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Job Description
Join Kognity, a mission-driven EdTech company, as a Senior Software Engineer to build impactful full-stack features on a platform used globally. You'll contribute to educational innovation, collaborate cross-functionally, and drive technical and process improvements to enhance the learning experience for students worldwide.
Key Information
- Location Model: Hybrid
- Location Details: Stockholm, Sweden
- Salary Range: N/A
- Years Experience Min: N/A
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Company Industry: EdTech
- Visa Sponsorship: N/A
- Relocation Assistance: N/A
- Working Hours: Flexible
Technical Stack
- Core (Must-Have):
- Full-stack development experience
- Experience delivering high-quality software
- Nice-to-Have:
- Python
Role & Responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain impactful features across the stack.
- Collaborate in ideation and product development.
- Write high-quality code and review PRs.
- Identify and drive tech and process improvements.
- Share knowledge with peers.
- Must-Have Qualifications:
- Comfortable across the stack.
- Experience delivering high-quality software.
- Ability to think in systems.
- Care about clean, scalable, maintainable code.
- Experience solving complex problems simply.
- Understanding of the full software lifecycle (testing, deploying, monitoring, improving).
- Nice-to-Have Qualifications:
- Python experience.
Company & Culture
- Benefits Highlights:
- Flexible working
- Truly hybrid work model (Stockholm office)
- Home office allowance (5,000 SEK)
- ITP pension plan with Nordnet
- Yearly wellness budget (5,000 SEK)
- 30 days of paid vacation
- Full pay sick leave from day 1
- MacBook and iPhone as work equipment
- Potential Red Flags / Things to Note:
- N/A
- Company Culture Snippets:
- Emphasis on educational innovation and global reach.
- Collaborative culture with brilliant, kind people.
- Focus on real growth.
- Values include maximizing progress, taking ownership, driving customer value, transparency, and taking care of self/others.
Education changes lives.But tech hasn’t lived up to its promise—yet. At Kognity, we’re here to change that.We blend smart pedagogy with cutting-edge tech to create powerful, engaging learning experiences. Every student, everywhere, deserves the tools to succeed—no matter their background. We're on a mission to make that happen.Why Kognity is the place to be:✨ Educational Innovation – Build cutting-edge solutions that actually make learning better.🌍 Global Reach – Our platform supports educators and learners in over 120 countries.🤝 Collaborative Culture – You’ll work with brilliant, kind people who care about what they do.📈 Real Growth – From personal development to career progression, we’ve got your back.What you’ll do:📊 Develop and maintain impactful features across the stack that help students learn better.🌐 Collaborate in ideation and product development alongside product managers, designers and educators.🧑🏫 Raise the bar by writing high-quality code, reviewing PRs, and sharing knowledge with your peers.🛠️ Identify and drive bigger tech and process improvements that make the team and product stronger.What we’re looking for:💻 Someone comfortable across the stack with experience delivering high-quality software—Python experience is a plus.🌐 The ability to think in systems and care about clean, scalable, maintainable code.🚀 Experience solving complex problems in simple ways, and you understand the full software lifecycle—testing, deploying, monitoring and improving.Our Interview ProcessOur hiring process is designed to be collaborative, transparent, and (hopefully) enjoyable. You'll get to meet the people you'd be working with and show us how you think and code.📞 Recruiter Call – An introductory chat with our Recruiter to discuss the role and your interests.🤝 Hiring Manager Call – A chat with an engineering leader to get to know you and dig deeper into the role🔍 Code Review Session – You'll tackle a live code review task with two of our Engineers.💡 Technical Case Study – Collaborate with one of our Engineers to design a system based on a realistic scenario.🧠 Technical Values Interview – A conversation about how your experience aligns with our tech values.🚀 Leadership Team Discussion – A chance to speak with our CTO, covering our vision, mission, and how you could grow with us.Our Values🚀 We maximise progress – We reflect, iterate and move forward fast.👊 We take ownership – If we see a problem, we solve it.🤝 We drive customer value – Our users' success is our success.🗣️ We are transparent – Open communication is in our DNA.💙 We take care of ourselves and each other – Sustainable pace, long-term thinking.We evaluate every qualified person—regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome all backgrounds and perspectives.Benefits🌍 Flexible working – Work in a way that fits your life🏠 Truly hybrid – Work from our Stockholm office when you like💻 Home office allowance of 5,000 SEK📈 ITP pension plan with Nordnet💙 5,000 SEK yearly wellness budget🌴 30 days of paid vacation😷 Full pay sick leave from day 1🍏 MacBook and iPhone as work equipmentSee more about how we collect and process your personal data in our Privacy Notice.
Education changes lives.
But tech hasn’t lived up to its promise—yet. At Kognity, we’re here to change that.
We blend smart pedagogy with cutting-edge tech to create powerful, engaging learning experiences. Every student, everywhere, deserves the tools to succeed—no matter their background. We're on a mission to make that happen.
WHY KOGNITY IS THE PLACE TO BE:
- ✨ Educational Innovation – Build cutting-edge solutions that actually make learning better.
- 🌍 Global Reach – Our platform supports educators and learners in over 120 countries.
- 🤝 Collaborative Culture – You’ll work with brilliant, kind people who care about what they do.
- 📈 Real Growth – From personal development to career progression, we’ve got your back.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- 📊 Develop and maintain impactful features across the stack that help students learn better.
- 🌐 Collaborate in ideation and product development alongside product managers, designers and educators.
- 🧑🏫 Raise the bar by writing high-quality code, reviewing PRs, and sharing knowledge with your peers.
