ParentSquare is a rapidly growing Santa Barbara-based company that’s changing the way schools and parents communicate every day. They are seeking a Software Engineer to work on their web application, solve complex issues, and collaborate with the tech team to enhance their communication tools for schools.
Responsibilities:
- Work on the ParentSquare Web application, which is built using Ruby on Rails
- Solve complex end-user issues working with the customer success team to understand the problem
- Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems working closely with the tech team
- Design and implement new features
- Write test cases using RSpec for all code additions and changes
- Coordinate with team members who work on different layers of infrastructure
Requirements:
- 2+ years of professional web application development experience
- Experience with Ruby on Rails preferred (or a desire to learn how to use Ruby)
- Experience working with large-scale web applications
- Proficiency with RESTful API development
- Experience with SQL (MySQL preferred)
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems (Computer Information Systems, Business Information Systems, Management Information Systems, etc.), or related field
- Some experience in DevOps and systems
- Understanding of version control including using Git
- Proficiency with commonly used AWS services is a big plus
- Familiarity with agile or lean software development
- Experience in writing integration and unit tests
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal)
- Strong work ethic and ability to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative team environment