SchooLinks

Product Engineer

SchooLinks$100K — $130K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience with Django, DRF, and React
  • Demonstrated ability to autonomously ship complete features including writing specs
  • Experience using AI tools like Claude for development processes
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and proposing solutions
  • Strong written communication skills for documentation
  • 3+ years of experience with AWS
  • 3+ years of experience with SQL databases in production

Responsibilities

  • Own features end-to-end: writing specs, building, QA, and documenting changes
  • Collaborate with leadership to align on solutions and execute independently
  • Ship maintainable full-stack code across Django and React
  • Integrate AI tools into the workflow for planning and delivery
  • Rapidly iterate on solutions by testing and refining ideas
  • Write tests and address technical debt to improve code quality
  • Design scalable solutions for millions of users

Benefits

  • 100% health care coverage
  • 401K with company 2% matching
  • Dental & Vision insurance
  • Parental Leave
  • Subsidized gym membership
  • Remote work stipend
  • Annual team offsite
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Full-Stack Product Engineer who ships complete features autonomously. This role is for engineers who work AI-native: using tools like Claude to write specs, build, QA, document, and communicate their work across the organization.

Engineers in this role collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to validate direction, then own execution end-to-end. Strong candidates are comfortable with ambiguity, iterate quickly, and take responsibility for how their work lands with Marketing, Customer Success, and other teams.

This role is for engineers based in Austin, Texas, with the ability to work in the office 1-2 days a week. We do not have the ability to sponsor H-1B Visas.

What you'll do
• Own features end-to-end: write specs and plan with Claude, build, QA, write release notes, create product documentation, and socialize changes with Marketing, Customer Success, and other teams
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to align on solutions, then execute autonomously once direction is set
• Ship clean, readable, and maintainable full-stack code across our Django backend and React frontend
• Use AI tools as a core part of your workflow for planning, building, and delivering
• Iterate rapidly on solutions by proposing, testing, and refining ideas
• Write tests and address technical debt to elevate codebase quality
• Design and build solutions that scale to millions of users
• Review requirements and user stories and provide timely, meaningful feedback
• Participate in on-call rotations

Requirements
• 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience with strong proficiency in Django, Django Rest Framework (DRF), and React
• Demonstrated ability to ship complete features autonomously, including writing your own specs
• AI-native work style: active use of AI tools such as Claude or Cursor for planning, coding, and documentation
• Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to navigate unclear requirements and propose solutions
• Strong written communication skills for writing specs, release notes, and product documentation
• 3+ years of experience working with AWS
• 3+ years of experience working with SQL databases in production
• Experience building, supporting, and planning production systems
• Experience with asynchronous task management

Nice to have

Experience with the following technologies we use regularly:
• Celery
• Redis

Domain experience or interest in the following areas is a bonus:
• Educational data (SIS, Ed-Fi, One Roster)
• Workforce development and career exploration
• Predictive analytics around educational outcomes

Benefits
• 100% health care coverage
• 401K with company 2% matching
• Dental & Vision
• Parental Leave
• Subsidized gym membership
• Remote work stipend
• Annual team offsite

About SchooLinks

SchooLinks is an education technology company that provides a college and career readiness platform for students, counselors, and colleges. The platform helps students discover their strengths and interests, explore career pathways, and connect with colleges and universities. SchooLinks also provides tools for counselors to manage their caseloads, track student progress, and communicate with students and parents. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Learn more about SchooLinks
Size
50 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$500,000
Founded
2015
5 Year Trend
+50%
Revenue
$1 million

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