[Remote] Junior Software Engineer, Full-Stack

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Epic for Kids is the leading digital reading platform built for kids 12 and under, trusted by millions of children, educators, and families around the world. The Junior Software Engineer, Full-Stack is an entry-level role designed for recent graduates where you will write code across the web stack under the guidance of senior engineers, focusing on both front-end and back-end development.ResponsibilitiesImplement well-scoped front-end features and UI changes in Angular (TypeScript, SCSS) under the guidance of senior engineersImplement well-scoped back-end endpoints and changes against MySQL, working in PHP (Symfony + Doctrine ORM) on existing application code and in Go on newer services as the team's Go footprint expandsInvestigate and fix bugs across the stack—reproduce the issue, identify the cause with help when needed, and ship the fixWrite unit tests for the code you ship and keep tests passing on the areas you touchParticipate in code reviews as both author and reviewerWork with designers, product managers, and senior engineers to translate small user-facing requirements into shipped changesMaintain documentation—READMEs, code comments, and onboarding notes—for the areas you work inUse AI-assisted development tools to support learning and productivity, ensuring you understand and can defend every line of code you commitTake on progressively larger and more independent scopes of work as you ramp on the codebase, supported by pairing and code walkthroughs with senior engineersSkillsBachelor's degree (recently completed or completing within the next 6 months) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related field—or equivalent practical preparation (e.g., bootcamp + substantial portfolio)Solid grasp of programming fundamentals: data structures, control flow, basic algorithms, object-oriented programmingHands-on coding experience in at least one modern programming language through coursework, personal projects, internships, or open-source contributionsFamiliarity with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (or TypeScript) at a level sufficient to build simple interactive web pagesFamiliarity with Git and pull-request-based workflowsBasic familiarity with relational databases and SQL (SELECT, JOIN, simple WHERE clauses)Eagerness to learn, openness to feedback, and willingness to ask questions rather than guessStrong written and verbal communication skills in English for daily collaboration and technical documentationCoursework, internship, or side-project exposure to a modern component-based front-end framework (Angular, React, or Vue) and reactive patterns (RxJS, hooks, or similar)Coursework, internship, or side-project exposure to a server-side language (PHP or Go especially welcomed; Java, Python, or Node.js also fine) — bonus if used with a framework such as Symfony, Spring, Laravel, Express, or Django, or with Go's standard library and common patterns (HTTP handlers, goroutines, modules)Exposure to an ORM (Doctrine, Hibernate, Eloquent, Prisma, TypeORM, or similar)Exposure to unit-testing frameworks (Jasmine/Karma, Jest, PHPUnit, Go's testing package, JUnit, pytest, etc.)Exposure to Docker or containerized local developmentExposure to any cloud platform (GCP preferred; AWS or Azure also welcomed) — e.g., deploying a personal project, working through a free-tier tutorialInternship experience at a software companyOpen-source contributions, hackathon projects, capstone work, or other evidence of engineering curiosity outside of courseworkWorking proficiency in Mandarin Chinese to collaborate with global engineering and business partnersInterest in ed-tech, children's media, or content-platform workCompany OverviewDesigned for unlimited discovery and unmatched safety, Epic is the leading digital reading platform for kids—trusted by over 50 million children in homes and classrooms around the world. It was founded in 2013, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.getepic.com/.