Software Engineer - Data Insights

We’re searching for a Full Stack Engineer to join our Data Insights team!

This team provides professors and students with a platform to interact during lecture sessions to ensure that we’re facilitating engaging and interesting classroom experiences. We’re currently experimenting with ways to increase social interaction between students and professors, and recently rolled out a feature that generates personalized interactive questions with AI to create a frictionless professor experience.

You will contribute to innovation and experimentation, leveraging data-driven insights to deliver impactful product improvements. With a focus on collaboration and iteration, you’ll play a critical role in building products that drive success for both students and educators. Join this talented group that is dedicated to solving at-scale challenges, and help us to fulfill our mission to spark better teaching and learning for a brighter world.

Our Purpose and Reach, Your Opportunity

Top Hat is transforming higher education. Professors rely on our platform to create engaging, active learning environments, improving attendance, grades, and the overall lecture experience.

With over 750 universities and 3 million students already using Top Hat, we’re setting our sights on reaching all 4,000+ post-secondary institutions across North America. As part of our growing Engineering team, you’ll help design and build the next generation of features that will shape classrooms worldwide.

You will

• Drive impactful projects: Take ownership of key initiatives, leading the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) from discovery and planning to development and release, in collaboration with Product, Design, and Engineering peers.
• Experiment and innovate: Propose bold ideas, experiment with solutions, and iterate to improve both our technology and the products we build.
• Build with AI: In an ever-changing technical landscape you will be challenging the status quo about how we should build and operate on a day to day basis using new AI tech.
• Collaborate in a dynamic environment: Work in a cross-functional scrum team to design and build scalable, user-focused features.

•Contribute across the board: Support team goals by resolving bugs, tackling individual tickets, and ensuring the continuous improvement of our products.

You are

• 3 + years of experience in full-stack software development.
• Front-end proficiency, ideally with React, and back-end experience—we use Django and FastAPI, but similar experience with other frameworks is welcome.
• A proactive problem-solver: Navigate ambiguity confidently by asking the right questions, making informed decisions, and aligning with stakeholders.
• Innovation-focused mindset: Excited by experimentation, eager to propose ideas that enhance both technology and product design.
• Strong communication skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication, active listening, and the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences.
• A commitment to quality: You take pride in writing reliable, tested code and embrace full ownership of your work’s quality.

Why team members love working at Top Hat

• A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work
• A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other
• Flexible, remote first work environment
• Professional learning and development for all role levels
• An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ
• Competitive health benefits that start on day one
• A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement and connection
• Our winning strategy and market potential
• Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care
• Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do
• A chance to work with new tech like generative AI—and see the customer impact

Inclusion Statement

Inclusion at Top Hat goes beyond compliance; it’s how we build better teams and better technology. Our Equal Opportunity Employment policy helps ensure a workplace where people of all backgrounds are respected and empowered, regardless of culture, national or ethnic origin, race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, religion, family status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Accessibility Statement

We want every candidate to have an equitable experience. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please reach out to us at hr@tophat.com . By fostering an inclusive and supportive environment, we unlock collaboration, innovation, and personal growth across our global Top Hat community.

AI in Hiring

To help streamline our hiring process, we may use AI-powered tools for tasks such as application screening, resume review, or response assessment. These technologies support our recruiters by improving efficiency, but human judgment remains central. Final hiring decisions are always made by people.