Recruiting from ScratchRemote
Software Engineer
United States of America
Full Time
3 weeks ago
$120,000 - $129,000 USD
No H1B
Key skills
Software designFrontend web technologiesBackend web technologiesPythonJavaScriptRESTful APIsGraphQL APIsPostgreSQLDynamoDBSnowflakeAWS AppSyncAWS LambdaDatadogTerraformDockerAutomated testingJestWebdriverIOGraphQLAWSRESTful
About this role
Recruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. They are seeking a Software Engineer to develop scalable software solutions for their education technology products, focusing on improving student outcomes through innovative learning platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Build high-quality, robust, scalable software solutions that help Amplify build and maintain a best-in-class learning platform
- Develop code across front-end and back-end components, including automated tests and related tooling
- Reviewing code from other engineers on the team, bringing your keen eye for pragmatic and elegant solutions to challenging problems
- Collaborate with our DevOps team to develop, manage, and monitor our deployment processes and infrastructure
- Ensuring that our software meets the needs of all students and works reliably in real classrooms. Engaging in proactive testing and monitoring of our systems and guaranteeing a good experience for our end users
- Participating in a collaborative learning environment within Amplify Engineering: reviewing code from other engineers and participating in learning sessions to foster best practices and engineering culture
Requirements:
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent degree or training
- 2+ years of professional software development experience
- Understanding of good software design and modern software engineering practices
- Understanding of modern frontend and backend web technologies
- Strong problem-solving ability and experience working within complex systems and large code bases
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative setting and engage in self-driven learning
- Ability to articulate technical concepts verbally and in writing
- A passion for working on education products and a desire to make them more equitable and accessible
- Experience with web technology and our tech stack is a bonus but not required
- Languages and frameworks: Python, Javascript, RESTful and GraphQL APIs
- Data stores: Experience with modern data stores such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB and Snowflake
- Cloud infrastructure: Experience in managing cloud-based infrastructure using tools like AWS AppSync, Lambdas, Datadog, Terraform, and Docker
- Testing: Proficiency in automated testing techniques, with experience in testing frameworks like Jest and WebdriverIO