Software Engineer, Education.com

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Education.com is seeking a Software Engineer to enhance the platform during an exciting growth phase. The ideal candidate will gain experience building scalable systems in a high-traffic web environment.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain back-end services and UI, optimize performance in a cloud environment, and participate in reviews across the full development lifecycle. This full-time role is based at our San Mateo headquarters.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Proficient in object-oriented programming and modern web development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and launch features.
• Design, develop, and maintain back-end services and UI elements.
• Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability in a cloud environment.
• Participate in design and code reviews and adopt best practices.
• Evaluate new technologies to keep the platform cutting-edge.
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle from concept to deployment.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

JavaScript

React

MySQL

RESTful API design

AWS

Analytical reasoning

Communication

EdTech interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS (EC2, S3, RDS)

Job description

Education.com is an indispensable resource for tens of millions of parents and teachers, and we know there are many more whose needs we are exceptionally well positioned to meet. We seek a Software Engineer to enhance the Education.com platform for the next exciting phase of growth. The ideal candidate will be eager to gain more experience building platforms that can adapt and scale to facilitate rapid growth.

This position requires you to be in our San Mateo, CA, headquarters office.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Collaborate with a cross‑functional team of engineers, product managers, and designers 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
• Participate in design and code reviews
• 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

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 3+ 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 JavaScript and JavaScript frameworks, such as React
• Understanding of relational database systems, such as MySQL
• Understanding of RESTful API design
• Familiarity with AWS services, such as EC2, S3, and RDS
• Excellent analytical reasoning, problem‑solving, and communication skills
• Strong interest in EdTech and improving learning outcomes through technology

The base salary range for this full‑time position is $116,000 to $150,000 + equity + benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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.