Our Mission and Opportunity
Early education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has a lasting social and economic impact.
Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.
Our Team
We are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban.
We believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate diversity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work. From decision making, to how we operate, we ground ourselves in our
Leadership Principles every day.
Who You Are
Brightwheel is seeking a Sr. Full-Stack Engineer to join our Billing and Payments pod. This team is responsible for processing millions of payments per month for our customers.
We are seeking a Senior Full-Stack Engineer who is well-rounded technically with expertise in frontend development. And who is passionate about the positive impact their code can make in people's lives. Brightwheel engineers work closely with Product and design, as well as with other areas of the business to deliver a platform that meets our teachers’ & school administrators’ biggest needs.
Every engineer at Brightwheel is afforded a high degree of ownership and autonomy. We are a lean, fast-moving team and value individuals who can optimize for being impactful while considering both technical and business drivers.
What You'll DoWork alongside Product and Design to scope and implement new features or product lines to ensure that Early Childhood Education center administrators are paid on time, every time.Be a steward of quality, scalability, security, and performance. You'll work with other engineers to ensure that we have a solid foundation that serves our customers, and enables the team to continue building a great product. Design and implement new software systems, or introduce new technologies, as appropriate to support brightwheel’s growth.Share knowledge and expertise across the engineering teamQualifications, Skills, & Abilities5+ years of professional experience, preferably in dynamic companies/teamsExpertise with ReactProficiency in both contributing to and designing APIsPreferred experience with Ruby on RailsExpertise at writing automated tests (unit/integration/functional)Bonus for experience with React testing library and cypressExperience with package managementExperience with state design for large react applicationsBrightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.