Senior Software Engineer — EdTech Platform, Scale & Impact

TrulyHired; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Education.com, part of the IXL Learning family, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to help scale the Education.com platform from our San Mateo, CA headquarters. You will partner with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver new features and improvements.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in software engineering, a CS degree, strong OO skills, and hands-on experience with Node, React, and Next.js, MySQL, RESTful APIs, and AWS. A passion for EdTech and learning outcomes is essential.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering, preferably in a high-traffic web environment.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Proficiency in object oriented programming.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, such as Node, React, and NextJS.
• Detailed understanding of relational database systems, such as MySQL.
• Detailed understanding of RESTful API design.
• Familiarity with AWS services, such as EC2, S3, and RDS.
• Familiarity with document oriented databases, such as MongoDB.
• Excellent analytical reasoning, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong interest in EdTech and improving learning outcomes through technology.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional team to build and launch new features and improvements across the Education.com platform.
• Design, develop, and maintain robust back-end services, alongside rich user interfaces.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability in our state-of-the-art cloud environment.
• Provide technical guidance, conduct design and code reviews, as well as mentor junior and mid-level engineers.
• Evaluate and implement new technologies and best practices to ensure the platform remains cutting-edge and efficient.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle, from initial concept and design to deployment and monitoring.

Skills

6+ years exp

CS degree

OOP

Node React Next.js

MySQL

REST APIs

AWS EC2 S3 RDS

MongoDB

Analytical thinking

EdTech interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MongoDB

AWS

Node.js tooling

Job description

Education.com, part of the IXL Learning family, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to help scale the Education.com platform from our San Mateo, CA headquarters. You will partner with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver new features and improvements.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in software engineering, a CS degree, strong OO skills, and hands-on experience with Node, React, and Next.js, MySQL, RESTful APIs, and AWS. A passion for EdTech and learning outcomes is essential.