Edtech.com's Summary

Kiddom is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Backend. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend services, ensuring performance and security, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality features. The ideal candidate should possess strong system architecture skills, a passion for education, and the ability to mentor junior engineers.

Highlights

Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and databases.
Ensure scalability, security, and performance of backend systems.
Proficiency in databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis.
Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Microservices architecture and distributed systems experience.
Competitive salary of $160,000 - $185,000 along with equity.
BS or MS in Computer Science or related field with 6+ years of experience.
Full health benefits, flexible vacation policy, and 401k.

Senior Software Engineer, Backend Full Description

Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.

The role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our growing team and help build the next generation of scalable backend services.
You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems that power our applications.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience in backend technologies, and system architecture, along with a passion for solving complex problems for our users and mentoring engineers.
The individual selected for this role will have a passion for education, the ability to empathize with teachers, strong product acumen, and a commitment to Kiddom’s mission and vision.

You will

Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and databases.
Ensure the scalability, security, and performance of backend systems.
Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality features.
Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and scalability.
Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior engineers.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring system uptime and reliability.
Work with our customers to troubleshoot issues and bugs and also help with Kiddom onboarding.

What we’re looking for

BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
6+ years professional software engineering experience
Experience scaling integration systems
Proficiency in working with databases (SQL & NoSQL) such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis.
Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
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 in Edtech industry
Familiarity with Golang, React, Typescript
Experience with AWS Lambda, Terraform

What Kiddom offers

The opportunity to make a measurable impact in K-12 education
Competitive salary and equity in a hyper-growth, mission-driven organization
Full health benefits: medical, dental, and vision
Flexible vacation policy
401k
An inclusive, positive team culture
A passionate, collaborative team obsessed with building transformative education technology

Original Job Description

The role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our growing team and help build the next generation of scalable backend services.
You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems that power our applications.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience in backend technologies, and system architecture, along with a passion for solving complex problems for our users and mentoring engineers.
The individual selected for this role will have a passion for education, the ability to empathize with teachers, strong product acumen, and a commitment to Kiddom’s mission and vision.

You will

Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and databases.
Ensure the scalability, security, and performance of backend systems.
Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality features.
Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and scalability.
Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior engineers.
Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring system uptime and reliability.
Work with our customers to troubleshoot issues and bugs and also help with Kiddom onboarding.

What we’re looking for

BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
6+ years professional software engineering experience
Experience scaling integration systems
Proficiency in working with databases (SQL & NoSQL) such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis.
Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
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 in Edtech industry
Familiarity with Golang, React, Typescript
Experience with AWS Lambda, Terraform

What Kiddom offers

The opportunity to make a measurable impact in K-12 education
Competitive salary and equity in a hyper-growth, mission-driven organization
Full health benefits: medical, dental, and vision
Flexible vacation policy
401k
An inclusive, positive team culture
A passionate, collaborative team obsessed with building transformative education technology

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