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# Staff Software Engineer - Admin at GoGuardian

- **Company:** GoGuardian
- **Location:** United States
- **Posted:** 2026-05-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goguardian/jobs/4683073006

## Job description

## What We Do

At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe.

What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian

We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians.

## The Role

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build new and maintain existing products in GoGuardian’s Safety product suite . In this role, you’ll contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from conception, research, definition, scoping, planning, implementation, and testing, to documentation, delivery and maintenance. This position sits on the Admin Team. GoGuardian Admin delivers a single, unified interface for setting filtering policies and reporting across ChromeOS, Windows, iOS, and macOS devices. Powerful DNS-protection helps schools comply with CIPA across BYOD, guest networks, and unmanaged devices, all managed from the same dashboard. The ideal candidate is curious, able to manage risk, and driven to deliver quality software.

## What You'll Do

- Collaborate with a cross-functional team toward feature delivery; Working both independently and in pairs/groups with others of varying skill levels
- Leverage strong problem solving skills to apply existing knowledge and experience to new problems and creative solutions
- Write production-grade code for well-scoped features with the help of code reviewers
- Understand, implement and contribute to GoGuardian’s best practices, including style guides, standards, code reviews, documentation management, and operational workflows
- Being generally available to work during standard working hours and to participate in an on-call rotation for production application support
- Work closely with Product Management to create new features and products.
- Lead the application architecture decision making process.
- Champion AI adoption across engineering by defining best practices and driving effective use of AI in development workflows to improve velocity, quality, and customer impact.
- Continuously experiment with and operationalize AI tools to accelerate innovation, improve productivity, mentor teams on AI usage, and help shape the company’s AI engineering culture and strategy.
- Take part in short and long term planning.
- Build & operate AWS infrastructure
- Monitor and track performance and reliability of our services and software to meet promised SLA
- Mentor other developers to increase the overall performance of the team.

## Who You Are

- 8+ years experience as a software engineer of SaaS applications  and or working on customer facing products
- Competency in one or more languages. Experience with Go, Javascript, React, and MySQL preferred
- Competency with Kafka or other Event Sourcing Systems
- Direct involvement in shipping at least one production application / product
- Experience with monitoring, performance optimization, technical documentation, and unit / integration testing
- Up-to-date knowledge of full stack web development languages, libraries, and technology
- Writes production-grade code for well-scoped features; integrating feedback from code reviewers
- Learns quickly, applies existing knowledge to new challenges and is building proficiency in relevant technical skills
- Confident in making technical decisions and explaining the reasoning behind them
- Have deployed software utilizing AWS, Terriform, Kubernetes, Docker, and/or other similar technology.
- Can drive automation adoption and enhancement in areas such as Test Automation, Github Runners, CI/CD platforms, and other automation platforms
- Can drive change beyond the scope of the team.

## Nice to Have

- An interest in Machine Learning and AI technology

## What We Offer

- Competitive pay, complete health insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee equity plan.
- Flexible time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a paid year-end holiday break.
- A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including work from home funds, fertility & adoption reimbursement, and more…

Plus the intangible

- A varied and challenging role in an innovative, global company.
- Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.

The typical base salary range for this position is $190,000 - $220,000 per year. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base pay for this position and your pay will be determined by a variety of factors, including your primary work location, skills, qualifications and experience. Additional benefits information is listed on our careers page

Please share this with your friends or co-workers who may be interested in working at GoGuardian! We have multiple openings and are always looking for talented people.

GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

GoGuardian's Job Applicant Privacy Policy is located [here](https://www.goguardian.com/policies/job-applicant-privacy-notice).

#BI-Remote

## About GoGuardian

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: GoGuardian provides AI-driven digital safety, web filtering, and classroom management solutions for K-12 schools, serving over 70% of top U.S. school districts.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Growth-stage, backed by Sumeru Equity Partners)
- **Headquarters**: El Segundo, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Advait Shinde (Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer) and an unnamed Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of the Board

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: K-12 Educational Technology (EdTech), Student Safety, Digital Learning
- Target customers: K-12 school districts (B2G / B2B), IT administrators, teachers, and school counselors
- Mission or purpose statement: "A future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges" — committed to improving learning environments and reducing inequity, one classroom at a time.

