Senior Software Engineer

About the Company

EducationSuperHighway is a national non-profit working to end the reading crisis in America's K-12 schools. They are building the infrastructure to connect employers, employees, and payroll systems to facilitate education philanthropy through the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit.

Responsibilities

• Design and build an API-first full-stack platform connecting employers, employees, and payroll systems
• Own integrations with payroll and HRIS providers including authorization flows, data sync, and deduction management
• Build employee-facing enrollment flows and employer-facing campaign and dashboard tooling
• Design reliable background job pipelines with status tracking, retry logic, and error handling
• Handle sensitive employee and financial data with appropriate security practices
• Make sound architecture decisions under ambiguity, balancing speed with long-term extensibility

Requirements

• 7+ years of full-stack engineering experience building production web applications
• Early-stage startup experience building from 0 to 1
• Demonstrated use of AI coding tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude in development workflows
• Strong third-party API integration experience, particularly OAuth flows
• Experience modeling relational data for complex, multi-step stateful workflows
• Proven ability to build reliable background job pipelines
• Secure handling of PII and financial data

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating with payroll or HRIS platforms like UKG, Rippling, ADP, or Workday
• Background in HR tech, benefits, workplace giving, or fintech
• Familiarity with payroll deduction mechanics or year-end tax document workflows