Description
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.
The role
- 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, React, 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
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