Staff Software Engineer- Architect

At GoGuardian, we’re helping build a future where all learners are ready and inspired to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our award-winning system of learning solutions is purpose-built for K-12 and trusted by school leaders to promote effective teaching and equitable engagement while helping empower educators to keep students safe. 

 

We are a fast-growing learning company that thrives on making bold moves and setting high standards. Working with us means joining a (mostly!) remote team of diverse, passionate, mission-driven employees who are inspired by our vision, dedicated to our customers, and comfortable with rapid change. We balance our rocketship pace with a work culture that offers unbridled support, allyship, and inclusivity…to say nothing of fun! Join our Neurodiversity ERG, attend an online magic show (and bring your kids), head to a DEI Community of Practice session, share a pet photo with other dog lovers, or relax in an online meditation class. Our culture has earned us accolades! We have been named one of Built In's 2022 Best Places to Work™ and are certified as a Great Place to Work®.

 

We are looking to add a Staff Software Engineer-Software Architect to our Edulastic Engineering team. This individual is not shy and willing to dive into solving challenging problems but also understands that rolling up the sleeves and learning new skills is essential to get the job done. In this role, you would be working with the MERN stack to build our solutions that would effortlessly scale to support millions of students. You’re also a creative thinker who constantly strives to streamline the processes to improve the quality and reduce the time to market.

What You'll Do

• Mentor a team of developers to build and release product features on the MERN stack.
• The role will involve 100% engineering development activities.
• Implement Software Engineering practices like Agile, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and best coding practices through the development cycles.
• Conduct regular reviews on code and all aspects of the engineering product development cycle.
• Work closely with the leadership team in driving product enhancements.

Who You Are

• 10+ years of Hands-on technical expertise
• Must have relevant experience in designing, building, maintaining, and extending large-scale production systems
• Have deep expertise in React.js, Node JS, and MongoDB
• Proven leadership skills; courage to challenge with candor, motivate and inspire teams.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

What We Offer

• Competitive pay, bonuses, medical reimbursement funds, health insurance, accident insurance, life insurance, and a retirement savings plan.
• Paid annual leave, paid holidays, paid parental leave, paid leave for life events, and a paid year-end holiday break.
• A robust catalog of benefits that support your professional growth and personal well being: learning funds, lifestyle funds, gift vouchers, and quarterly wellness days…

• A varied and challenging role in a global and highly innovative high-growth company.
• Supportive, driven colleagues who have your back and share your passion.

GoGuardian is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. GoGuardian does not discriminate against employees, applicants, interns or volunteers on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.