Playground Careers & Jobs | Join The Playground Team

Jobs

All Jobs

Join now — Make your mark with career-defining work

Help make excellent child care accessible to all

At Playground, build something that matters & do career-defining work.

View open roles

Sajni Patel

Chief of Staff

Tim Wernke

Engineering Manager

Tim Wernke

Engineering Manager

Building the backbone of modern child care

At Playground, you’ll build tools that simplify life for child care providers - helping them focus less on admin, and more on what really matters.

Learn about our story

5 stars across 4,500+ reviews

The platform is loved by

Directors

Families

Playground has the best customer service. The features they offer are mind blowing. It is a thorough software. Everything about it is great!
Melina W
Director
The customer service is tremendous, and there's always someone to help me. Honestly, of all the child care management software, this one is by far the best.
Brittany D.
Director
We moved the money we normally spent on chasing families for payments to pay our teachers more money. Playground has made everyone happy.
Tamar A.
Director
Playground was fast, covered almost all my business needs, and was affordable. I probably wouldn't be up and running already if it weren't for Playground.
Galen R.
Director
This is the best app I have found do work with my daycare business. It is so easy to keep track of attendance and is parent friendly. Everything is at my finger tips.
Ticia B.
owner
My overall experience with Playground has been extremely great. I love that if I have a question, they get right back to you. All the parents love it!
Alma W.
owner
The staff and developers have made it such a seamless process and we couldn’t be happier that we switched. We look forward to what’s possible in the future!
Robyn B.
Director

You caught us at a good time

We know that a lot is uncertain when joining an early-stage startup. Nothing in life is risk-free, but we’ve got amazing investors, happy customers, strong growth, and a stellar team that makes us confident about where we’re headed.

backed by world-class investors

Life at Playground

Hear from our teammates about what it's like to work at Playground

Aileen Gray

Business Operations Lead

Hannah Teter

Head of ECI

Cam Wilson

Revenue Operations Lead

Oscar Rolf

Senior Software Engineer

Pauli Lancaster

Account Executive

Zach Fortin

Customer Automation Operations

"I wanted to make an impact in a space that's historically been underserved. My sister is an educator so our mission is personal."

Adrian Ruiz

Senior Support Specialist

Our values drive the actions we take

How we ship

We are 🤝 entrepreneurs

We are high agency people who care a lot about what we do. We all think and act like owners. We don’t ask for permission; we act independently and intelligently to get to the best answer and to move things forward.

We care about 🔨 craft

We care deeply about the quality of our work and always strive to build something great. At Playground, we don't settle for mediocrity. We believe in going above and beyond, whether that's solving internal challenges or serving our customers. And we spend the time to level up our skillset to make sure we’re always on top of our game.

We are ❤️ empathetic

We work in child care and we deeply care about the experience of our customers, their staff, the families at their programs and, of course, the children attending. We put ourselves in their shoes and lead with empathy in all that we do.

Perks and benefits to help you do your best

Equity in Playground

All full-time employees receive pre-IPO equity so you can share in what you help build.

Free Lunch Daily

Enjoy lunch on us, adding up to $4,800 per year.

Team favorite

Great Healthcare Coverage

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans to keep you covered.

Discounted Child Care Supplies

Enjoy exclusive discounts on dozens of essential supplies like diapers & wipes.

Generous Time Off

Plenty of paid time off so you can rest, recharge, and come back refreshed.

Education Stipend

Get $1,200 a year to spend on courses, books, or conferences that grow your skills.

Top Notch Equipment

We’ll set you up with a MacBook and a stipend for your ideal desk setup.

Working in office across two incredible cities

New York City

Right in Union Square, we're surrounded by great food, easy transit, and NYC’s unbeatable energy.

right above a World Famous famous bakery 🥐

Brand New Denver Office

Located in the heart of downtown Denver, you are steps away from world-class dining, vibrant culture, and effortless transit.

Our interview process

How we hire

We pride ourselves on having a high bar for hiring and seek out the best talent. We believe that endless rounds of interviews are unnecessary, and like to move fast with candidates we’re excited about.

The interview process at Playground varies based on role and candidate, but our standard process looks like this:

Step 1

Submit your resume

Submit your resume via our job listing.

Step 2

Exploratory chat

An introductory 15 minute phone call with someone on our team to discuss your career interests & relevant experience, and learn more about Playground.

Step 3

Skills assessment

An interview with someone on the team you’d be working on, digging deeper into your experience and technical skills.

Step 4

Day in office

The final step of our interview process is a paid, on-site interview, which will take place in our Union Square, NYC office or in our Denver office, depending on where the candidate is located. We treat you like a member of the Playground team for a day and ask you to do the real work you’d be doing if hired. Get to know our team, in-office culture, and see for yourself why you should join Playground.

We recognize that completing work assignments requires time and effort, and that they are not perfectly reflective of the role’s work. Nonetheless, we think that work tests are a useful complement to interviews and reference checks.

We include this step to reduce bias and make more informed hiring decisions. Reviewing a candidate’s work allows us to better gauge how they might perform in the role, while the assignment also gives candidates a clearer sense of the type of work they can expect at Playground. If a candidate enjoys the task, it’s a good sign they would find the role fulfilling, and if not, it may suggest a mismatch.

Step 5

Final checks

We’ll ask for some references.

Step 6

Offer

We'll make you an offer!

Our interview process

How we hire

The interview process at Playground varies based on role and candidate, but our standard process looks like this:

Step 1

Submit your resume

Submit your resume via our job listing.

Step 2

Exploratory chat

An introductory 15 minute phone call with someone on our team to discuss your career interests & relevant experience, and learn more about Playground.

Step 3

Skills assessment

An interview with someone on the team you’d be working on, digging deeper into your experience and technical skills.

Step 4

Day in office

Step 5

Final checks

We’ll ask for some references.

Step 6

Offer

We'll make you an offer!

Our interview process

How we hire

The interview process at Playground varies based on role and candidate, but our standard process looks like this:

Step 1

Submit your resume

Submit your resume via our job listing.

Step 2

Exploratory chat

An introductory 15 minute phone call with someone on our team to discuss your career interests & relevant experience, and learn more about Playground.