Staff Software Engineer - Mobile

About Quizlet

At Quizlet, our mission is to help every learner achieve their outcomes in the most effective and delightful way. Our $1B+ learning platform serves tens of millions of students every month, including two-thirds of U.S. high schoolers and half of U.S. college students, powering over 2 billion learning interactions monthly.

We blend cognitive science with machine learning to personalize and enhance the learning experience for students, professionals, and lifelong learners alike. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.

Let’s Build the Future of Learning

Join us to design and deliver AI-powered learning tools that scale across the world and unlock human potential.

About the Team

The Quizlet Mobile team is focused on being the category-defining leader in digital learning on mobile devices. Our team builds and refines the core mobile features that make Quizlet a trusted learning companion—everything from flashcards and practice modes to AI-powered study experiences. We collaborate closely with the broader mobile organization, backend services, design, and product teams to deliver seamless, high-quality learning experiences on iOS and Android.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Staff Engineer to join one of our Mobile teams in San Francisco. You’ll help lead a team shaping the core functionality that keeps learners engaged and successful.

We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position in our San Francisco office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office a minimum of three days per week : Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency, team partnership, and supports growth as an employee and organization.

In this role, you will :

• Design, build, and maintain high quality software supporting the core product
• Define and drive Quizlet’s key technical strategies, influencing cross platform teams and cross functional partners
• Actively provide technical mentorship and guidance to other team members
• Partner effectively with cross-functional partners and other engineering teams, influencing their decisions and designs as appropriate
• Drive incident investigations, post mortems, and retrospectives
• Effectively advocate for long-term improvements to systems and processes
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to ensure operational excellence and resiliency
• Stay ahead of industry trends and incorporate new solutions to improve efficiency and reduce costs (both monetary and development / maintenance costs)

What you bring to the table

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Compensation, Benefits & Perks

Why Join Quizlet?

In Closing

At Quizlet, we’re excited about passionate people joining our team—even if you don’t check every box on the requirements list. We value unique perspectives and believe everyone has something meaningful to contribute. Our culture is all about taking initiative, learning through challenges, and striving for high-quality work while staying curious and open to new ideas. We believe in honest, respectful communication, thoughtful collaboration, and creating a supportive space where everyone can grow and succeed together.

Quizlet’s success as an online learning community depends on a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

As an equal opportunity employer and a tech company committed to societal change, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Come join us.

We work to create a holistic interview process, where both Quizlet and candidates have an opportunity to view what it would be like to work together, in exploring a mutually beneficial partnership.

We provide a transparent setting that gives a comprehensive view of who we are!

To All Recruiters and Placement Agencies

At this time, Quizlet does not accept unsolicited agency resumes and / or profiles.

Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website or to any Quizlet employee. Quizlet will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm nor will it be responsible for any agency fees associated with unsolicited resumes. All unsolicited resumes received will be considered the property of Quizlet.

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