Senior Software Engineer, EdTech Platform & Scale

IXL Learning; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

IXL Learning is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to enhance the Education.com platform, located in San Mateo, CA. The candidate will work with cross-functional teams to develop features, ensuring application scalability and reliability while mentoring junior staff. They need 6+ years of experience in software engineering and strong skills in JavaScript frameworks, APIs, and cloud services. This position offers a base salary between $130,000 to $200,000 plus equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering, preferably in a high-traffic web environment.
• Strong interest in EdTech and improving learning outcomes through technology.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to build and launch new features across the platform.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust back-end services and user interfaces.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability in a cloud environment.
• Provide technical guidance and mentor junior engineers.
• Implement new technologies and best practices to ensure platform efficiency.

Skills

Software engineering

Object-oriented programming

JavaScript frameworks (Node, React, NextJS)

Relational databases (MySQL)

RESTful API design

AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS)

MongoDB

Analytical reasoning

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science

Job description

IXL Learning is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to enhance the Education.com platform, located in San Mateo, CA. The candidate will work with cross-functional teams to develop features, ensuring application scalability and reliability while mentoring junior staff. They need 6+ years of experience in software engineering and strong skills in JavaScript frameworks, APIs, and cloud services. This position offers a base salary between $130,000 to $200,000 plus equity and benefits.