Senior Back-End Engineer, Preply
Plus equity
Personalized language learning marketplace
Job no longer available
Personalized language learning marketplace
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
Plus equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To deliver the best human learning experience by empowering learners and tutors to succeed.
Role
Who you are
- Proficiency in Python, having experience as a Backend or Full-Stack Engineer
- Exposure to architectural patterns of a large, high-scale web application (e.g., well-designed APIs, high-volume data pipelines, efficient algorithms)
- Familiar and willing to support small JS/TS tasks when needed
- Expertise in troubleshooting issues, identifying the root cause, mitigating it, and adding setting up safeguards to prevent future issues
- High level of self-organization, ownership, and responsibility
- A great collaborator with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Minimum B2 English level
- Willingness to be on-call for your squad (1 week every 5 weeks)
What the job involves
- You will work in a cross-functional team alongside the Product Manager, Product Designer, UX Writers, Data Analytics, Technical Leads, Engineers and other cross-functional team members to deliver engaging features through A/B tests and build top-notch products
- Develop and own backend features using Python/Django
- Think beyond the code and about our customers, understand their needs and define solutions with the team
- Balance short-term speed of development with the long-term technical quality of our systems
- Help us make our best practices even better (test culture, code reviews, monitoring and scalability of our tools)
- Supporting the creation of new backend services as well as design, create, and/or troubleshoot integrations with third-party vendors
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Preply stands as a global hub for language learning, distinguished by its emphasis on real-time tutor interaction. Through its user-friendly interface, Preply connects students with skilled tutors worldwide, facilitating flexible lessons from the convenience of their homes.
In recent years, there has been a notable upsurge in individuals seeking to master new languages, a trend projected to propel the market to a staggering $47B by 2025. While competitors like Duolingo, Babbel, and Busuu also want a share of this market, Preplyu's nice lies in its live instruction and diverse pool of native teachers, setting it apart from gamified, self-directed platforms.
With over 15M lessons booked to date and a network of more than 32,000 tutors spanning 175 countries, Preply has established itself as a frontrunner in the language learning space. Looking ahead, Preply is strategically positioning itself for continued growth, particularly in bolstering its B2b offerings and expanding its business development initiatives.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
48% female employees
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Jul 2023
$42m
SERIES C
Apr 2022
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $143.9m
Company values
- Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing
- We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience
- Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters
- Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen
- Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently
- Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions
- Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks
- Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference
- Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made
- One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress
Company HQ
Coolidge Corner South Side, Brookline, MA
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Founders
Kirill Bigai
(Co-Founder & CEO)Worked as an Intelligent Network Engineer for Nokia and Vodafone before founding findGuru.me (a class booking platform) and then Preply.
Sergey Lukyanov
(Co-Founder)Previously a Web Strategist and Designer at TemplateMonster.com, an online marketplace for website templates.
Dmytro Voloshyn
(Co-Founder)Co-founder at Preply.com (Barcelona/Kyiv). Entrepreneur, scientist, thinker.
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