Who We Are & What We Do:

Branching Minds’ mission is to empower all educators to effectively, efficiently and equitably support the holistic needs of their students; and to create a path to academic and personal success for every learner. Already supporting over 1,000,000 students across 100+ districts from 30 states, our vision is to be the most impactful national K12 school district solution for achieving high-fidelity RTI/MTSS; consistently demonstrating our ability to save teachers planning/documenting time, improve outcomes of our students, and eliminate achievement gaps.

As a startup, we don’t have to play by the rules of traditional organizations. We get to be innovative in the solutions we develop for our partners and the way we conduct our business for ourselves. Branching Minds is also a Benefit corporation, we get to prioritize our mission > profit, and the means of getting there is just as important as the ends. We err towards self management, transparency, collaboration, initiative, and giving a damn.

If using innovation to reimagine education in service of equity energizes you -- join our team!

The Calling:

Our Software Engineers will work cross-functionally and tackle varied projects and initiatives. As a result, our Software Engineers will generally fall within one of the below, and may shift in speciality based on development goals, areas of interest and business needs

What You Will Achieve:

Our Software Engineers will work cross-functionally and tackle varied projects and initiatives. As a result, our Software Engineers will generally fall within one of the below, and may shift in speciality based on development goals, areas of interest and business needs.

Generalist Scope

Collaborate with Product and UX teams to build new features that deliver value to our users
Collaborate with Support team to investigate and resolve identified defects
Collaborate with Engineering teams to identify, prioritize, and pay back technical debt and resolve system vulnerabilities
Improve our software development lifecycle by participating in and recommending adjustments to our policies, processes, and tooling (Slack, Azure DevOps, New Relic, GitHub, etc)

Web Application Engineering

Develop and maintain our web application. Expertise with some or all of the following technologies:

React
Ruby on Rails
AngularJS (migrating to React)
PostgreSQL
Kubernetes
Terraform
AWS

Data Engineering

Develop and maintain our data ingestion, ETL, and tooling to support our internal Data Management team. Expertise with some or all of the following technologies:

Python
Pandas
PostgreSQL
Terraform
Kubernetes
AWS (Athena, Glue, DynamoDB, CDK

Requirements

Why We Want You:

Have experience and desire engaging in a collaborative development environment
Thrive in an atmosphere of continuous learning
Enjoy being involved in solution decisions and feeling ownership of your work
Knowledge of SQL and database systems, and experience working with computer programming languages
Strong communication skills with intermediate English comprehension, spoken and written ability

Lucky Us If You:

(No biggie if you don’t)

Have experience with agile vertical slicing concepts
Have an understanding of EdTech / MTSS

Interview Process:

If we are a match you can expect a total of 2-3 steps in the interview process after the initial application

45-minute Video/Phone Interview with the VP of Engineering
45-minute Deep Dive with Engineering Leads
(Possible) 60-minute Final Round with Engineering Team specialists

Benefits

What We Offer You:

Check our our Benefits & Perks
Fully remote!
The US range of our base salary compensation is between $135,000 - $145,000 final offers are determined using multiple factors including experience and level of expertise.

In Our Own Words We Are...

Independent, Relaxed, Ownership, Flexibility, Always Learning, Casual, Adaptable, “Best Idea Wins,” Passionate, Dedicated, Very Capable/Competent, Efficient, Communicative, Welcoming, Caring, Scrappy, Friendly, Co-operative, Agile, Supportive, Principle-Driven, Respectful, Practical, Attentive, Funny, Self-Motivated, Silly Parrots.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Branching Minds, a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace is one where everyone, regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education, professional and life experiences, disabilities and abilities; feels valued and respected. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to continuing to create a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment.

Our Commitment to People with Disabilities

Branching Minds is committed to disability inclusion, and to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at info@branchingminds.com

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