## Products & Services
- **GoGuardian Beacon**: AI-powered proactive threat detection that spots warning signs of self-harm or violence, enabling staff to assess risk and take action. Since March 2020, an estimated 18,623 students have been prevented from physical harm.
- **GoGuardian Admin**: Web filtering and compliance tool with AI-powered threat detection, granular control over filtering policies across every operating system, and autonomous admin workflows.
- **GoGuardian Teacher**: Classroom management tool used by 2M+ teachers to keep students on task, personalize lessons, and privately answer questions via 1-to-1 chat.
- **GoGuardian Discover**: Compliance and risk management tool that provides ROI insights and app usage metrics to help districts save time and money.
- **GoGuardian Hall Pass**: A digital hall pass system to manage hallway traffic and reduce classroom disruptions.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Private company)
- **Key Metrics**: 
  - Supports **50% of all US K-12 students** (25M+ students) across **15.3M students in classrooms** daily.
  - **740 Total Employees** (as of 2025 per Built In)
  - Processes **2.4B+ browsing events** daily; scans **689M web pages** daily
  - Manages **800K classroom sessions**
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sumeru Equity Partners (lead investor); board includes Sanjeet Mitra (Managing Director, Sumeru Equity), Jack McCabe (VP, Sumeru Equity), Tony Miller (former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education), Elisa Villanueva Beard (CEO, Teach for America), Julie Larson-Green (former CXO of Qualtrics and Microsoft), George Kadifa.
- **Growth Signals**: Continues to hire across Engineering, Data, Sales, and Marketing. Listed as "growing fast." Member of EDSAFE AI Industry Council and SIIA AI in Education Industry Committee.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Market-leading scale**: Unmatched adoption — 50% of US K-12 students, 70% of top districts, and 2M+ educators trust the platform.
- **Cross-OS ubiquity**: Delivers consistent safety and filtering across ALL operating systems (Chrome, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android).
- **AI-first innovation**: Ten years of AI investment; claims to be "the leader in AI innovation for K-12" with AI detection and governance built into safety and filtering.
- **Deep distribution moat**: School districts have long procurement cycles and high switching costs due to integration with district IT infrastructure. Being the #1 choice creates a sticky, defensible position.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI Governance & Compliance**: With new AI tools entering classrooms, GoGuardian focuses on helping districts govern AI use, stay compliant (e.g., CIPA, FERPA), and gain ROI insights from their tech stacks.
- **Expanding platform depth**: Building out adjacent tools (Hall Pass, Discover) to capture more of the district's digital ecosystem budget.
- **Proactive student safety**: Deepening real-time, data-driven intervention capabilities to prevent harm before it happens.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-First Culture**: Company is remote-first with most employees working from home. HQ is in El Segundo, CA, but most roles are fully remote within the US. [goguardian.com](https://www.goguardian.com/careers)
- **Award-Winning Culture**: Great Place to Work-Certified; named one of the "Top 100 Best Remote-First Companies to Work For."
- **Benefits Package**: 
  - 100% paid HMO (Health insurance) for employee, 90% for broader plans; 50% dependent coverage.
  - Robust 401(k) with company match.
  - Employee equity plan (stock ownership over a vesting period).
  - Flexible time off + paid year-end holiday break + sick time + company holidays.
  - 14 weeks paid parental leave.
  - Company-paid short & long-term disability.
  - Fertility and adoption reimbursement program.
  - Monthly Work From Home stipend (home office setup + lifestyle support).
  - 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (personal counseling, self-care).
- **Team Culture**: Based on "Guiding Principles" — *Think Customers First, Seek Solutions Together, Commit with Accountability, Experiment & Learn, Advocate for All, Engage with Courage*. Employee sentiment: "I love the people here."
- **Mission-Driven**: "Outcomes-focused" — employees are passionate about impacting education and student safety.

## Sources
1. [GoGuardian Official Website](https://www.goguardian.com/)
2. [GoGuardian Careers Page](https://www.goguardian.com/careers)
3. [GoGuardian Greenhouse Job Board](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goguardian)
4. [Built In Company Profile (GoGuardian)](https://builtin.com/company/goguardian?ni=6)
5. [LinkedIn Company Page - GoGuardian](https://www.linkedin.com/company/goguardian)

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