Software Engineer
Clasp
Software Engineer
Clasp
Education financing via income-share agreements
Remote (ET & CT time zones only; some travel required)
Clasp is a mission-driven, venture-backed startup transforming access to education and career pathways. A college education was always meant to lead to economic mobility. But with rising costs and shrinking loan availability, many working-class and first-generation students don’t have the money they need to finish school. That’s where Clasp comes in. We’re the market leader in institutionally funded gap loan programs. We partner with schools to design, launch and manage lending programs that keep students enrolled, graduating and thriving.
Fresh off our Series B, Clasp is entering its next phase of growth. Recent recognition includes:
TIME’s Best Inventions of 2026 (Loan-Linked Hiring)
Forbes Fintech 50
Business Insider: Top 14 Healthcare Startups to Watch in 2026 and 43 Startups to Bet Your Career On in 2025
Our work spans two business lines:
Clasp Talent helps healthcare employers attract and retain critical talent by connecting them with diverse candidates and using student loan repayment as a powerful recruiting and retention tool. We meaningfully connect employers, educational institutions, and learners to drive mutual benefit.
Clasp Finance equips colleges and universities with lending technology to launch and operate their own private student loan programs, enabling schools to step in and support their students directly with financial aid.
Join us on our journey to give power to learners and unlock fulfilling careers that drive positive change in their communities and beyond.
We're looking for a Software Engineer to join the Foundations team in Clasp Talent. Foundations owns the core services and infrastructure that every Talent domain team builds on: user management and SSO, notifications, data exchange with employers, schools, and partners, and the shared platform patterns underneath them.
You will report to the Tech Lead, Foundations for day-to-day operations and work directly with teammates, product partners, and engineers on other domain teams. You'll own pieces of shared services from design through production, and grow into owning larger systems. You use AI tools deliberately to move faster, you care about clean APIs and reliable systems, and you ask good questions when the path is unclear.
At Clasp we run a DevOps culture where engineers have full ownership of the code they write and the infrastructure it runs on. We want someone who is excited to build things other engineers depend on, and to grow quickly alongside us.
Build and maintain features in Talent's shared services, including user management, authentication and SSO, role-based access control, and notification systems (email, in-app, and other channels).
Implement and maintain data exchange integrations and APIs with employers, schools, and partner systems, with clear contracts, error handling, and monitoring.
Write reusable services, libraries, and documentation that other engineering teams can adopt with minimal friction, and respond to their feedback and questions.
Write clean, tested, maintainable code across the front end and back end, and take part in code reviews and technical design discussions.
Apply AI-assisted development techniques (code generation, test writing, refactoring, documentation) to ship higher-quality software faster.
Work with Product, QA, Security, and Compliance to turn requirements for identity, access, and data handling into working software.
Improve CI/CD pipelines, test coverage, and observability for the services Foundations owns, and take part in the on-call rotation.
Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, high standards, and direct, low-ego feedback.
3+ years of professional software engineering experience, ideally at a SaaS startup or similar environment, with experience owning features end to end.
Strong fluency in Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI, or similar) and TypeScript/JavaScript (React, Next.js), with working knowledge of PostgreSQL.
Experience building and consuming APIs, and an understanding of authentication and authorization basics (sessions, tokens, OAuth, role-based permissions).
Experience with CI/CD (GitHub Actions or similar) and cloud infrastructure (AWS or Google Cloud), and comfort debugging in production with logs and monitoring.
AI-native in your workflow: you use coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude, etc.) as a real force multiplier, not just for autocomplete.
Strong written and verbal communication, including documentation that other engineers want to read.
A genuine interest in technology that expands access to education and economic mobility.
Experience with SSO (SAML, OIDC) or user provisioning (e.g., SCIM).
Experience building notification or messaging systems (transactional email, templating, delivery tracking) or other event-driven systems.
Experience with integrations to HRIS, ATS, or other partner systems.
Experience working in a regulated environment such as fintech or financial services.
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform or similar).
Competitive cash and equity compensation
Health benefits (health, dental, & vision)
Student loan repayment benefits
401k + match
Flexible PTO policy
Opportunities to grow and perform in a fast-paced environment alongside a stellar team
The salary range for this position is competitive and will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and industry knowledge, ranging between $95,000 to $120,000 annually. In addition to the base salary, we offer an attractive equity component as part of our compensation package, providing an opportunity for eligible employees to share in the success and growth of our company. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and benefits packages to attract and retain top talent.
Work authorization
This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, now or in the future. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
How we use AI in hiring
Clasp uses AI-assisted tools in parts of our hiring process, such as AI notetakers transcribing or summarizing interviews, scheduling, and supporting evaluation in technical assessments. Humans review applications and make every hiring decision. AI tools don't make final decisions about any candidate. You're welcome to use AI to research Clasp and prepare, but during live interviews and assessments we want to hear your own thinking, so please don't use AI tools that generate or feed you responses in real time. If you'd like to be evaluated without AI tools, need an accommodation, or have questions about how we use these tools, email [email protected] and we'll arrange another process where we can.
Equal opportunity
Clasp is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We don't discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status (except as required by law), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in line with applicable fair chance laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process, email [email protected].
Clasp provides education funding using Income Share Agreements (ISAs) for students attending universities, coding bootcamps, and vocational schools, along with financial and career resources. The ISA gives funds in exchange for a percentage of future earnings for a fixed period, with repayments tied to what graduates earn rather than a set loan amount. It differentiates itself by linking revenue to student outcomes and by forming partnerships with employers to source funded, pre-screened candidates. Its goal is to help learners finance education without heavy debt, improve career outcomes, and strengthen workforces by supporting graduates toward successful employment.
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