We are an outcomes-focused learning company with a steadfast focus on improving learning environments, one classroom at a time. Working with us means joining a remote team of diverse, committed, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and ready to roll up their sleeves. Guardians put their heads together to solve problems, learn together from experiments that fail, and stand together by their work with full accountability. We balance our diligence with an inclusive culture that invites everyone to bring their whole self to work. Join us and learn why “I love the people here” is one of the most frequent comments we hear from Guardians.
The Role
We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build new and maintain existing products in GoGuardian’s Safety product suite . In this role, you’ll contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from conception, research, definition, scoping, planning, implementation, and testing, to documentation, delivery and maintenance. This position sits on the Admin Team. GoGuardian Admin delivers a single, unified interface for setting filtering policies and reporting across ChromeOS, Windows, iOS, and macOS devices. Powerful DNS-protection helps schools comply with CIPA across BYOD, guest networks, and unmanaged devices, all managed from the same dashboard. The ideal candidate is curious, able to manage risk, and driven to deliver quality software.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team toward feature delivery; Working both independently and in pairs/groups with others of varying skill levels
- Leverage strong problem solving skills to apply existing knowledge and experience to new problems and creative solutions
- Write production-grade code for well-scoped features with the help of code reviewers
- Understand, implement and contribute to GoGuardian’s best practices, including style guides, standards, code reviews, documentation management, and operational workflows
- Being generally available to work during standard working hours and to participate in an on-call rotation for production application support
- Work closely with Product Management to create new features and products.
- Lead the application architecture decision making process.
- Champion AI adoption across engineering by defining best practices and driving effective use of AI in development workflows to improve velocity, quality, and customer impact.
- Continuously experiment with and operationalize AI tools to accelerate innovation, improve productivity, mentor teams on AI usage, and help shape the company’s AI engineering culture and strategy.
- Take part in short and long term planning.
- Build & operate AWS infrastructure
- Monitor and track performance and reliability of our services and software to meet promised SLA
- Mentor other developers to increase the overall performance of the team.
Who You Are
- 8+ years experience as a software engineer of SaaS applications and or working on customer facing products
- Competency in one or more languages. Experience with Go, Javascript, React, and MySQL preferred
- Competency with Kafka or other Event Sourcing Systems
- Direct involvement in shipping at least one production application / product
- Experience with monitoring, performance optimization, technical documentation, and unit / integration testing
- Up-to-date knowledge of full stack web development languages, libraries, and technology
- Writes production-grade code for well-scoped features; integrating feedback from code reviewers
- Learns quickly, applies existing knowledge to new challenges and is building proficiency in relevant technical skills
- Confident in making technical decisions and explaining the reasoning behind them
- Have deployed software utilizing AWS, Terriform, Kubernetes, Docker, and/or other similar technology.
- Can drive automation adoption and enhancement in areas such as Test Automation, Github Runners, CI/CD platforms, and other automation platforms
- Can drive change beyond the scope of the team.
Nice to Have
- An interest in Machine Learning and AI technology
What We Offer
- Competitive pay, complete health insurance, 401(k) matching, and an employee equity plan.
- Flexible time off, paid holidays, paid parental leave, and a paid year-end holiday break.
- A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal wellbeing, including work from home funds, fertility & adoption reimbursement, and more…
Plus the intangible
- A varied and challenging role in an innovative, global company.
- Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.
The typical base salary range for this position is $190,000 - $220,000 per year. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire base pay for this position and your pay will be determined by a variety of factors, including your primary work location, skills, qualifications and experience. Additional benefits information is listed on our careers page
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