Sr. Full-Stack Software Engineer

Department: R&D

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah

Compensation: $165K – $185K

Employment Type: FullTime

About Instructure

Instructure builds the platforms that power teaching, learning, assessment, and credentials worldwide; the makers of Canvas, Mastery, and Parchment. We’re mission-driven (openness, relationships, equality, ownership, and simplicity) and focused on helping learners thrive with a future-ready edtech ecosystem.

The role

We’re looking for a senior full-stack engineer to lead development of modern web experiences and services used globally by educators and learners. You’ll work across the stack from elegant, accessible UIs to resilient serverless backends and you’ll help us scale safely across regions and time zones.

What you’ll do

• Design, build, and own production features in Node.js, TypeScript, Express, Next.js (App Router), and Tailwind CSS.

• Develop serverless/edge APIs and jobs on Vercel and AWS (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, S3/CloudFront, EventBridge/Queues).

• Develop Node.js dockerized API services

• Model data and ship performant Postgres queries (migrations, indexing, connection mgmt, query optimization).

• Architect multi-region deployments: traffic routing, latency budgets, failover/DR, config & secrets, and rollout strategies.

• Build for international audiences: i18n/l10n pipelines, time-zone correctness, and data-residency considerations.

• Instrument services with logs/metrics/traces (OpenTelemetry or similar) and drive incident-ready observability.

• Champion accessibility (WCAG-aware UI), testing (unit/integration/e2e), CI/CD, and code reviews.

• Mentor peers, collaborate with Product/Design, and contribute to technical direction.
  

What you’ll bring

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant time in TypeScript and Node.js.

• Deep experience with Next.js (server components, server actions, caching) and Tailwind in production.

• Proven use of both Vercel and AWS (serverless and dockerized services).

• Strong Postgres chops (schema design, query tuning, migrations; understanding of transactions and isolation).

• Real-world experience operating multi-region/global apps (CDN/edge, geo-routing, blue/green & canary, DR).

• Security mindset (authN/Z, OAuth/OIDC, secrets, OWASP), plus familiarity with FERPA/GDPR implications in edtech.

• Excellent communication, product sense, and a bias for shipping.
  

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Canvas LTI/OAuth integrations.

• Exposure to Drizzle/Prisma, tRPC, or GraphQL.

• Prior work with edge runtimes (Vercel Edge, Cloudflare Workers) and background jobs/queues.

• Experience with analytics/feature flags (e.g., LaunchDarkly) and cost/perf tuning at scale.

  Get in on all the awesome at Instructure!

  We offer competitive, meaningful benefits in every country where we operate. While they vary by location, here's a general idea of what you can expect:

  • Competitive compensation, plus all full-time employees participate in our ownership program - because everyone should have a stake in our success.

  • Flexible schedules and a remote-friendly culture, with hybrid or onsite work options available in some regions for specific roles

  • Generous time off, including local holidays and our annual “Dim the Lights” period in late December, when teams are encouraged to step back and recharge based on departmental needs.

  • Comprehensive wellness programs and mental health support

  • Annual learning and development stipends to support your growth

  • The technology and tools you need to do your best work — typically a Mac, with PC options available in some locations

  • Motivosity employee recognition program

  • A culture rooted in inclusivity, support, and meaningful connection

• Compensation:

  We expect most new hires to fall within this range, though actual pay may vary based on experience, skills, location, and business needs.

  We believe in hiring great people and treating them right. The more diverse we are, the better our ideas and outcomes.

  Instructure is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We comply with applicable employment and anti-discrimination laws in every country where we operate.

  All employees must pass a background check as part of the hiring process. To help protect our teams and systems, we’ve implemented identity verification measures. Candidates may be asked to verify their legal name, current physical location, and provide a valid contact number and residential address, in accordance with local data privacy laws.

  Any attempt to misrepresent personal or professional information will result in disqualification.