Staff Software Engineer 1 - IC4 (SOFENG - Software Engineering)

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.

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.

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

Your day-to-day job will consist of

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of full-stack web applications using .NET technologies.
• Guide and mentor a team of developers, ensuring best coding practices and architectural standards.
• Review and optimize existing code to enhance performance and maintainability.
• Stay updated with the latest .NET technologies and industry trends.
• Solid understanding of Microservices Architecture and Design Patterns.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Implement unit testing, integration testing, and automated testing strategies.
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and data protection policies.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks in application development.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving production issues efficiently.
• Ensure software solutions are scalable, maintainable, and secure.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs with front-end applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving production issues efficiently.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Excellent ability to handle a heavy workload with multiple projects and frequent interruptions
• Experience in Performance Tuning and Optimization.
• Participate in Agile development methodologies such as Scrum.
• Design and development of software engineering strategies
• Assist and analyze security best practices.
• Work as part of an Agile SCRUM team in the planning, scoping, estimation, and execution of technical solutions.
• Provide the team with direction on technological changes.
• Mentor and coach employees, first level response for employee questions, and lead team meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 9+ years' experience in software engineer role
• Expertise in C#, ASP .NET Core, MVC, Web API, and Entity Framework.
• Strong front-end development skills in React/Vue.js, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3.
• Hands-on experience with SQL Server databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms such as OAuth, JWT, Identity Server.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools like JIRA, Confluence.
• Excellent ability to work in a changing, dynamic environment
• Ability to provide accurate and reliable estimate
• Willingness to work in a fast paced environment.