Software Engineer

IXL Learning; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

IXL Learning, located in San Mateo, CA, is seeking Software Engineers to develop and enhance educational products that impact millions of users. The role involves collaborating with engineering teams, leading development processes, and designing innovative technologies.

We seek candidates with 3+ years of experience, a degree in Computer Science, and strong programming skills in Java. The position offers a salary range of $116,000 to $150,000 plus equity and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in Java or another object-oriented language.
• Excellent communication abilities.
• Passion for improving education through technology.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of engineers on both new projects and existing codebases.
• Design, implement, and maintain back-end logic, application wiring, and UI components.
• Lead the development process, including design, coding, documentation, testing, debugging, and performance tuning.
• Provide accurate estimates, evaluate feasibility, and assess new technologies for project implementation.
• Communicate clearly across multiple development teams to design and release high-quality products.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Programming skills in Java

Excellent communication abilities

Passion for improving education

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science

Job description

IXL Learning, a leading global EdTech company, is seeking Software Engineers to develop new features and build innovative products. This role focuses on building and enhancing our educational products that impact millions of users worldwide.

Location: San Mateo, CA (headquarters office)

What You’ll Be Doing

• Collaborate with a team of engineers on both new projects and existing codebases.
• Design, implement, and maintain back‑end logic, application wiring, and UI components.
• Lead the development process, including design, coding, documentation, testing, debugging, and performance tuning.
• Provide accurate estimates, evaluate feasibility, and assess new technologies for project implementation.
• Communicate clearly across multiple development teams to design and release high‑quality products.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of software engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Strong programming skills in Java or another object‑oriented language.
• Excellent communication abilities.
• Passion for improving education through technology.

Base salary range: $116,000 to $150,000 + equity + benefits.

About IXL Learning

IXL Learning is the country’s largest EdTech company, reaching millions of learners through a diverse portfolio of products such as IXL.com, Rosetta Stone, Wyzant, and Teachers Pay Teachers. Our mission is to create innovative solutions that positively impact learners and educators worldwide.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience. We are an equal‑opportunity employer and do not discriminate against applicants or employees based on any legally protected category.