Master Software Craftsman

About our Platform

Our platform is a leader in school search, aiming to simplify researching and enrolling in schools. With comprehensive profiles on every American school and college, 140 million reviews and ratings, and powerful search tools, we help millions of users find their ideal institution. We also support thousands of schools in recruiting best-fit students by showcasing their unique aspects and facilitating visits and applications. Our mission inspires how we operate daily, striving for an environment where people genuinely enjoy working and can thrive professionally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust full-stack applications and features across a modern tech stack, including Typescript, React, Go, and Postgres.
• Enhance user experience by collaborating with designers to implement intuitive interfaces and identifying ways to reduce user pain points.
• Build and refine microservices, focusing on reliability, maintainability, and scalability within our distributed systems.
• Contribute to maintaining high-quality products through automated testing strategies and participating in code reviews.
• Effectively collaborate with product managers, designers, QA analysts, and other engineers within an Agile development framework.
• Drive improvements in engineering processes, architecture, and technology stack.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a collaborative environment and sharing expertise.

How You Will Make an Impact

As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, you will significantly contribute to our technical direction, enhancing services and user-facing features across the platform. You'll distill user stories or business requirements into technical requirements/design, work closely with product teams, and drive meaningful improvements in our tech stack.

What You Will Do

During the initial month, you will:

• Attend onboarding sessions to learn internal processes and company information.
• Pair with other engineers to understand our tech stack, supported products, and development standards.
• Familiarize yourself with automated testing platforms and contribute to test coverage.
• Collaborate with product team members to implement and ship small features and functionality.

Within three months, you will:

• Participate in code reviews and provide thoughtful feedback to other engineers.
• Gain exposure to the platform's underlying infrastructure and deployment processes.
• Understand the high-level architecture of the website and back-end services.
• Begin shipping more complex user-facing code.

Within six months, you will:

• Grow as a contributing member of a product team, providing input and insight on challenges and feasibility.
• Confidently implement new functionality and fix bugs across our stack.
• Work with the tech and product teams to distill user stories or business requirements into technical requirements/design.

Within twelve months, you will:

• Identify areas for improvement in our codebase, research best practices, and recommend strategies to address them.
• Solidify your understanding of our tech stack, including underlying infrastructure, internal tools, front-end applications, and interactions with back-end services.
• Be a subject matter expert for the product team's areas of responsibility.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with Typescript and React.
• Experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages (Go, C/C++, C#, Java, Ruby, etc.).
• Experience with one or more SQL databases.
• Strong understanding of common data structures and design patterns.
• Experience working with a microservice architecture and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in using unit testing frameworks.
• A dedication to developing clear, reliable, and maintainable code.
• Proficiency with common git operations.
• Strong communication skills, effectively conveying ideas to both technical and non-technical partners.
• Experience mentoring other engineers.

By joining us, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally, contribute to a dynamic project, and make a meaningful impact in the education sector. As a valued member of our team, you will be empowered to take ownership of your work, receive guidance from experienced colleagues, and participate in ongoing training and skill development.