Job Description

Software Engineer

Location: Remote – United States
Company Stage: Established EdTech / Growth-Stage Education Technology
Office Type: Remote
Salary: $120K – $129K

This education technology company is building next-generation curriculum, assessment, and learning platforms used by millions of students and educators across the United States. Their products combine learning science, analytics, and technology to help teachers personalize instruction and improve student outcomes at scale. The company operates across literacy, math, and science education while investing heavily in data infrastructure and predictive analytics capabilities.

Examples of projects you could work on:

• Providing tools for teachers and students to effectively assess a child's reading ability.
• Creating reporting on student assessments with tools and recommendations for improving outcomes
• Improving APIs to allow teacher and administrators tools to perform to the highest standards of speed and reliability

Essential Responsibilities Software engineer responsibilities in the Literacy Assessments team:

• Build high-quality, robust, scalable software solutions that help Amplify build and maintain a best-in-class learning platform.
• Develop code across front-end and back-end components, including automated tests and related tooling.
• Reviewing code from other engineers on the team, bringing your keen eye for pragmatic and elegant solutions to challenging problems.
• Collaborate with our DevOps team to develop, manage, and monitor our deployment processes and infrastructure.
• Ensuring that our software meets the needs of all students and works reliably in real classrooms. Engaging in proactive testing and monitoring of our systems and guaranteeing a good experience for our end users.
• Participating in a collaborative learning environment within Amplify Engineering: reviewing code from other engineers and participating in learning sessions to foster best practices and engineering culture.

Required Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent degree or training.
• 2+ years of professional software development experience.
• Understanding of good software design and modern software engineering practices.
• Understanding of modern frontend and backend web technologies.
• Strong problem-solving ability and experience working within complex systems and large code bases.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative setting and engage in self-driven learning.
• Ability to articulate technical concepts verbally and in writing.
• A passion for working on education products and a desire to make them more equitable and accessible.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with web technology and our tech stack is a bonus but not required.

Our tech stack:

• Languages and frameworks: Python, Javascript, RESTful and GraphQL APIs
• Data stores: Experience with modern data stores such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and Snowflake
• Cloud infrastructure: Experience in managing cloud-based infrastructure using tools like AWS AppSync, Lambdas, Datadog, Terraform, and Docker
• Testing: Proficiency in automated testing techniques, with experience in testing frameworks like Jest and WebdriverIO

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: $120K – $129K
• Annual discretionary bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Mental health and wellness benefits
• Paid time off and parental leave
• Professional development and learning programs
• Fully remote work environment within the United States