Senior Software Engineer

As a Senior Software Engineer at AoPS, you will play a crucial role in advancing our mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem-solvers of the next generation. In this role, you will lead complex software development projects, implementing innovative solutions and working with leadership to drive technical strategy within your assigned team.

The Senior Software Engineer will:

• Plan, develop, test, and implement large and complex new software programs, including programs that may require analysis of multiple design approaches and innovative solutions.


• Test, evaluate, and code reviews others’ programs, and is a technical coach and mentor to team members with attention to architecture and design.


• Understand, analyze, and maintain complex existing programs and proactively identifies potential improvements to existing programs.


• Clearly and thoroughly document new and existing programs in various formats (in code, alongside code review, and outside of code).


• Work closely with Engineering Leadership and other team members to improve development, testing, review, and deployment practices to maintain the right architecture, design, and production level quality.


• Work closely with Product Owners, Designers, and other stakeholders to be a notable contributor on product/development strategy and be involved in projects from their inception to launch, including creating and analyzing project specifications.


• Proactively communicate potential roadblocks and development status, and accurately estimate development timelines.


• Maintain an understanding of current web technologies and programming practices and proactively work to expand knowledge and skill-set.


• Complete other tasks and responsibilities, as assigned.

The ideal candidate has:

• 4+ years of professional experience in full-stack web development using any of the following strongly preferred:




• HTML, CSS, JavaScript (or TypeScript), React


• RDBMS such as MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL


• Node.js or PHP


• Strong understanding of the JavaScript language and ecosystem


• Ability to provide technical leadership and coaching on full-stack design and code


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including handling multiple projects or tasks simultaneously and quickly adapting to changing tasks or priorities


• A track record as a thought leader on product/development strategy and owner of large projects


• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and creative skills

Why Join AoPS:

This is a hybrid full-time position based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. The full salary range for this position is 122-155k with a 6% year-end bonus. Here are some things you can look forward to:

• Impact: The opportunity to work on exciting edtech projects and contribute to all aspects of the classroom - from curriculum development to enhancing student engagement.


• Flexibility: Casual work environment with a hybrid work week and flexible scheduling


• Benefits: Multiple options for Medical, Dental and Vision plans


• Future Planning: 401K with company match


• Quality of Life: PTO Plan and supportive leadership that gives you the work-life balance you deserve


• Ease of Transition: Relocation bonus (if currently located outside of San Diego)

Background Check: 

Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.

About AoPS:

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country’s top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.