Software Engineer I

Language learning is the core product, with live classes and self-paced lessons.

Overview

The Software Engineer I will build and maintain services, APIs and internal tools, working closely with product and design. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Main duties

Mentor junior engineers through pairing and code review. Contribute to postmortems and follow through on the action items. Debug performance problems using profilers, logs and tracing in Datadog or Grafana. Work with product managers and designers to scope features and cut what isn't needed. Migrate older modules out of the monolith where it makes sense. Break down product requirements into technical tasks and rough estimates. Maintain REST and gRPC APIs used by internal teams and outside partners. Design, build and maintain services in Python, Go or Java that handle real customer traffic.

Required qualifications

1+ years of professional software development experience. Working knowledge of testing practices: unit, integration and contract tests. Some exposure to AWS, GCP or Azure. BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Willing to join the on-call rotation once ramped up. Ability to write clear technical documentation and explain decisions to non-engineers.

Perks and benefits

The base pay range for this position is $101,000 - $122,000 a year. Actual pay depends on experience, skills and location.

Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one. 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%. Paid holidays. Cell phone reimbursement. Equity. Home office stipend. Annual bonus.

Springfield Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Springfield Education.