Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Amplify is a leader in K–12 education, providing innovative teaching and learning experiences. The Software Engineer will work on a fully remote engineering team to build scalable software solutions that enhance the learning platform and support educators and students.
Responsibilities
- Build high-quality, robust, scalable software solutions that help Amplify build and maintain a best-in-class learning platform
- Develop code across front-end and back-end components, including automated tests and related tooling
- Reviewing code from other engineers on the team, bringing your keen eye for pragmatic and elegant solutions to challenging problems
- Collaborate with our DevOps team to develop, manage, and monitor our deployment processes and infrastructure
- Ensuring that our software meets the needs of all students and works reliably in real classrooms. Engaging in proactive testing and monitoring of our systems and guaranteeing a good experience for our end users
- Participating in a collaborative learning environment within Amplify Engineering: reviewing code from other engineers and participating in learning sessions to foster best practices and engineering culture
Skills
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent degree or training
- 2+ years of professional software development experience
- Understanding of good software design and modern software engineering practices
- Understanding of modern frontend and backend web technologies
- Strong problem-solving ability and experience working within complex systems and large code bases
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative setting and engage in self-driven learning
- Ability to articulate technical concepts verbally and in writing
- A passion for working on education products and a desire to make them more equitable and accessible
- Experience with web technology and our tech stack is a bonus but not required
- Languages and frameworks: Python, Javascript, RESTful and GraphQL APIs
- Data stores: Experience with modern data stores such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and Snowflake
- Cloud infrastructure: Experience in managing cloud-based infrastructure using tools like AWS AppSync, Lambdas, Datadog, Terraform, and Docker
- Testing: Proficiency in automated testing techniques, with experience in testing frameworks like Jest and WebdriverIO
Benefits
- Offers Bonus
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