Staff Software Engineer

Overview:

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Product team leads the direction, coordination, output, quality, and enhancements to PowerSchool’s product portfolio. This dynamic, multi-functional team ensures the effective rollout of new products across the platform, packages and positions products to appeal to consumers, and helps set the future direction and pace of innovation in our organization.

Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, maintenance, and operation of software. PowerSchool Software Engineers apply these principles to the design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of our software systems as well as the tools and processes the organization needs to build, maintain, and operate our software systems over time.

We are seeking a Senior Developer with a strong background in Elixir, Phoenix LiveView, and SQL. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in staying current with the latest trends in the Elixir community and ecosystem. We value the journey of continuous learning and growth, and we warmly welcome individuals who have transitioned from K-12 education into coding.

We design education planning and analysis software for K-12 schools, districts, and states. Our software empowers educators to make data-driven decisions to enhance student outcomes. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop code to bring the product team's vision to life
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure changes meet expectations
• Participate in the review and collaboration of pull requests
• Troubleshoot runtime issues
• Continually enhance the team's practices and knowledge
• Provide guidance and support to other developers
• Establish goals and objectives for the team that aligns with the overall roadmap and delivery schedules
• Works to increase team efficiency and effectiveness in order to achieve long term goals
• Performs any HR related tasks
• Work within a wide range of new and legacy code and technologies in a mature codebase
• Other duties as assigned

To be considered for and to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.

Qualifications Include:

• 5+ years' experience in software engineer role
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technologies or equivalent experience
• Strong background in Elixir, Phoenix LiveView, and SQL
• Knowledge of current web client technologies including demonstrable proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Proficient in SQL across multiple RDBMS systems including PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Familiar with OWASP threats and mitigation techniques
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong ability to work with current software design principles and concepts such as patterns, algorithms, data structures, dependency injection, MV**, REST-API, microservices, serverless architecture/functions as a service, PubSub, and functional programming patterns.
• Strong ability to work across teams and products to connect existing services,  rapidly delivering new customer experiences and generating delight
• Strong ability to work in a changing, dynamic environment
• Ability to mentor and coach employees

PowerSchool offers the following benefits:

• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Comprehensive 401(k) plan
• Generous Parental Leave
• Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
• Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $78,100 - $210,300 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accomodations@powerschool.com.

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