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Guild enables forward-thinking employers to invest in their employees, unlocking life-changing opportunities for personal and professional growth through education and learning programs, career development, and one-on-one coaching.We partner with the nation’s largest employers to create a culture of opportunity that will help them attract and retain top talent while building the workforce of the future. Our marketplace of curated education and learning programs was designed with working adults in mind. We offer support, guidance, and resources every step of the way, and strive to ensure that the new skills employees build translate into in-demand career pathways — and that employees don’t have to pay for tuition or career services on their own. At Guild, we know that together, we can build a future of work that works for everyone. Head to Guild.com to learn how you can join the movement and #KeepYourTalentRising.

Workforce Development • Career Education • Tuition Assitance • Education-as-a-Benefit • Technology


1001 - 5000 employees

Senior Software Engineer
2 hours ago

🌵 Arizona – Remote


🏄 California – Remote


+28 more states


💵 $150k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor

AWS

Cypress

DynamoDB

ETL

GraphQL

JavaScript

Jest

Node.js

Postgres

Python

React

TypeScript

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📋 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, 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