Apply Job Type Full-time Description Would you like to join a rapidly growing and successful company?Do you want to be a part of a team where customers say things like:“I am amazed by how innovative this product is!”

Headquartered in Clifton, NJ, ClassLink is a leading education technology company serving schools around the world.

ClassLink empowers over 22 million students and staff with instant access to a library of 6,000+ single sign-on apps from in the classroom or at home.

ClassLink Analytics provides essential usage data, so instructors can measure engagement and leaders can make informed purchasing and training decisions.

ClassLink Roster Server and OneSync use automation and open standards to make rostering and provisioning easier, more secure, and less time-consuming.

ClassLink is an industry-leading education technology company, focusing on improving the lives of students and educators by creating more time for learning, improving access to digital resources, and simplifying rostering and account provisioning. Our Analytics family of products helps decision-makers view trends in data to better understand usage and adoption of software tools. This role will focus on improving and maintaining the underlying architecture of ClassLink Analytics. As ClassLink grows, so does the need for our products to efficiently scale and perform. You will be tasked with optimizing backend components using industry standard technology for big data processing.

The ClassLink team is a family of dedicated people who strive to make a difference in education. We do this by making and delivering great products. We rely on our 3 core values to lead us in our day to day, guide our company's actions, and serve as our cultural cornerstones. They are:

Strive to GrowDeliver Worthwhile ExperiencesContribute with Heart

The Software Developer (IC2) - Python- works closely with our team to help create award winning cloud based technology solutions. 

This position will involve understanding cause and effect and how to break down difficult problems.  

Responsibilities: 

Work in a fast-paced, Agile/Scrum engineering environment and deliver incremental product software with high quality. Build and write effective APIs and Applications that support the digital services ClassLink delivers Use unit and integration testing to ensure systems meet business needsShip software that impacts the lives of millions of usersWork with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutionsDesign client-side and server-side architectureDevelop and manage well-functioning databases and applicationsTest software to ensure responsiveness and efficiencyTroubleshoot, debug and upgrade softwareCreate security and data protection settingsBuild features and applications with a mobile responsive designWrite technical documentation

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be asked to perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Requirements

Required:

2-5 years experience in software development as a developer or engineerExperience developing in PythonUnderstanding of the fundamental technologies of the web: HTTP, SSL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSONExperience in designing and developing backend systems, API design, and microservice architectures.Understanding of Python deployment best practices, including dependency management, virtual environments, containerization, etc.Component-based architecture understanding, including reusable UI components, dynamic forms, and lazy loadingMinimum 2 years of experience developing consumer-facing web applications, services, and APIsExperience with Amazon Web Services, in particular Lambda, Step Functions, RDS, and S3Be familiar with Javascript/Typescript Be familiar with FastAPI

Preferred Education and Experience:

Experience with testing frameworks such as PytestExperience building and deploying database models and migrations using tools such as SQLAlchemy and AlembicExperience building and deploying Docker containersExperience/knowledge of JIRA and Scrum methodologyBachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field.Focus on efficiency, user experience, and process improvement.Excellent project and time management skills.

It would be great if you have or are pursuing the following:

Amazon AWS certification 

We prefer that you have experience with: 

Angular 10+FastAPIPytestSQLAlchemy / AlembicGoogle SuiteMS Office SuiteJIRA and ConfluenceAWSGIT

This role is 100% remote eligible, with quarterly strategy meetings that are in-person.

We are a team of passionate people striving to improve classroom learning.We do this by making and delivering great products.We also like to have fun along the way.
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