Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack - Schoolzilla (Remote, US)
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Job Description
Empower People to Use Data to Increase StudentSuccessSchoolzilla is a product group within Renaissance whose mission is to change millions ofstudents’ lives by enabling people to use data to run great schools. Teachers and schoolleaders need lots of data to make good decisions for their students, but most of them can’t getthe data they need in any kind of useful, actionable format. Schoolzilla's team of developers,data visualizers, seasoned educators and K-12 experts have done just that: we've made dataeasy to find, understand, and act on for school districts everywhere. We've already helpedthousands of schools make better, faster decisions with our platform.
Every day we live our founding values : Driven by Mission, Better Together, TeammatesMatter, Equity At The Center, and Intellectual Humilarity (humility + hilarity). How You Can HelpSchoolzilla’s Engineering team is responsible for empowering school systems across thecountry to take data-driven action by delivering timely, accurate, and actionable data. As amember of this team, you'll be at the center of product innovation. You'll collaborate with productmanagers, designers, and your teammates to take ideas from concept to reality, utilizing yourfull range of technical skills and a healthy dose of user empathy. In this role you will:● Craft fault-tolerant UIs and microservices that can deliver beautiful analyticalexperiences that scale by millions of students● Solve complex data delivery problems to provide performant, real-time ad hoc aggregateanalysis● Partner with a collaborative, lively team of engineers and product owners to target newfeatures and products that will delight users● Advocate for code development and delivery improvements to ensure well-tested code isshipped early+often and is actively monitored once in the wild● Develop and improve internal services, scripts, and tools that will be leveragedthroughout the companyQualifications
For this role, you must have:● Experience developing single page applications utilizing frameworks such as Angular,React, or Vue● Experience designing, implementing, and supporting modern, enterprise-scalemicroservice layers● Proven fluency in one or more major programming languages, such as Python or Java● Proficiency with utilizing major relational databases, such as MS SQL Server andPostgres● Knowledge of modern, cloud-based web architecture and best practices● Experience working in an Agile software development organization● Mission-Driven: You feel a deep sense of ownership for your work, and a relentlessdesire to deliver better results. You are passionate about solving problems for our users.● A Lifelong Learner: You love learning new things. You're curious and ask goodquestions. You solicit feedback from others, accept it with grace, and act on it.● Flexible: You are comfortable with technical ambiguity and welcome rapid iteration
Bonus Points For:● Understanding of how data is used in K-12 education● Experience with frameworks or services we use, like Angular, SQL Server, Postgres,Flask, Redis, and Docker● Familiarity with the tools we use, like AWS, Datadog, New Relic, Jenkins, and Rancher -plus experience with tools we don’t use, but should, and the wisdom to know when torecommend them● Experience using non-relational data stores, such as document stores, key-value stores,and graph databases● Experience working remotely or as part of a geographically distributed team● Experience working in an an organization the utilizes DevOps practices
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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