Role overview

Timely is transforming school scheduling through AI-powered technology combined with expert support, serving districts and charter organizations across 20+ states. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team, you will lead infrastructure and platform development efforts that enable the entire engineering organization to build and maintain software efficiently while maintaining high quality and stability.

Key responsibilities

Identify, prioritize, and deliver platform solutions across cloud infrastructure, test infrastructure, shared libraries, security practices, authentication systems, and CI/CD tooling.
Engage with engineering stakeholders to understand challenges and identify opportunities to accelerate value delivery while preserving code quality.
Drive investigation and decision-making on critical technology choices that shape how Timely develops and maintains its software.
Ensure production reliability by implementing observability practices, recovery procedures, and periodic on-call support.
Elevate engineering practices across the team through documentation, presentations, design and code reviews, and mentoring.
Own delivery of high-impact projects by defining scope, creating tickets, and managing timelines.
Mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative culture centered on knowledge-sharing and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Three to five or more years of infrastructure and platform engineering experience with hands-on proficiency in AWS, Terraform, MongoDB, Python, and CI/CD via GitHub Actions.
Ability to design and develop full-stack solutions for the engineering team and business, including frontend work when needed.
Strong communication and collaboration skills suited to cross-functional environments.
Openness to continuous improvement through code reviews, pair programming, and collaborative problem-solving.
Experience working in agile environments and familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest or Pytest.
Comfort operating in a fast-moving startup setting with strong ownership and self-direction.
Experience with scaling and cybersecurity is preferred; EdTech background is a plus but not required.

What makes this role worth considering

You will collaborate with an exceptional team addressing meaningful challenges in education while contributing to a growing, financially stable company with proven product-market fit. The fully remote position offers comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision and life insurance, unlimited PTO, and professional development support with free access to online learning programs.