Senior Full-Stack Engineer

As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer at ClassDojo, your key responsibilities include writing, debugging, and optimizing both new and existing code across our web apps and APIs. You’ll collaborate closely with your peers through pair programming, code reviews, and design sessions. From delivering features to users to improving our build and delivery pipelines, this position is all about creating impactful solutions that cater to millions of education stakeholders.

To qualify for the Senior Full-Stack Engineer role at ClassDojo, you should have over 10 years of professional software experience. It's essential to demonstrate your capability in delivering significant user and business outcomes, as well as your commitment to driving technical excellence. Proficiency in technologies like Node, React, MongoDB, or MySQL, alongside experience in DevOps practices, is highly valued. Strong communication skills are also necessary to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

At ClassDojo, we embrace best practices in software engineering, including rigorous automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous deployment (CI/CD). We believe in maintaining high coding standards and deploying our code frequently. Engineers are encouraged to work collaboratively, engaging in pair and mob programming, while consistently contributing to technical design and architectural discussions.

ClassDojo is committed to fostering a friendly and supportive engineering culture where team members help each other grow. As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you will play a key role in mentoring junior engineers and assisting with their professional development. There are continuous opportunities for cross-team collaborations as well, enriching your skill set and understanding of larger business contexts.

The work environment for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer at ClassDojo is highly collaborative and fast-paced, embracing remote work while ensuring significant overlap with Americas time zones. You are encouraged to take ownership of your work within a culture that values psychological safety and innovation. The team fosters open communication and encourages everyone to contribute towards common goals.

When answering this question, express your passion for education and how ClassDojo’s mission resonates with you. Discuss your admiration for the company's innovative approach to connecting teachers and families and your eagerness to contribute to such a meaningful cause.

Highlight a specific project where you faced significant challenges. Discuss your problem-solving approach, the technologies used, and the outcome. Be sure to emphasize collaboration and how your contributions led to the project’s success.

Explain your method for prioritizing tasks, such as evaluating impact, urgency, and alignment with team goals. Mention tools or techniques you use to stay organized and ensure that deadlines are met while maintaining code quality.

Discuss your experiences with pair programming, sharing anecdotes about how it has enhanced your coding skills, fostered team collaboration, and resulted in more robust code through collective problem-solving.

Share a specific example where you identified an area for improvement and took the lead in implementing changes. Highlight the results of those improvements and how they positively affected your team’s workflow or productivity.

Be honest about your strengths in technologies relevant to the role, such as Node or React. Provide examples of projects where you utilized these technologies effectively and the outcomes that emerged from their application.

Discuss the practices you employ for maintaining code quality, which may include writing unit tests, code reviews, or following coding standards. Talk about how these practices have benefitted your previous teams and projects.

Explain your debugging process, including tools you use and any systematic approaches you follow to identify and fix issues. Provide an example of a particularly challenging bug you resolved to illustrate your skills.

Mention your commitment to continuous learning through methods such as attending conferences, participating in online courses, or following thought leaders in the industry. This shows your enthusiasm for growth and adaptation in a rapidly evolving field.

Discuss how an ownership mindset fosters accountability and motivates engineers to be fully engaged in their projects. Provide examples of how this mindset can lead to higher quality outputs and improved collaboration within teams.