Staff Software Engineer - School Safety Platform
GoGuardian · United States
Posted 27 days ago · $190,000 - $220,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 27 days GoGuardian's roles stay open a median of 27 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 62% of GoGuardian's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at GoGuardian
- moderate 3 stale, 0 reposted of 13 open
- Hiring momentum
- 20 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from GoGuardian's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for GoGuardian.
About this role
As a Staff Software Engineer at GoGuardian, you will lead the architecture, design, and implementation of new school safety products aimed at enhancing student safety in real-world environments. Your role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop integration-heavy, reliable systems while mentoring other engineers and driving technical strategy. This position offers the chance to work on innovative solutions that directly impact educational settings and student well-being.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of GoGuardian as an employer.
What you need
- 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
Nice to have
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: 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
What you get
- 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
Worth weighing
- The role involves significant ambiguity and the need to build products from the ground up, which may not suit everyone.
- The position requires a strong focus on compliance and operational reliability, which may limit creative freedom in some areas.
Summarised from GoGuardian's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by GoGuardian on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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