At Higher Ground Education, we are radically reinventing education. We believe that for a student to live their life fully, we need an education model that fosters independence and develops competent, capable, action-oriented thinkers and change agents. To achieve this, we are using technology as an enabler for the timeless core principles of Montessori education. We are committed to making high-quality, modernized Montessori education available to all. To that end, we are looking for a capable engineer for the following role.

The Senior Software Engineer is a subject matter expert in full-stack software engineering at HGE. As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgment to make decisions across the entire software stack. You will ship software regularly. This role also provides recommendations to address challenges while working in an agile environment with product owners. This position is full-time and remote.

Your Responsibilities:

Use your full-stack engineering experience to craft intelligent solutions that include front-end and back-end systems.
Facilitate collaboration with other developers, product owners, and designers
Deliver testable, maintainable, and high-quality code and take operational responsibility for the components that you develop

Basic Qualifications:

Deep experience with Typescript/JavaScript and NodeJS, including at least one client-side framework, preferably React, and back-end frameworks such as Nest JS, Mongoose, Bull MQ, and TypeORM.
Strong software testing principles. You should have experience writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
Experience with CSS fundamentals.
Experience with front-end build pipelines, including tools such as Webpack and Babel
Familiarity with designing REST APIs
Familiarity with building and operating production software in the cloud at scale, preferably AWS or Azure
Exposure to CI/CD automation such as CircleCI
Experience designing fault-tolerant and scalable systems (comfortable w/ distributed systems, networking, DNS, CDNs, etc.)
Excellent troubleshooting and debugging
Experience working in containerized environments such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with Agile development practices

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with Python and frameworks such as Alembic and SQL-Alchemy
Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Postgre, and Redis
A bachelor's degree in a technical area with a minimum of three years of hands-on experience

We Offer:

A competitive salary
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and paid holidays
100% tuition discount for two children at any school within our network
A network of supportive peers and mentors who regularly share best practices
Career growth and promotion opportunities

Higher Ground Education, Guidepost Montessori, and Academy of Thought and Industry are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We will not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under applicable federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Our leadership is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy. When requested, we are committed to reasonably accommodate employees and applicants with disabilities or special needs that may require an accommodation.

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