Staff Software Engineer - Beacon

TrulyHired; United States; A distancia; USD 190.000 - 220.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Employee equity plan

Work from home funds

Descripción de la vacante

GoGuardian is hiring a Staff Software Engineer for the Beacon team, focusing on safety solutions for schools. You will contribute across the full software lifecycle, from conception to maintenance, and mentor peers while shaping architecture and product delivery.

This remote role emphasizes reliability, performance, and collaboration in a diverse, mission-driven environment. The role requires strong Go and full-stack capabilities, experience with AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Docker, plus a

Formación

• 8+ years of experience building SaaS applications or customer-facing products.
• Proficient in Go, JavaScript, React, and MySQL; able to ship production software.
• Experience deploying and maintaining production systems using AWS, containers, and modern DevOps practices.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features on time.
• Write production-grade Go, JavaScript, and frontend code with peer reviews.
• Define architecture decisions and lead technical direction for the Beacon team.

Conocimientos

Go

JavaScript

React

MySQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Leadership

Herramientas

Terraform

GitHub Actions

CI/CD pipelines

Descripción del empleo

Staff Software Engineer - Beacon Full Description

What We Do

At GoGuardian, were helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the worlds greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe.

What Its Like to Work at GoGuardian

We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why I love the people here is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians.

The Role

Were looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build new and maintain existing products in GoGuardians Safety product suite . In this role, youll contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from conception, research, definition, scoping, planning, implementation, and testing, to documentation, delivery and maintenance. This position sits on the Beacon Team, a team that creates solutions to the challenges schools face keeping children safe from threats and violence and providing insights and opportunities for interventions with students that need support. The ideal candidate is curious, able to manage risk, and driven to deliver quality software.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team toward feature delivery; Working both independently and in pairs/groups with others of varying skill levels
• Leverage strong problem solving skills to apply existing knowledge and experience to new problems and creative solutions
• Write production-grade code for well-scoped features with the help of code reviewers
• Understand, implement and contribute to GoGuardians best practices, including style guides, standards, code reviews, documentation management, and operational workflows
• Being generally available to work during standard working hours and to participate in an on-call rotation for production application support
• Work closely with Product Management to create new features and products.
• Lead the application architecture decision making process.
• Spend time learning and experimenting with AI tools to improve our Customer Experience and Product Offering
• Take part in short and long term planning.
• Build & operate AWS infrastructure Monitor and track performance and reliability of our services and software to meet promised SLA
• Mentor other developers to increase the overall performance of the team.

Who You Are

• 8+ years experience as a software engineer of SaaS applications and or working on customer facing products
• Competency in one or more languages. Experience with Go, Javascript, React, and MySQL preferred
• Direct involvement in shipping at least one production application / product
• Experience with monitoring, performance optimization, technical documentation, and unit / integration testing
• Up-to-date knowledge of full stack web development languages, libraries, and technology
• Writes production-grade code for well-scoped features; integrating feedback from code reviewers
• Learns quickly, applies existing knowledge to new challenges and is building proficiency in relevant technical skills
• Confident in making technical decisions and explaining the reasoning behind them
• Have deployed software utilizing AWS, Terriform, Kubernetes, Docker, and/or other similar technology.
• Can drive automation adoption and enhancement in areas such as Test Automation, Github Runners, CI/CD platforms, and other automation platforms
• Can drive change beyond the scope of the team.

Nice to Have

• Experience with DataBricks
• An interest in Machine Learning and AI technology

What We Offer

• Competitive pay, complete health insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee equity plan.
• Flexible time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a paid year-end holiday break.
• A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including work from home funds, fertility & adoption reimbursement, and more

Plus the intangible

• A varied and challenging role in an innovative, global company.
• Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.

The typical base salary range for this position is $190,000 - $220,000 per year. The range displayed on this job posting reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire base pay for this position and your pay will be determined by a variety of factors, including your primary work location, skills, qualifications and experience. Additional benefits information is listed on our careers page

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