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Senior Software Engineer

Renaissance Learning North America
Location
Remote - US
Posted
18 days ago
Department
Assessment - Nearpod
Salary
$109,500.00 - $150,550.00
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Substantial professional experience building and operating production backend services
  • Strong TypeScript or strong proficiency in a comparably typed language with willingness to work in TypeScript
  • Demonstrated ownership of API contracts in a multi-service system
  • Cloud operations depth, including designing infrastructure and writing infrastructure as code (Terraform on AWS)
  • Release engineering depth with experience in building and maintaining continuous delivery pipelines
  • Effective communication skills for collaboration with distributed teams and explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences
What the job really is

As a Senior Software Engineer at Renaissance, you will be a key member of the Navigators team, focusing on integrating four mature products into a cohesive discovery layer. Your responsibilities will include designing API contracts, building a search and retrieval system, and maintaining continuous delivery pipelines. You will also contribute to evolving engineering practices and mentoring other engineers.

Benefits
  • World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
Things to weigh
  • No specific technologies mentioned beyond TypeScript and Terraform, which may limit exposure to other modern stacks
  • The role involves significant responsibility in designing and maintaining critical systems, which may be challenging for less experienced candidates
  • Remote work may require strong self-management skills due to distributed team dynamics
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