Principal Software Engineer

Start Date :

• ASAP, target by November 1, 2025 Role Type : Full-Time, Salaried Background : Software Development Location : Remote, USA-based (up to 10% of travel) Salary : $150,000-175,000 per year, plus benefits   Who We Are : The Modern Classrooms Project is a fast-growing 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers educators to build classrooms that respond to every student’s needs.
• Founded by two award-winning teachers, we lead a movement of educators in implementing a self-paced, mastery-based instructional model that leverages technology to foster human connection, authentic learning, and social-emotional growth.   To date, our free online course and Virtual Mentorship Program have empowered almost 100,000 educators in 150+ countries.
• We’ve partnered with schools and districts nationwide to train and support both teachers and administrators, and researchers from Johns Hopkins University found “overwhelming positive support” for our approach.

We are an ambitious, idealistic team and we are passionate about what we do.      Who We Are :

You will :

Contribute to the team's software and architecture, including application and infrastructure development, and deployment of core software platforms and tools.   It would also be helpful if :

You have experience handling sensitive and / or confidential data, particularly in an education context (COPPA, CIPA, FERPA, PPRA, SOC 2).   You should apply if :

You're actively leveraging the latest developments in AI and applying them to enhance both your and others' work.

Compensation and Benefits We offer a competitive compensation package, as well as the opportunity to work in a fast-growing nonprofit that is on a mission to improve education worldwide.  This includes :