Software Engineer (AI Innovation Team)

At Instructure, we empower people to grow and succeed by creating intuitive products that simplify learning, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire innovation. We are revolutionizing education by integrating cutting-edge AI capabilities into Canvas LMS and our other products, creating more personalized and effective learning for millions of students and teachers around the world.
We're looking for Software Engineers to join our AI Innovation team, where they will build the future of education by developing intelligent, LLM-powered features in our products. This team will work on innovative projects that use AI to save teachers time and improve student outcomes, all while maintaining our commitment to security, privacy, and ethical use of AI.

What You’ll Do

• Work across multiple codebases and technologies to integrate AI features across Canvas LMS and our other products;
• Collaborate with existing product, design, and engineering teams to define, design, and implement AI and ML features that solve real problems;
• Own feature development from conception to release, including architecture, implementation, and scale;
• Establish organization best practices for LLM use including prompt guidelines, context management, cost policy, and responsible AI use;
• Participate in rapid prototyping and experimentation to discover novel applications of AI in education;
• Contribute to technical design and code reviews to shape our AI roadmap and strategy.

What You’ll Need

• Strong prior experience on full-stack development teams;
• Experience with multiple programming languages and the ability to quickly move between multiple technology stacks;
• Understanding of large language models and their application. Past hands-on experience with LLMs, embeddings, and related technologies is highly valued;
• Demonstrated ability to own complex features and to drive technical decisions;
• Experience building and deploying systems at scale;
• Strong collaboration skills and past experience working on cross-functional teams;
• Passion for innovation and comfort with uncertainty and rapidly changing landscapes;
• Experience with educational technology a plus.

Why Join Us?

• At Instructure, we value diversity, creativity, and passion. You'll be able to build the next generation of LMS features that directly impact students and teachers. We invest in our teams through thoughful mentorship, hack weeks, internal conferences, and by being the kind of company where innovation thrives.

Get in on All the Awesomeness at Instructure

• A fun, friendly, and helpful company culture;
• Competitive compensation;
• Private Medicover healthcare + cafeteria plan / SZEP card;
• Wellness motivation through PandaFit;
• An extra week off for the whole company every year;
• Employee recognition program through Motivosity;
• Goal-setting, proactive reviews, and internal training;
• Employee assistance program.

We’ve always believed in hiring the most awesome people and treating them right. We know that the more diverse we are, the more diverse our ideas will be and when we openly welcome those ideas, our environment is better and our business is stronger.
All Instructure employees are required to successfully pass a background check upon being hired.