Senior Software Engineer

Our Mission  We're building a category-defining company to increase the speed of innovation in higher education.  Woolf's mission  is to increase access to world-class higher education and ensure that it is globally recognized and transferable. We help qualified education organizations launch world-class higher education programs that issue academic credits and globally recognized accredited degrees.

Woolf University is a collegiate higher education institution modeled on the University of Oxford and Delhi University. We are the first global collegiate university to allow other education organizations to join as member colleges and issue degrees.  Our colleges include some of the fastest growing EdTech companies in the world : UpGrad, Scaler, GoIT, EduBridge, AlmaBetter, and others.

Our Team  We are a globally distributed, fully remote team with a bias for action. Our team is mission-aligned, high EQ / low ego, and committed to excellence. Our investor group includes First Round Capital (who also led the investment for Notion, Roblox, Uber, and Square), Connect Ventures, IOVC, All Access Fund, and Tribe Capital.

The Opportunity

Woolf is looking for a dynamic, results-driven Senior Software Engineer. As a key member of our engineering team, you will play a critical role in strengthening the technical foundation of our core product to ensure long-term scalability and resilience. You'll be responsible for accelerating feature development without compromising reliability or performance, reducing engineering bottlenecks, and elevating our code quality standards.

What You’ll Do :

• Architect, design, and implement scalable, reliable backend and frontend systems that support key product initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with product and design teams to translate user needs into robust, maintainable technical solutions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of major technical components, from initial design through deployment and ongoing optimization.
• Lead architectural discussions, making informed trade-offs to balance scalability, maintainability, and delivery speed.
• Champion code quality by writing clean, well-tested code and establishing best practices for testing, CI / CD, and observability.
• Conduct thoughtful peer reviews and actively mentor junior and mid-level engineers to elevate team performance.
• Contribute to long-term technical planning, helping shape the roadmap for product architecture and infrastructure.

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