You will...

• Design and build a scalable, generalized framework for third-party API integrations
• Leverage existing infrastructure and components to build RESTful web services
• Build APIs and robust testing environments for internal and external developers
• Bring an attention to detail - what we do affects people’s educational opportunities and we have to be mindful of that
• Craft delightful user experiences
• Own the product - we love people who pick up things and run with them

What we look for

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
• 5 years professional software engineering experience
• Experience designing and building REST APIs
• Exposure to authorization technologies (OAuth)
• Experience with continuous integration and automation tools and processes
• Strong knowledge of design patterns and software engineering best practices
• You've been through the planning, launching and refactoring phases of code you wrote
• Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work as part of a collaborative team in a fast-paced environment
• Motivated and responsible individual who strives to exceed expectations
• Sincere interest in working at a startup and scaling with the company as we grow

Nice to have

• Experience with educational technologies
• Experience or interest in education
• Experience working at a startup
• Experience with React/Redux
• Experience with Go(lang)
• Experience with Cassandra, Elasticsearch, and AWS (EC2, DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, Lambda)
• Experience with Terraform