Senior Software Engineer, Teachers Pay Teachers
IXL Learning1 year ago
Responsibilities
- Work with engineers to start projects from scratch and extend the existing codebase.
- Build backend wiring, application logic, and user interfaces for products.
- Drive development activities including design, coding, documentation, testing, debugging, and tuning.
- Provide estimates, evaluate feasibility, and assess platforms and technologies for project implementations.
- Collaborate across development teams to design and release products.
- Mentor teammates and communicate and teach technical learnings.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of software engineering experience.
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
- Excellent programming skills in an object-oriented language.
- Experience with web development practices and tools, including SQL databases, caching strategies, backend APIs, JavaScript, and CSS.
- Experience building, scaling, and monitoring resilient systems.
- Strong communication, analytical reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
- Passion for improving education through technology.
Benefits
- Full-time position in the Raleigh, NC area office.
- Monday-Friday in-office schedule with the option to work from home one day per week.
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About IXL Learning
IXL Learning builds K–12 educational software and services, including the IXL personalized learning platform, Rosetta Stone, Teachers Pay Teachers, Wyzant, and other learning brands. It sells subscriptions to schools, districts, and families, and operates marketplaces and tutoring networks used by millions of learners. Privately held and headquartered in San Mateo, CA, its platform is used by 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts and by 17 million students worldwide.