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SupportFinity™ lists this Senior Software Engineer, Backend opportunity in san francisco, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
About Kiddom
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.
About Kiddom
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.
About Kiddom
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.
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, 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
Salary range is dependent on geographic location, prior experience, seniority, and demonstrated role related ability during the interview process.
What we offer
Full time permanent employees are eligible for the following benefits from their first day of employment:
Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
One Medical membership (in participating locations)
Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year
10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
Paid holidays
Paid bereavement leavePaid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State
Commuter and FSA plans
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
Kiddom is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, transgender status, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
About the company
Kiddom
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Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
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