Senior Software Engineer 1

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.

Description

• Develops software solutions by studying information needs, conferring with users, studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; and following the software development lifecycle.
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  Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
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  Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clear code.
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  Updates job knowledge by participating in training opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
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  Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
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  Supports and develops software engineers by providing advice, coaching, and educational opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant and related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts.
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  Good understanding of PHP, My SQL, Redis, React/Angular, Typescript.
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  Good understanding of various design patterns.
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  Good understanding of data structures and competitive programming.
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  Experience in Designing PHP applications.
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  Experience working in Scrum teams.
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  Hands-on experience in AWS, Docker, Kubernetis.
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  Good oral and written communication skills.
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  Good attitude and work ethic.

EEO Commitment

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accomodations@powerschool.com.