Early Career Software Engineer – Applied AI
WonderschoolBase Salary
$100k - $120k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain robust software solutions with integrated AI capabilities.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements and implement features.
- Build modular, task-specific AI agents supporting natural language understanding, dialogue management, and action execution.
- Design and develop AI-driven applications and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines.
- Debug and troubleshoot technical issues to maintain platform stability.
- Stay current with emerging software engineering and AI technologies and practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Strong foundation in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Scikit-learn.
- Basic understanding of Google Cloud Platform and AWS.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in person.
- Preferred: understanding of machine learning model development, evaluation, and deployment.
- Preferred: experience designing and deploying retrieval-augmented generation pipelines with retrievers, generative models, and vectorized knowledge bases.
- Preferred: familiarity with user feedback loops and data augmentation techniques for improving AI agents and RAG pipelines.
Benefits
- On-site work in the San Francisco office, generally Tuesday through Thursday or 3–5 days per week.
- Health coverage includes 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums.
- Flexible PTO, mental wellness days, and wellness initiative reimbursements.
- Competitive parental leave available after six months of employment.
- Lunch is covered in the San Francisco office.
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About Wonderschool
Wonderschool is an AI-powered marketplace solving the child care crisis by connecting governments, providers, parents, teachers, and nonprofits on one integrated platform. There is a nationwide shortage of child care and preschool options, and we believe one of the most effective ways to expand access is by helping teachers and caregivers start and grow successful programs—especially home-based child care businesses. For providers, Wonderschool offers comprehensive support to launch and operate high-quality programs. We assist with licensing, classroom setup, pricing strategy, website creation, enrollment support, daily operations, and more. Our platform is designed to let educators focus on what they do best: caring for and educating children. For governments, we offer AI-powered tools to help manage and expand early education ecosystems. Our technology helps states and municipalities identify child care deserts, support local providers, increase quality, and ensure families can access programs that meet their needs. By unifying data, services, and funding mechanisms, we help public agencies scale solutions effectively and equitably. We are proud to partner with leaders across sectors—from families and educators to policymakers and nonprofits—to create a future where every child has access to early learning. Wonderschool is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, First Round Capital, Lerer Ventures, Imaginable Futures, and Long Journey Ventures.