Staff Software Engineer - Beacon

GoGuardian
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Best suited to full-stack engineers with 8+ years of SaaS experience working in K-12 education technology.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8+ years of SaaS development and a passion for K-12 education technology
    — “8+ years experience as a software engineer of SaaS applications and or working on customer facing products”
  • Engineers who have led architecture decisions and driven automation initiatives
    — “Lead the application architecture decision making process. Can drive automation adoption and enhancement in areas such as Test Automation, Github Runners, CI/CD platforms, and other automation platforms”
  • Individuals with experience in AWS infrastructure and a track record of shipping production applications
    — “Have deployed software utilizing AWS, Terriform, Kubernetes, Docker, and/or other similar technology. Direct involvement in shipping at least one production application / product”

Things to consider

  • On-call rotation and production support are expected, requiring availability during standard working hours
    — “Being generally available to work during standard working hours and to participate in an on-call rotation for production application support”
  • The role involves mentoring others, which may demand leadership and communication skills
    — “Mentor other developers to increase the overall performance of the team”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with full stack development and production-grade code delivery in your resume
    — “Writes production-grade code for well-scoped features; integrating feedback from code reviewers”
  • Emphasize your experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker in your application materials
    — “Have deployed software utilizing AWS, Terriform, Kubernetes, Docker, and/or other similar technology”
  • Showcase your ability to lead architecture decisions and explain your reasoning clearly
    — “Confident in making technical decisions and explaining the reasoning behind them”
  • Demonstrate your involvement in shipping at least one production application or product
    — “Direct involvement in shipping at least one production application / product”
  • Include examples of driving automation improvements in CI/CD or testing platforms
    — “Can drive automation adoption and enhancement in areas such as Test Automation, Github Runners, CI/CD platforms, and other automation platforms”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • feature delivery
  • production application support
  • customer experience improvement
Typical background
software engineeringSaaS applicationscustomer facing products

Skills & requirements

Required

Full Software Development LifecycleProblem SolvingProduction-grade CodeBest PracticesApplication Architecture

Preferred

AI ToolsPerformance Optimization

Stack & domain

GoJavaScriptReactMySQLAWSAI ToolsProblem SolvingTeamworkMentorshipLeadershipSoftware DevelopmentCloud Computing

About the role

Original posting from GoGuardian via Greenhouse

What We Do

At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe. 

What It’s Like to Work at GoGuardian

We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians.

The Role

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build new and maintain existing products in GoGuardian’s Safety product suite . In this role, you’ll contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from conception, research, definition, scoping, planning, implementation, and testing, to documentation, delivery and maintenance. This position sits on the Beacon Team, a team that creates solutions to the challenges schools face keeping children safe from threats and violence and providing insights and opportunities for interventions with students that need support. The ideal candidate is curious, able to manage risk, and driven to deliver quality software.

What You'll Do

Collaborate with a cross-functional team toward feature delivery; Working both independently and in pairs/groups with others of varying skill levels

Leverage strong problem solving skills to apply existing knowledge and experience to new problems and creative solutions

Write production-grade code for well-scoped features with the help of code reviewers

Understand, implement and contribute to GoGuardian’s best practices, including style guides, standards, code reviews, documentation management, and operational workflows

Being generally available to work during standard working hours and to participate in an on-call rotation for production application support

Work closely with Product Management to create new features and products.

Lead the application architecture decision making process.

Spend time learning and experimenting with AI tools to improve our Customer Experience and Product Offering

Take part in short and long term planning.

Build & operate AWS infrastructure Monitor and track performance and reliability of our services and software to meet promised SLA

Mentor other developers to increase the overall performance of the team.

Who You Are

8+ years experience as a software engineer of SaaS applications  and or working on customer facing products

Competency in one or more languages. Experience with Go, Javascript, React, and MySQL preferred

Direct involvement in shipping at least one production application / product

Experience with monitoring, performance optimization, technical documentation, and unit / integration testing

Up-to-date knowledge of full stack web development languages, libraries, and technology

Writes production-grade code for well-scoped features; integrating feedback from code reviewers

Learns quickly, applies existing knowledge to new challenges and is building proficiency in relevant technical skills

Confident in making technical decisions and explaining the reasoning behind them

Have deployed software utilizing AWS, Terriform, Kubernetes, Docker, and/or other similar technology.

Can drive automation adoption and enhancement in areas such as Test Automation, Github Runners, CI/CD platforms, and other automation platforms

Can drive change beyond the scope of the team.

Nice to Have

Experience with DataBricks

An interest in Machine Learning and AI technology 

 What We Offer

Competitive pay, complete health insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee equity plan.

Flexible time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a paid year-end holiday break.

A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including work from home funds, fertility & adoption reimbursement, and more…

Plus the intangible

A varied and challenging role in an innovative, global company.

Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.

The typical base salary range for this position is $190,000 - $220,000 per year. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base pay for this position and your pay will be determined by a variety of factors, including your primary work location, skills, qualifications and experience. Additional benefits information is listed on our careers page

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Source: GoGuardian careers (Greenhouse)

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