Senior Software Engineer II at Guild in District of Columbia

To thrive as a company and meet our impact goals, we must cultivate a culture of high-performance. You can read about our culture principles here. We know managers are often the single-largest driver of employee satisfaction and growth, and our talent is our biggest asset. Because of that, we’ve identified consistent expectations for all of Guild’s people managers — helping you know what to expect from your experience here. If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our Internal Job Board.  Guild is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II to join our Member Experiences pillar, focused on building guided core member experiences which are personalized, intuitive, and delightful. In this role, you will design and deliver robust software solutions that serve the evolving needs of members pursuing learning and career growth opportunities. We’re looking for a self-driven, product-minded engineer who thrives in fast-paced environments and is comfortable navigating ambiguity. You will collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to develop adaptable, high-impact systems that help our partners deliver seamless access to Guild’s education benefits and coaching services. As a senior member of the team, you’ll contribute from day one; crafting high-quality, scalable solutions that can keep pace with Guild’s rapid growth and the dynamic volume of client and user needs. AS A SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER II, YOU WILL: • Develop and maintain robust software systems that power core member experiences; ranging from user-facing applications to internal tools and supporting service layers; ensuring performance, maintainability, and adaptability. • Partner with senior and staff engineers to design modular, observable, and secure architectures that scale with Guild’s growth and accommodate evolving business needs and high-volume client demands. • Write clean, testable, and reusable code. Contribute to end-to-end development including testing, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and deployment, ensuring high availability and quality in releases. • Lead by example in code quality, technical decision-making, and documentation practices. Create and contribute to design documents, architecture decision records (ADRs), and technical discussions that communicate trade-offs clearly. • Work closely with product managers, designers, operations teams, and external client technical teams to translate business requirements into effective engineering solutions. Contribute to planning, estimation, and execution of product roadmap items. • Use operational data; such as logs, metrics, and user feedback; to identify and implement enhancements in performance, reliability, and developer velocity. Take ownership of resolving issues and driving root cause analysis and sustainability. • Improve internal development processes, tools, and workflows to enhance code quality, speed of delivery, and system security. • Participate in on-call rotations and incident response. Provide constructive code reviews and mentorship to help elevate teammates and build a high-performing engineering culture. YOU ARE A STRONG FIT IF YOU HAVE: • 5+ years of software development experience with: Python, TypeScript, Node.js, React, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, and GraphQL • Hands-on experience with: AWS services, including Lambda, Serverless Framework, Glue, API Gateway, and CDK or other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools • A deep understanding of: the full software development lifecycle; from gathering technical requirements and selecting technologies to deploying and maintaining production systems • AI Experience:  Utilizing AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar; Experience integrating LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI) and building AI-powered features, including assistants, summarization, RAG workflows, and vector search Ideal Candidate Qualities: • Demonstrated success working in a production AWS microservices environment • Ability to write simple, clean, and maintainable code • Brings thoughtful technical opinions, but remains open to new perspectives (“strong opinions, loosely held”) • Willingness to take calculated risks and contribute vision and direction to both the team and Guild as a whole • A mindset of continuous learning and improvement • A genuine passion for Guild’s mission and long-term impact • Excellent collaboration skills; able to work cross-functionally, share knowledge, and foster team alignment We are committed to equal pay for equal work and believe in compensation transparency. All salary ranges are standardized nationwide and will not vary by region. This role offers a competitive total compensation package, including a base salary of $160,000 - $195,000 and stock options. Compensation offered will be based on a combination of factors such as experience, competencies, and internal equity.   Posting Date: May 4, 2026 *This role will stay open for a minimum of 3 days.    Guild partners with the country’s most innovative employers, including Chipotle, Target, Walgreens, JPMorgan Chase, Hilton, Spectrum, PepsiCo, Tyson, and more, to build the talent needed for today and a resilient workforce for tomorrow. Guild helps employers identify, develop, and mobilize internal talent, enabling workers to gain skills for in-demand roles and companies to stay agile.  By connecting employees to real-world learning, coaching, and career support, and providing companies with actionable talent insights, Guild transforms all talent into high-impact contributors and positions companies for long-term, sustainable growth. For more information, visit https://www.guild.com. Guild is a female-founded, certified B Corp. The company has been recognized by Fortune’s Change the World list (2021, 2025), the Forbes Cloud 100 (2020–2025), Great Place to Work (2022–2025), CNBC’s Disruptor 50 (2021–2024), TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies (2022), Inc.’s Best-Led Companies (2021), Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas (2020), and B Lab’s Best for the World (2019), among many others. Guild is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know. We currently offer the following benefits: • Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Collective Health and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO) • Access to a 401k to help save for the future • Vacation policy to rest and recharge • 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover • Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 2-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits. • Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services • Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth Our home and headquarters in Denver, but some of our roles allow for remote work, allowing us to reach the best talent across the US. Please refer to the job location referenced below the job posting title to determine location. Roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 32 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift.  PRIVACY NOTICE I understand that I am applying for employment with Guild and am being asked to provide information in connection with my application. I further understand that Guild gathers this information through a third-party service provider and that Guild may use other service providers to assist in the application process. Guild may share my information with such third-party service providers in connection with my application and for the start of employment. 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