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# Staff Software Engineer - School Safety Platform at GoGuardian

- **Company:** GoGuardian
- **Location:** United States
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/goguardian/jobs/4706571006

## 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

At GoGuardian, we're expanding our mission of helping every student learn, thrive, and feel safe. We're building a new generation of school safety products that help schools respond faster, operate more effectively, and create safer learning environments for millions of students and educators.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll be an early technical leader helping define and build category-defining products where software, hardware, and real-world operational reliability intersect. This is a rare opportunity to work on 0-to-1 products that directly impact student safety while solving complex engineering challenges across cloud platforms, real-time systems, device integrations, and large-scale distributed architectures.

The systems you'll build are integration-heavy, compliance-aware, and highly reliable. They must function in real-world school environments where timely information, operational resilience, and ease of use matter. You'll partner closely with Product, Design, Principal Engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape technical strategy, establish engineering foundations, and deliver products trusted by schools every day. You'll work closely with principal architects to execute on technical strategy and ship v1 products that real institutions trust with safety-critical workflows.

If you're energized by ambiguous problems, building new products from the ground up, and creating technology that delivers meaningful impact for students and educators, we'd love to talk with you.

## Why This Role Matters

Every day, schools depend on technology to help protect students, support educators, and respond effectively when situations arise. The products built by this team will be used in real-world environments where reliability, usability, and trust are essential.

This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging problems at the intersection of software, hardware, distributed systems, and operational reliability while building products that have a meaningful and lasting impact on students, educators, and school communities.

The engineers who join this team will help define the foundation of an entirely new product area at GoGuardian and shape how schools leverage technology to create safer learning environments for years to come.

## What You'll Do

- Lead architecture, technical design, and implementation of new school safety products from concept through production.
- Drive technical strategy and engineering excellence across multiple teams and systems.
- Design scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems that operate reliably in real-world environments.
- Build and maintain integrations with third-party platforms, identity providers, communication systems, hardware devices, and external data sources.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders to translate customer needs into practical technical solutions.
- Mentor engineers, raise engineering standards, and help shape the technical culture of a growing organization.
- Make thoughtful technology decisions that balance customer impact, operational complexity, speed of execution, and long-term maintainability.

Must-Have Technical Skills

- 8+ years of experience building and operating production software systems.
- Proven track record of owning and delivering complex backend or full-stack systems end-to-end.
- Strong experience designing distributed systems, APIs, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native applications.
- Experience building integration-heavy platforms involving third-party APIs, webhooks, data synchronization, and identity systems (OAuth, SAML, SSO).
- Strong software engineering fundamentals including system design, data modeling, observability, reliability, performance, and security.
- Experience handling sensitive data and building systems where privacy, security, and compliance are architectural requirements.
- Demonstrated success delivering 0-to-1 products or major platform initiatives in environments with significant ambiguity.
- Proven ability to influence technical direction, mentor engineers, and lead through collaboration rather than authority.

Domain Experience We Value (Bonus if You Have It)

We recognize that exceptional engineers often bring deep expertise in one domain rather than every area listed below.

Candidates are not expected to have experience across all of the areas listed below. We welcome engineers from a variety of backgrounds who have built complex systems operating at the intersection of software, devices, and real-world operations.

Experience in one or more of the following areas is valuable:

- Real-time, high-reliability, or operationally critical systems.
- Distributed, event-driven, or edge-to-cloud architectures.
- IoT platforms, connected devices, device fleet management, or hardware integrations.
- Software platforms that interact with physical devices, kiosks, peripherals, sensors, or other endpoint technologies.
- Physical security, operational technology, critical infrastructure, or other environments where reliability and resilience are essential.
- Large-scale distributed systems that integrate with numerous third-party platforms and external systems.

## 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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