Full Stack Software Engineer – Schoolzilla by Renaissance -(Remote, US)

Job Description
Enable Student Success by Unifying Data for Educators
Schoolzilla is a Renaissance product group living our mission to students’ lives at scale by
enabling people to use data to run great schools.

Teachers and school leaders need lots of data to make good decisions for their students, but most of them can’t get the data they need in any kind of useful format.

Schoolzilla’s team of engineers, data visualizers, educators with lived experience, and K-12 knowledge holders have done just that.

We’ve made data easy to find, understand, and act on for school districts everywhere.
Every day we live our founding values: Driven by Mission, Better Together, Teammates
Matter, Equity At The Center, and Intellectual Humilarity (humility + hilarity).
How You Can Help
Schoolzilla’s Engineering team is responsible for empowering school systems across the
country to take action based on data by delivering timely, accurate, and useful data.

As a
member of this team, you’ll be driving product innovation.

You’ll collaborate with product
managers, designers, and your teammates to take ideas from concept to reality, utilizing
your full range of technical skills and a healthy dose of user empathy.
What You’ll Do

Craft fault-tolerant UIs and microservices that can deliver beautiful analytical
experiences that scale by millions of students
Solve complex data delivery problems to provide performant, real-time ad hoc aggregate
analysis
Partner with a collaborative, lively team of engineers and product owners to target new
features and products that will delight users
Advocate for code development and delivery improvements to ensure well-tested code is
shipped early+often and is actively monitored once in the wild
Develop and improve internal services, scripts, and tools that will be leveraged
throughout the company
Qualifications
For this role you must have:

Experience developing single page applications utilizing frameworks such as Angular,
React, or Vue
Experience designing, implementing, and supporting modern, enterprise-scale
microservice layers
Proven fluency in one or more major programming languages, such as Python or Java
Proficiency with utilizing major relational databases, such as MS SQL Server and
Postgres
Knowledge of modern, cloud-based web architecture and best practices
Experience working in an Agile software development organization
Mission-Driven: You feel a deep sense of ownership for your work, and a relentless
desire to deliver better results.

You are passionate about solving problems for our users.
A Lifelong Learner: You love learning new things.

You’re curious and ask good
questions.

You solicit feedback from others, accept it with grace, and act on it.
Flexible: Comfort with technical ambiguity and welcoming of rapid iteration
Bonus Points For

Understanding of how data is used in K-12 education
Experience with frameworks or services we use, like Angular, SQL Server, Postgres,
Flask, Redis, and Docker
Familiarity with the tools we use, like AWS, Datadog, New Relic, Jenkins, and Rancher –
plus experience with tools we don’t use, but should, and the wisdom to know when to
recommend them
Experience using non-relational data stores, such as document stores, key-value stores,
and graph databases
Enthusiasm for working in a remote or geographically distributed Agile software
development organization using DevOps practices.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Salary Range -$68,000 –$119,800 This range is based on national market data and may vary by location.
Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision
401K with generous matching
Generous Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement
10+ paid holidays and Vacation Time Off
2 Volunteer Days off yearly
14 weeks fully paid family leave
At Renaissance our mission is: “To accelerate learning for all children and adults of all ability levels and ethnic and social backgrounds, worldwide.” Inherent in that guiding principle is dedication to serving all identities by recognizing the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our organization, our work, and our products.
Frequently cited statistics show that women and underrepresented minorities will only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications.

At Renaissance, we write our job descriptions to articulate our flexibility and we encourage all applications.

Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need into the future.

NO ONE ever meets 100% of the criteria in a job post.

We hope you’re open to learning new skills to grow with us.

Make our team, your team!