Senior Software Engineer 1

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 Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.

Description

Responsibilities

The Software Engineering team is a group of full stack developers who design, develop, and maintain our products, tools, and infrastructure.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant and related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Additional experience may be substitute for an advanced Degree.
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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:

• 4+ Years of demonstrable Open Source or Full-Time work in Elixir, Phoenix LiveView, and Ecto.
• Can articulate benefits and constraints that using the BEAM runtime and functional programming brings.
• Knowledge of web client technologies including proficiency with modern HTML, CSS (TailwindCSS preferred), and modern JavaScript.
• Ability to read and comprehend software development tickets and supporting documentation, and a desire to effectively advocate for appropriate solutions or challenge the feasibility of implementation.
• Experience with Internationalization and Accessibility, including WCAG requirements.
• Proficient in PostgreSQL's SQL dialect. Must have working familiarity with CTEs, partitions, triggers, materialized views, MVCC, JSONB functions, and different types of indexes.
• Familiar with OWASP threats and mitigation techniques.
• Working familiarity with Confluence, JIRA, and Github.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to effectively mentor and coach peers.
• Ability to quickly pivot tasks if priorities change or production issues arise.
  
  
  
  

EEO Commitment

EEO Commitment

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 accommodations@powerschool.com.