Senior Product Engineer

Stepful Inc.

Job Overview

Location

New York City

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• Design, build, and iterate on a scalable, AI-enhanced Learning Management System (LMS) that delivers adaptive learning experiences, peer-to-peer engagement, and gamified motivational systems for healthcare career learners.
• Develop and optimize career services tools powered by generative AI to assist graduates in resume creation, interview preparation, and matching with clinical partners such as CVS, NY-Presbyterian, HCA, Providence, and Walgreens.
• Build and maintain internal platforms used by instructors, teaching assistants, coaches, and operations staff to monitor student progress, deliver support, and maximize learning outcomes using AI-driven insights.
• Create and manage a high-velocity content generation and curriculum management system that enables rapid iteration of educational material in response to evolving industry standards and learner needs.
• Design and implement robust data pipelines to ensure reliable, real-time access to learning, engagement, and workforce metrics across business, learning, and operations teams to drive data-informed decision-making.
• Own the end-to-end development lifecycle of product features—from ideation and prototyping to deployment, monitoring, and iteration—using a full-stack approach across frontend and backend systems.
• Work with React and TypeScript on the frontend to deliver intuitive, high-performance user interfaces for learners, instructors, and administrators.
• Develop and maintain backend services using Python, Node.js, or Ruby on Rails to support AI workflows, data processing, and API integrations for educational and career services platforms.
• Integrate generative AI models into core product experiences to automate and enhance tasks like personalized feedback, content generation, and job-matching algorithms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product, design, data science, and instructional teams to align technical execution with educational outcomes and business goals.
• Participate in a rapid iteration cycle rooted in experimentation, data analysis, and user feedback to continuously improve learning effectiveness and student success rates.
• Contribute to architectural decisions that ensure system scalability, security, and maintainability as Stepful expands its national footprint and learner base.
• Drive technical innovation by staying current with emerging technologies in EdTech, AI, and workforce development, and applying them to solve real-world barriers to healthcare career access.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team-wide best practices in code quality, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Advocate for user-centered design principles across all product surfaces, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity for learners from diverse backgrounds and learning needs.
• Translate complex educational and operational requirements into clear technical specifications and deliver high-impact features with minimal supervision.
• Maintain a bias for action in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment where priorities shift rapidly to meet organizational and learner needs.

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of full-stack engineering experience with end-to-end ownership of product development
• Expertise in React and TypeScript for frontend development
• Proficiency in at least one backend language: Python, Node.js, or Ruby on Rails
• Demonstrated experience building and shipping complex, data-driven web applications
• Strong problem-solving skills with a focus on leveraging cutting-edge technology to solve ambiguous, high-impact problems
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment with evolving requirements

🏖️ Benefits

• Base salary ranging from $157,000 to $248,000 depending on level (Senior I to Staff I)
• Equity package through Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity to work on mission-critical products improving access to healthcare careers for underserved populations
• Remote-friendly work environment with a core team presence in New York City
• Exposure to leading-edge AI applications in EdTech and workforce development

Skills & Technologies

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Ruby

React

Senior

Onsite

$157k-208k

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About Stepful Inc.

Stepful offers online training programs that prepare people for entry-level healthcare jobs such as medical assistant, phlebotomy technician, and EKG technician in as little as four months. The company partners with healthcare employers to align curriculum with workforce needs and provides job placement support, including resume coaching and interview preparation. Students learn through live virtual classes, hands-on simulations, and clinical externships arranged in their local markets, aiming to increase diversity and upward mobility in the allied health sector.

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