.
• Experience working with distributed teams in global organizations is preferred.
• A growth mindset with a strong sense of ownership is essential.
• The company encourages applicants who may not meet all requirements to still apply.

Benefits:

• Employees are part of an Employee Equity Bonus Plan, fostering ownership and shared growth across the company.
• A full company shutdown during the week of Christmas is provided, along with 3 extra days of paid leave.
• All employees receive one paid Volunteer Day per year to give back to their communities.
• Employees can opt to purchase an extra week of annual leave, with payments spread throughout the year.
• The company offers a Work From Anywhere policy, allowing employees to work up to 90 days per year from a different state or country.
• A pre-tax $750 NZD End-of-Year Wellness Bonus is provided to support health and well-being.
• Employees can join a fully funded Southern Cross Wellbeing 1 health insurance plan, with optional add-ons and family cover.
• Remote and hybrid workers may receive support to set up a productive home workspace.
• A communication allowance of $50 NZD/month is provided for phone and internet costs for remote or hybrid workers.
• Parental leave support includes up to 12 weeks of full-pay top-up for primary caregivers and additional paid leave for secondary caregivers.
• Access to a 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Program for mental health, safety, and medical needs is available globally.
• Employees can participate in engaging internal workshops and ongoing development discussions to grow their careers.
• Tenure recognition includes bonus leave and cash rewards at 5, 10, and 15 years of service.
• A referral bonus of $2000 NZD pre-tax is offered for successful referrals.
• Employees can access a bike, e-bike, or scooter through a temporary pre-tax salary sacrifice.
• The company supports various EP Support Groups focused on diversity, environmental impact, and wellness.
• Employees have the opportunity to work within a growing global business committed to diversity, community, and sustainability.