Senior Software Engineer

Description

Design and build robust, scalable systems that power data onboarding, eligibility workflows, and benefit policy administration.

• Develop backend services, APIs, ETL pipelines, and internal tools using serverless architecture (AWS Lambda, Glue, S3, API Gateway).

• Create clean, testable, maintainable code in TypeScript/Node.js and Python following best practices and established patterns.

• Ensure system observability, security, and performance using tools like Datadog and CloudWatch.

• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, internal ops, and customer technical teams to deliver high-impact features.

• Write and maintain comprehensive tests (unit, contract, BDD, and end-to-end) and support CI/CD pipelines for consistent delivery.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and on-call rotations, with a focus on production readiness, system health, and issue resolution.

• Contribute to system architecture decisions, technical documentation, and mentoring of junior developers.

Requirements

5+ Years Hands-on Experience with: TypeScript/Node.js, Python, React, Javascript, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, GraphQL, REST APIs.

• Experience with AWS tools: Lambda, Glue, API Gateway, S3, EventBridge, SQS, Secrets Manager, CDK, Serverless Framework.

• Knowledge of: ETL pipeline development, CSV/API data ingestion, data transformation, event-driven architecture.

• Testing & Tooling: Jest, Pact, Cypress, Gherkin, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (AWS CDK/CloudFormation).

• AI Experience: Experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI) and building AI-powered features such as virtual assistants, summarization tools, vector search, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows. Proficient in using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) with a solid understanding of their application in production-grade environments.

• Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

• Ability to balance technical decisions with business goals and deliver pragmatic solutions.

• A passion for Guild’s mission to unlock opportunity through education and upskilling.

Benefits

• Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)

• Access to a 401k to help save for the future

• Open vacation policy for employees to rest and recharge

• 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover

• Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.

• Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services

• Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth

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