Primary duties and responsibilities:
- Build magical product experiences. Make the technical & complex simple and effortless.
- Lead in all aspects of the software life-cycle, from ideation through development and including production support.
- Be an advocate for best practices and influence others to be advocates for best practices within your team.
- Collaborate deeply with a cross functional team of Engineers, UX, Product and Operations to create engaging and adaptive application interfaces
- Identify effective solutions with your team and guide successful designs and implementations.
- Helping your team to understand their blind spots and how they can effectively improve.
- Leverage practices such as Continuous Integration, Pairing, and Test-Driven Development to deliver early and often.
- Apply Lean Startup/Agile approaches to software development
- Work in an open space environment (no cube walls)
- Commit to implementing standard department practices and actively learning
Specific Job Skills/Abilities:
- 2+ years of Engineering experience with at least one modern language in a production environment, multiple languages strongly preferred (e.g. Ruby/Rails, JS/TS, Python/Django)
- Awareness of cross platform development best practices (e.g. mobile first, responsive design, progressive web applications)
- Knowledge of mobile development a plus
- Ability to work outside of your technological comfort zone
- Experience working with cloud-based software solutions
- Demonstrated experience utilizing CI/CD systems
- Familiarity with agile methods.
- Passion for self-driven, continuous learning, both in and out of the office
- Opinionated on technology, in theory, but flexible in practice
- Demonstrated ability to teach others how to build their technical skills
- Involvement with Open Source projects a plus.
- Passion for Education is a must; experience in Ed-Tech helpful, but not required
Company-wide skills, abilities and expectations:
- Communicate clearly and professionally in both written and verbal form
- Maintain a high level of customer service with both internal and external customers
- Maintain a professional code of conduct, including professional language, actions and attire
- Maintain confidentiality of matters pertaining to clients and co-workers
- Acknowledge and accept direction from company leadership
- Demonstrate willingness and desire to work and collaborate with clients, co-workers and the general public
- Prioritize work and handle multiple tasks while working independently
- Remain organized and plan effectively
- Work well under pressure, pay attention to detail, meet deadlines and deal with difficult situations while maintaining composure, professionalism and a positive attitude.
- Examine data analytically, showing excellent reasoning and problem-solving skills as it relates to continuous improvement
- Commit to professional and personal growth
- Embrace a culturally diverse environment
- Adapt to change while conveying professionalism
- Meet quantitative and qualitative performance expectations and requirements
- Display candor about one’s own opinions with the ability to commit to a final decision even when in disagreement
Education/Training:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Education, a related field, or equivalent experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience collaborating within a team
- 2+ years Development experience, preferably in a full-stack capacity
- Development experience within the education industry is a plus