- 🛠️ Identify and drive bigger tech and process improvements that make the team and product stronger.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
- 💻 Someone comfortable across the stack with experience delivering high-quality software—Python experience is a plus.
- 🌐 The ability to think in systems and care about clean, scalable, maintainable code.
- 🚀 Experience solving complex problems in simple ways, and you understand the full software lifecycle—testing, deploying, monitoring and improving.
OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS
Our hiring process is designed to be collaborative, transparent, and (hopefully) enjoyable. You'll get to meet the people you'd be working with and show us how you think and code.
- 📞 Recruiter Call – An introductory chat with our Recruiter to discuss the role and your interests.
- 🤝 Hiring Manager Call – A chat with an engineering leader to get to know you and dig deeper into the role
- 🔍 Code Review Session – You'll tackle a live code review task with two of our Engineers.
- 💡 Technical Case Study – Collaborate with one of our Engineers to design a system based on a realistic scenario.
- 🧠 Technical Values Interview – A conversation about how your experience aligns with our tech values.
- 🚀 Leadership Team Discussion – A chance to speak with our CTO, covering our vision, mission, and how you could grow with us.
OUR VALUES
- 🚀 We maximise progress – We reflect, iterate and move forward fast.
- 👊 We take ownership – If we see a problem, we solve it.
- 🤝 We drive customer value – Our users' success is our success.
- 🗣️ We are transparent – Open communication is in our DNA.
- 💙 We take care of ourselves and each other – Sustainable pace, long-term thinking.
We evaluate every qualified person—regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome all backgrounds and perspectives.
BENEFITS
- 🌍 Flexible working – Work in a way that fits your life
- 🏠 Truly hybrid – Work from our Stockholm office when you like
- 💻 Home office allowance of 5,000 SEK
- 📈 ITP pension plan with Nordnet
- 💙 5,000 SEK yearly wellness budget
- 🌴 30 days of paid vacation
- 😷 Full pay sick leave from day 1
- 🍏 MacBook and iPhone as work equipment
See more about how we collect and process your personal data in our Privacy Notice.
LocationSwedenEmployment TypeFull timeDepartmentEngineering
LocationSweden
LOCATION
Sweden
Employment TypeFull time
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full time
DepartmentEngineering
DEPARTMENT
Engineering
Education changes lives.
But tech hasn’t lived up to its promise—yet. At Kognity, we’re here to change that.
We blend smart pedagogy with cutting-edge tech to create powerful, engaging learning experiences. Every student, everywhere, deserves the tools to succeed—no matter their background. We're on a mission to make that happen.
WHY KOGNITY IS THE PLACE TO BE:
- ✨ Educational Innovation – Build cutting-edge solutions that actually make learning better.
- 🌍 Global Reach – Our platform supports educators and learners in over 120 countries.
- 🤝 Collaborative Culture – You’ll work with brilliant, kind people who care about what they do.
- 📈 Real Growth – From personal development to career progression, we’ve got your back.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- 📊 Develop and maintain impactful features across the stack that help students learn better.
- 🌐 Collaborate in ideation and product development alongside product managers, designers and educators.
- 🧑🏫 Raise the bar by writing high-quality code, reviewing PRs, and sharing knowledge with your peers.
- 🛠️ Identify and drive bigger tech and process improvements that make the team and product stronger.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
- 💻 Someone comfortable across the stack with experience delivering high-quality software—Python experience is a plus.
- 🌐 The ability to think in systems and care about clean, scalable, maintainable code.
- 🚀 Experience solving complex problems in simple ways, and you understand the full software lifecycle—testing, deploying, monitoring and improving.
OUR INTERVIEW PROCESS
Our hiring process is designed to be collaborative, transparent, and (hopefully) enjoyable. You'll get to meet the people you'd be working with and show us how you think and code.
- 📞 Recruiter Call – An introductory chat with our Recruiter to discuss the role and your interests.
- 🤝 Hiring Manager Call – A chat with an engineering leader to get to know you and dig deeper into the role
- 🔍 Code Review Session – You'll tackle a live code review task with two of our Engineers.
- 💡 Technical Case Study – Collaborate with one of our Engineers to design a system based on a realistic scenario.
- 🧠 Technical Values Interview – A conversation about how your experience aligns with our tech values.
- 🚀 Leadership Team Discussion – A chance to speak with our CTO, covering our vision, mission, and how you could grow with us.
OUR VALUES
- 🚀 We maximise progress – We reflect, iterate and move forward fast.
- 👊 We take ownership – If we see a problem, we solve it.
- 🤝 We drive customer value – Our users' success is our success.
- 🗣️ We are transparent – Open communication is in our DNA.
- 💙 We take care of ourselves and each other – Sustainable pace, long-term thinking.
We evaluate every qualified person—regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome all backgrounds and perspectives.
BENEFITS
- 🌍 Flexible working – Work in a way that fits your life
- 🏠 Truly hybrid – Work from our Stockholm office when you like
- 💻 Home office allowance of 5,000 SEK
- 📈 ITP pension plan with Nordnet
- 💙 5,000 SEK yearly wellness budget
- 🌴 30 days of paid vacation
- 😷 Full pay sick leave from day 1
- 🍏 MacBook and iPhone as work equipment
See more about how we collect and process your personal data in our Privacy Notice.
LocationSwedenEmployment TypeFull timeDepartmentEngineering
LocationSweden
LOCATION
Sweden
Employment TypeFull time
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
Full time
DepartmentEngineering
DEPARTMENT
Engineering
Job Details
Salary
Competitive salary
Location
Remote / Sweden
Key Skills
PythonSoftware DevelopmentCollaborationProblem SolvingTestingCode ReviewDeploymentSystem Design