Sofware Developer (IC2) (Python)

ClassLink; New Jersey; Remote; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ClassLink, a leading education technology company based in New Jersey, seeks a Software Developer specializing in Python to enhance their cloud-based solutions. The candidate will work in a collaborative Agile environment, focusing on backend architecture and API development to improve user experience. This role offers remote eligibility, emphasizing innovation and community impact in education.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years experience in software development as a developer or engineer
• Understanding of web technologies and backend system design
• Minimum 2 years of experience developing consumer-facing web applications

Responsibilities

• Work in a fast-paced Agile/Scrum environment while delivering high-quality software
• Build APIs and applications that support digital services
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications

Skills

Python

HTTP

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

JSON

API Design

Microservices

AWS

FastAPI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field

Tools

SQLAlchemy

Alembic

JIRA

Docker

Job description

Would you like to join a rapidly growing and successful company?

Do you want to be a part of a team where customers say things like:

“I am amazed by how innovative this product is!”

Headquartered in Clifton, NJ, ClassLink is a leading education technology company serving schools around the world.

ClassLink empowers over 22 million students and staff with instant access to a library of 6,000+ single sign-on apps from in the classroom or at home.

ClassLink Analytics provides essential usage data, so instructors can measure engagement and leaders can make informed purchasing and training decisions.

ClassLink Roster Server and OneSync use automation and open standards to make rostering and provisioning easier, more secure, and less time-consuming.

ClassLink is an industry-leading education technology company, focusing on improving the lives of students and educators by creating more time for learning, improving access to digital resources, and simplifying rostering and account provisioning. Our Analytics family of products helps decision-makers view trends in data to better understand usage and adoption of software tools. This role will focus on improving and maintaining the underlying architecture of ClassLink Analytics. As ClassLink grows, so does the need for our products to efficiently scale and perform. You will be tasked with optimizing backend components using industry standard technology for big data processing.

The ClassLink team is a family of dedicated people who strive to make a difference in education. We do this by making and delivering great products. We rely on our 3 core values to lead us in our day to day, guide our company's actions, and serve as our cultural cornerstones.

They are:

Strive to Grow

Deliver Worthwhile Experiences

Contribute with Heart

The Software Developer (IC2) - Python- works closely with our team to help create award winning cloud based technology solutions.

This position will involve understanding cause and effect and how to break down difficult problems.

Responsibilities:

• Work in a fast-paced, Agile/Scrum engineering environment and deliver incremental product software with high quality.
• Build and write effective APIs and Applications that support the digital services ClassLink delivers
• Use unit and integration testing to ensure systems meet business needs
• Ship software that impacts the lives of millions of users
• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be asked to perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Required:

• 2-5 years experience in software development as a developer or engineer
• Experience developing in Python
• Understanding of the fundamental technologies of the web: HTTP, SSL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON
• Experience in designing and developing backend systems, API design, and microservice architectures.
• Understanding of Python deployment best practices, including dependency management, virtual environments, containerization, etc.
• Component-based architecture understanding, including reusable UI components, dynamic forms, and lazy loading
• Minimum 2 years of experience developing consumer-facing web applications, services, and APIs
• Experience with Amazon Web Services, in particular Lambda, Step Functions, RDS, and S3
• Be familiar with Javascript/Typescript
• Be familiar with FastAPI

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Experience with testing frameworks such as Pytest
• Experience building and deploying database models and migrations using tools such as SQLAlchemy and Alembic
• Experience building and deploying Docker containers
• Experience/knowledge of JIRA and Scrum methodology
• Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field.
• Focus on efficiency, user experience, and process improvement.
• Excellent project and time management skills.

It would be great if you have or are pursuing the following:

• Amazon AWS certification

We prefer that you have experience with:

• Angular 10+
• FastAPI
• Pytest
• SQLAlchemy / Alembic
• Google Suite
• MS Office Suite
• JIRA and Confluence
• AWS
• GIT

This role is 100% remote eligible, with quarterly strategy meetings that are in-person.

We are a team of passionate people striving to help improve classroom learning.

We do this by making and delivering great products.

We also like to have fun along the way.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;

indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead