Software Engineer (Flexible/Remote)

We’re searching for an Intermediate Frontend Developer to join our Core Frontend Team!

As part of the Core Frontend team, you’ll work at the intersection of design, development, and infrastructure. Our team is responsible for building and maintaining the components, standards, and tools that enable product teams to quickly and efficiently ship high quality, accessible user experiences at scale. We care deeply about accessibility and continually seek ways to optimize performance and enhance the experiences of both the developers who build our products and our customers.

You will leverage data-driven insights to deliver impactful improvements to our frontend systems and tooling. You’ll play a critical role in the quality and reliability of our products that drive success for both students and educators. Join this talented group that is dedicated to solving at-scale challenges, and help us to fulfill our mission to spark better teaching and learning for a brighter world.

With over 750 universities and 3 million students already using Top Hat, we’re setting our sights on reaching all 4,000+ post-secondary institutions across North America. As part of our growing Engineering team, you’ll help design and build the next generation of features that will shape classrooms worldwide.

Drive impactful projects: Take ownership of key initiatives, leading the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) from discovery and planning to development and release, in collaboration with Product, Design, and Engineering peers.

• Help define and enforce coding standards and best practices; create documentation and tooling to support developers working in our frontend.
• Work with teams across Product, Design, and Engineering to find creative solutions to new challenges.
• Support team goals by resolving bugs, tackling individual tickets, and ensuring the continuous improvement of our products and systems.

2-4 years of experience in frontend web development, ideally with React and Typescript, but similar experience with other frameworks is welcome.

• Familiarity with building and maintaining design systems or component libraries.
• Understanding of code quality and best practices, testing frameworks (we use React Testing Library), frontend performance, and CI/CD workflows.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, active listening, and the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences.
• A commitment to quality: You take pride in writing reliable, accessible, tested code and embrace full ownership of your work’s quality.

A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other

Flexible, remote first work environment

A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection

Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care

Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do

A chance to work with new tech like generative AI—and see the customer impact