Job Overview
Location
San Mateo, CA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Engineering
Date Posted
May 4, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • As the Progress Lead at Stellic, you will own the technical direction of the Degree Progress product, driving the evolution from a search-based system to a SAT solver–driven architecture to ensure students and universities can trust the system’s correctness and reliability.
- • You will lead the Progress team in owning end-to-end Degree Progress systems, partnering with the algorithms lead to integrate solver outputs into user-facing experiences, designing purpose-built testing frameworks for complex degree requirements, and ensuring explainable, reliable outcomes across edge cases.
- • Stellic is a fast-growing, mission-driven edtech startup backed by social impact investors, partnering with top universities like Cornell, Columbia, UVA, and Ohio State to support over 1 million students across 7 countries, with a commitment to transforming student success through clarity and purpose in education.
- • In this role, you will deepen your expertise in scalable backend systems, correctness-critical engineering, and algorithm-to-product integration while mentoring junior engineers, shaping technical culture, and making a lasting impact on higher education infrastructure.
🏖️ Benefits
- • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
- • Health insurance with Stellic covering 99% of your premium and 75% for dependents
- • 401(k), commuter benefits, and annual international retreats in incredible locations
- • Flexible, outcome-driven culture built on trust and autonomy
- • Opportunity to shape the future of higher education at a mission-driven company transforming student success
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About Stellic, Inc.
Stellic, Inc. provides a higher-education SaaS platform that lets universities design, schedule, and track individualized degree plans in real time. The system connects curriculum data, student records, and institutional policies so advisors and students can map courses to graduation requirements, model alternative paths, and detect scheduling conflicts early. Dashboards give administrators visibility into enrollment demand, bottlenecks, and on-time graduation metrics. Founded at Carnegie Mellon University and headquartered in San Francisco, Stellic serves colleges seeking to improve student success and operational efficiency through centralized, collaborative planning tools.
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