Senior Software Engineer

## About the company We're a 125-person EdTech scale-up powering learning in 120+ countries. Our intelligent platform replaces traditional textbooks and combines rich, interactive pedagogy with smart AI and data to help students and teachers thrive, from international schools to US high schools. ## About the role We're building one of the most ambitious tech teams in Sweden, defined by customer obsession, high shipping pace, and visible product impact. Why join Kognity? - Work on problems that matter – Your work directly influences the lives of teachers and students in over 100 countries. The scale is global, and the outcomes are tangible. - High ownership, high expectations – You will be trusted to take initiative, make decisions and drive outcomes. Responsibility comes early, accountability is real, and results matter. - A fast-moving, high-performing team – You will work with smart, driven colleagues across the globe on complex problems. Standards and expectations are high, feedback is direct, and the pace is fast. - Continuous growth is the baseline – Everyone is expected and supported to learn quickly, improve constantly and raise their own bar. If you enjoy responsibility, momentum and meaningful challenge, you will thrive here. ## Responsibilities What you'll do: - Build and ship full-stack features in Python and TypeScript, delivering at a high pace with strong quality and taking ownership of implementation from initial development through testing and iteration - Design and evolve systems through hands-on implementation, applying sound architectural judgement across APIs, ORMs, caching and testing, while consistently optimising for correctness, performance and simplicity across the wider codebase - Continuously improve the codebase by proactively simplifying solutions, reducing technical complexity and driving meaningful improvements that have an impact beyond individual tasks and across the team - Own problem spaces end to end, including handling unclear requirements, shaping the approach, asking the right questions and delivering robust solutions independently with minimal guidance ## Requirements What we're looking for: - Strong coding ability in JavaScript or TypeScript, plus at least one backend language, with the ability to make sound technical decisions and translate ideas into well-structured, production-ready code quickly, including in live coding settings - Proven experience building and shipping features in a fast-moving product environment, with a track record of delivering projects with quality and impact across a team - Experience owning features end-to-end, including taking responsibility for shaping requirements, driving implementation and iterating based on feedback and outcomes - A strong focus on writing clear, maintainable and well-structured code, with attention to design, abstraction and long-term sustainability of the system - Curiosity for AI tools and a willingness to use them pragmatically to improve productivity, problem-solving and overall development effectiveness ## Our Values - We take ownership - We leverage AI - We drive customer value - We are transparent - We take care of ourselves and each other ## What we offer Benefits - Work remotely from anywhere in Sweden - ITP Pension Plan with Nordnet - Yearly budget of 5,000 SEK to spend on health-related services. - 30 days of paid vacation every year - Full pay sick leave starting on day 1 ## How we hire - Discovery call with a Recruiter - Hiring manager discussion - Live coding session - Values discussion - Systems design session - Leadership talk Every qualified person will be evaluated regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities. See more about how we collect and process your personal data in our Privacy Notice.