Nerdy
Learning Platform
StaffEngineer(AI-Native)
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“Staff Engineer (AI-Native) at Nerdy. Skills: Staff Engineer, AI-Native, Technical Leadership, Solution Design, Code Quality, Collaboration, Strategy and Vision, Problem Solving, Team Development, AI Enablement, Full-stack expertise. Set technical direction across both front-end and back-end systems. Shape the architecture, performance, reliability, and user experience of our learning platform”
What You'll Achieve.
Measurable academic impact at global scale; Deliver 10-times the leverage of the merely good; Compound their advantage with every data point; Ideas rise or fall on merit and results; Accountability is a feature, not a bug; Pay rises with impact, not years; Outstanding results earn outsized rewards; Evaluate both what you achieve and how you achieve it; Living our leadership principles and using AI effectively are formally measured and rewarded; Focus on mission-aligned outcomes, not distractions or unrelated causes; Achieve the most when united in this mission; Earn your success through meritocracy and exceptional outcomes; Reward performance and initiative; Make a Global Impact; Your expertise fuels an innovative platform used by learners around the world—be part of something transformative; Driven by impact; Energized by ownership; Help shape what’s next; Move fast, think big, and reward those who deliver; Do the most meaningful work of your career
Industry & Context.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills; Address complex technical challenges; Innovate solutions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum of 10 years of software engineering experience, proven track record of building and evolving complex, high-scale systems and customer-facing applications, full-stack expertise, Explicit mentoring of senior-level engineers regularly, leading to results, Significant experience in AWS-based cloud architecture environments, In-depth knowledge of modern software engineering practices, design patterns, and architectures, Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, Experience designing high-traffic web applications and scalable distributed services, Demonstrated experience in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, A owner willing to roll up their sleeves, This role includes coding and reviewing the code of others, Ability to implement customer-facing solutions that solve the customers' true needs with exceptional user experiences
Nice to Have
domain in: Frontend: JavaScript, TypeScript Backend: Javascript, Java, Golang, Experienced with AI-native tools that enhance productivity and speed (Cursor, Make. com, Supabase, Netlify, Claude Code, n8n, Firecrawl, ChatGPT, Grok, Bolt, Vercel, etc)
What You'll Do.
Set technical direction across both front-end and back-end systems
Shape the architecture
and user experience of our learning platform
Provide hands-on technical leadership across squads
Drive the development of scalable
AI-powered customer experiences
Serve as the technical point of reference for the squad and broader engineering team
Ensure best practices in architecture
performance optimization
and accessibility standards are upheld
Lead the design and architectural discussions for systems
Make pivotal decisions on frameworks
state management patterns
component architecture
Advocate for and ensure the delivery of high-quality
Conduct regular code reviews and provide mentorship to team members
Understand requirements
provide technical insights
and ensure the timely delivery of features
Contribute to the engineering department's strategy and vision
Bring innovative ideas to improve our customer-facing experiences
Address complex technical challenges
Optimize existing systems for scalability and performance
Mentor and develop team members
Leverage AI-native tools and approaches to improve development speed
and engineering effectiveness across the software lifecycle
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Product and Design; Work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders; Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams; Feedback-Rich, Collaborative Culture; Treats every team member as a vital collaborator and owner in our success
Communication Scope
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Full Job Description
Overview: We are looking for a Staff Engineer in Hyderabad, Pune, or Bengaluru to join the engineering team! In this role, you will set technical direction across both front-end and back-end systems, helping shape the architecture, performance, reliability, and user experience of our learning platform. You will provide hands-on technical leadership across squads, partner closely with Product and Design, and drive the development of scalable, secure-by-default, AI-powered customer experiences. This is a high-impact role for an engineer who can move fluidly across the stack, from high-traffic user interfaces to high-scale services, while mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across the organization. About Nerdy: At Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) - the company behind Varsity Tutors - we’re redrawing the blueprint of learning. Our Live + AI™ platform fuses real-time human expertise with proprietary generative-AI systems, setting a new bar for measurable academic impact at global scale. We recruit the kind of technologists and operators you’d bet on as solo founders - people who turn ambiguous problems into shipping code, iterate faster than markets move, and compound their advantage with every data point. In an era where great employees can deliver 10-times the leverage of the merely good, we back those who play to win. Fortune favors the bold. Join us. How we compete: AI-Native at every level From the CEO to day-one hires, everyone builds and ships with generative AI. If you’re not wielding AI, you’re not done. Entrepreneurial velocity Move at founder speed, prototype in hours, and measure in real user outcomes. Slow teams die. Free-market rigor Ideas rise or fall on merit and results - no committees, no politics, no cap on upside. Full-stack ownership You design, build, and run what you ship; accountability is a feature, not a bug. Reward for contribution Pay rises with impact, not years. Outstanding results earn outsized rewards. We evaluate both what you achieve and
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