Senior Software Engineer
Renaissance Learning North AmericaBase Salary
$110k - $151k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and own OpenAPI interfaces, typed message schemas, and versioning contracts between the Libraries and four products.
- Build and operate the shared discovery layer for search, relevance, and retrieval across a heterogeneous content library.
- Create and maintain continuous delivery pipelines for code, infrastructure, configuration, and data.
- Design infrastructure as code using Terraform on AWS.
- Evolve engineering culture, standards, security, governance, and technical best practices.
- Mentor engineers and collaborate with distributed engineering, product, and design teams.
Requirements
- Substantial professional experience building and operating production backend services.
- Strong TypeScript proficiency or strong ability in a comparable typed language with willingness to work in a strict-TypeScript codebase.
- Demonstrated ownership of API contracts in multi-service systems, including design, versioning, and contract testing.
- Deep cloud operations experience, including infrastructure design and infrastructure as code with Terraform on AWS.
- Deep release engineering experience building and maintaining continuous delivery pipelines and reducing build and release toil.
- Effective communication and ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical audiences.
- Experience mentoring engineers.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent industry experience.
- Authorization to work for any employer in the United States without current or future sponsorship.
Benefits
- Remote role.
- Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and telehealth benefits for eligible U.S. employees.
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match.
- Paid vacation and sick time off.
- 12 paid holidays.
- Parental leave of 20 total weeks, including 14 weeks paid, plus the Milk Stork program.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Well-being and employee assistance programs.
Tech Stack
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About Renaissance Learning North America
As a global leader in assessment, reading, and math solutions for pre-K–12 schools and districts, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. Renaissance solutions are used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide. The Renaissance portfolio includes Star Assessments, for reliable, accurate insights into K–12 student learning; myIGDIs, for accurate assessment of early learning; myON, to increase students’ access to high-quality reading materials; Accelerated Reader, to support independent reading practice; Freckle, for teacher-led differentiated instruction; and Schoolzilla, to give educators actionable insights into trends in student attendance and achievement. Why join the Renaissance team? We're award-winning! From employer of choice certifications to EdTech awards, Renaissance continues to be praised for our inclusive company culture & top-notch product offerings. In 2024, Renaissance earned a consecutive Great Place to Work® certification and was named to Fast Company's list of 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators! In 2023, we were also recognized as a Best Workplace for Women by Fortune magazine. Join our award-winning team today and help accelerate learning for all.