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DescriptionPosition at Imagine LearningGreat Purpose. Great People. Great Opportunities.At Imagine Learning we empower potential by creating educational solutions that inspire boundless possibilities for every student, every day . W e are passionate about innovat ing together to support educators in creating those special moments when students experience the joy of learning at its best.We empower our team through a strong culture focused on career growth and development , flexible work arrangements, interesting and meaningful work , and supportive and connected colleagues . T he majority of our employees enjoy the opportunity to work remotely from home within the US , or in a hybrid capacity in our offices in Tempe , AZ (headquarters) , Austin, TX, Petaluma, CA, Rock Rapids, IA , Grand Rapids, MI, or Bloomington, MN .Imagine Your Impact .The Senior Software Engineer builds browser-based K-12 education software that makes a positive impact in the lives of Students , Teachers , Parents, and Administrators . This role requires technical leadership, a good eye for UX/UI design , and the ability to develop the front-end completely as well as assist with the design and implementation of back-end APIs and the flow of data across systems . The right candidate will bring knowledge of best practices around engineering and component reuse but will also be looking for opportunities to learn and grow their own career . The Senior Software Engineer works remotely on a distributed software development team and requires the communication skills necessary to thrive in that environment.Position Type : This is a regular , full-time position .Compensation : Base pay is anticipated to be between $ 106,557 and $ 155,000 per year. Eligible employees may also receive incentive/commission/annual bonus pay based on individual and/or company performance. Compensation may vary based on factors such as, but not limited to, individual skills, experience, training, education/certifications, geographic location, internal equity, and local market conditions.Location : In this US-based position your location will be remote from your home office .Benefits: Eligible employees may receive the following benefits-
- 401k plan with a company match
- Flexible work schedules and w ork from home opportunities that foster work/life balance
- Employee referral bonuses
- Multiple health, dental, and vision plans, including medical plans with zero employee premiums
- 1 6 paid holidays, which include 2 floating holidays and a winter shutdown from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day
- Paid Time Off
- Maternity and Fertility benefits
- Paid bonding leave when a new child joins your family
- Life and short and long-term disability insurance
- Pre-tax savings plans
- Paid volunteer hours and annual giving events
- A wide variety of professional development programs, including tuition reimbursement
- Develop Front-End software to add impactful new features for teachers, students, parents, and administrative users.
- Identify, prioritize, and execute tasks in the software development life cycle.
- Develop tools and applications by producing clean, efficient code.
- Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting.
- Review and debug code.
- Write unit, functional, and integration tests.
- Collaborate with other engineering, product, and UX teams and vendors to fix and improve products.
- Build common components that can be used across products.
- Create and enforce engineering best practices in areas such as coding, testing, patterns, reuse , and more.
- Document development phases and monitor systems.
- Ensure software is up to date with latest technologies.
- Ship features often to production.
- Break large projects down into smaller, easier to ship features.
- Frame issues in ways that help the team and company clarify goals and approaches.
- Open new approaches, ways of thinking, and opportunities that contribute to our collective mission.
- Review pull requests and give constructive criticism in a timely manner.
- Help others faced with technical hurdles.
- Understand and effectively communicate the impact that new decisions and technical hurdles have on work duration.
- Help onboard new employees.
- Other duties as required.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field and extensive experience in web application engineering: designing, programming, securing, testing, reviewing, releasing, and maintaining; or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
- 4+ years of web application engineering experience with React, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and RESTful APIs.
- Experience building applications that make use of Cloud technologies such as AWS.
- Prior experience building modern applications and ability to show previous work product.
- Thorough knowledge of GitHub or similar source code repository and version control platform.
- Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude.
- Self-managed; doesn't require management or significant direct involvement of others to move personal responsibilities forward.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to communicate complex information to team, product management, and other stakeholders in the company.
- Knowledge of tools and technologies that successful teams are using to help maintain and make teams more efficient.
- Comfortable with delivering features in an Agile software development environment .
- Experience working across regions with teammates in different time zones would be beneficial.
- Passion for collaboration and team unity, and continuous learning.
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