Senior Software Engineer

IXL; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

IXL Learning is seeking Software Engineers who are passionate about technology and education to help enhance our highly successful educational products and build innovative solutions.

This is a full-time role based in the Raleigh, NC area office, where you will contribute to a collaborative team and impact millions of learners worldwide.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Excellent Java or object-oriented programming skills.
• Strong communication, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers to start projects from scratch and work within the existing code base.
• Build the back-end wiring, application logic, and UI for our products.
• Drive the development process for your team, including design, coding, documenting, testing, debugging, and tuning.
• Provide accurate estimates, evaluate feasibility, and assess new platforms and technologies for project implementations.
• Collaborate and communicate clearly across multiple development teams to design and release amazing products.

Skills

Java

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education passion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

IXL Learning, a global edtech leader with personalized learning products used by millions of students worldwide, is seeking Software Engineers who have a passion for technology and education to help us add new features to our extremely successful educational products and build new, innovative products. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions, and we are eager to have you join our team.

This is a full-time position that requires you to be in our Raleigh, NC, area office.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Work with a team of talented engineers, both starting projects from scratch and also working within the existing code base
• Build the back-end wiring, application logic, and UI for our products
• Drive the development process for your team, including design, coding, documenting, testing, debugging, and tuning
• Provide accurate estimates, evaluate feasibility, and assess new platforms and technologies for project implementations
• Collaborate and communicate clearly across multiple development teams to design and release amazing products

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• Excellent programming skills in Java or other object-oriented language
• Strong communication skills
• Strong analytical-reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Passion for improving education through technology

ABOUT IXL LEARNING

IXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:

• 1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com
• Rosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages
• Wyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects
• Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources

Our mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas. We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.

At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience, and we are proud to promote a work environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. IXL Learning is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants and employees based on any legally protected category.