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Modern Classrooms ProjectSenior Software Engineer
The Modern Classrooms Project, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded by former educators, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join its newly formed technical team. Operating in…
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The Modern Classrooms Project, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded by former educators, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join its newly formed technical team. Operating in a remote capacity across the United States, this full-time role involves building innovative educational technology products designed to help teachers implement self-paced, mastery-based instruction. The organization has previously reached over 100,000 educators worldwide through its free online courses and is now expanding its digital…
Job Description
The Modern Classrooms Project, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded by former educators, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join its newly formed technical team. Operating in a remote capacity across the United States, this full-time role involves building innovative educational technology products designed to help teachers implement self-paced, mastery-based instruction. The organization has previously reached over 100,000 educators worldwide through its free online courses and is now expanding its digital offerings.
Reporting directly to the Head of Engineering and working alongside the Chief Innovation Officer, the selected engineer will act as a foundational individual contributor. This position focuses heavily on developing artificial intelligence workflows, backend infrastructure, and agentic coding pipelines to support teachers and students. Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where they can manage multiple autonomous tasks and ship substantial features regularly.
Responsibilities
- Deliver multiple major features each week utilizing agentic tools and rapid development frameworks
- Manage and maintain agentic coding pipelines, write precise specifications, and execute Spec-Driven Development
- Develop graph-based agentic orchestration workflows incorporating conditional routing, structural outputs, and safety interrupts
- Build resilient backend architectures and scale distributed systems using Python and TypeScript
- Contribute to shared knowledge artifacts including AGENTS.md and custom Agent Skills
- Collaborate on architectural decisions, technical roadmaps, and peer code reviews with leadership and team members
Requirements
- Expertise in continuous multi-session development using Claude Code or OpenAI Codex
- Strong proficiency in prompt engineering, context engineering, and writing Agent Skills
- Practical experience deploying Spec-Driven Development workflows and RALPH Loops
- Demonstrated ability to ship non-trivial agentic pipelines with Python, TypeScript, and LangGraph
- Experience implementing durable execution, structured outputs, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, and evaluation harnesses
Qualifications
- Background in building educational technology products
- Familiarity with handling sensitive or confidential data under regulatory standards such as COPPA, CIPA, FERPA, PPRA, and SOC 2
Core Skills
Benefits
- Annual gross salary ranging from $160,000 to $190,000
- Employer-sponsored health coverage via CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Employer-sponsored dental and vision insurance through MetLife
- Vanguard 403(b) deferred-compensation plan with a 3% employer match
- Comprehensive Paid Time Off including 20 vacation days, paid holidays, parental leave, sick time, and Me Days
- Access to Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care FSA
- Company-paid life insurance coverage equal to one times the salary
- Access to Wishbone Pet Insurance benefits
- Annual budget for continuous professional learning after six months of continuous full-time employment
- Ability to work remotely with flexible working hours
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What is the location and remote flexibility for this role?
This position is remote and open to individuals based in the United States. Employees have the ability to work remotely and set their own hours within reason.
What is the salary range for the Senior Software Engineer position?
The annual gross salary for this full-time role ranges from $160,000 to $190,000, alongside comprehensive benefits.
What technical experience is required for this position?
Candidates must be AI-native engineers with expertise in tools like Claude Code or OpenAI Codex, prompt engineering, Spec-Driven Development, and building agentic pipelines using Python, TypeScript, and LangGraph.
What is the expected start date for the role?
The posting specifies a start date of as soon as possible (ASAP).
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