About Us:
Trusted and loved by 25 million educators, students, and families worldwide, Seesaw is the only elementary learning experience platform, offering a suite of award-winning tools, resources, and curriculum for teachers to deliver joyful, inclusive instruction. Through interactive lessons, digital portfolios, and two-way communication features, Seesaw keeps everyone in the learning loop by providing continuous visibility into the student's learning experience to support and celebrate their learning.
Our Mission:
Seesaw's mission is to provide every elementary student with joyful and connected learning experiences that lay the foundation for success in life.
Your Team:
This Senior Software Engineer will join our Core Platform team, a back-end team functioning as the backbone of our organization, dedicated to crafting and maintaining the fundamental infrastructure and service libraries that drive Seesaw's success. By constructing the foundational layers upon which all other product teams build, they empower rapid and scalable development of exceptional user experiences. Additionally, the Core Platform team assumes ownership of critical operational aspects, including security, reliability, and cost-effectiveness to ensure the seamless operation of Seesaw's platform and cloud infrastructure.
Your Role:
Seesaw is seeking an experienced senior back-end, infrastructure-focused Software Engineer to join our Core Platform Engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will take ownership of large-scale projects that underpin our entire platform. You will drive the strategic direction for our core infrastructure, collaborating with other senior engineers and cross-functional teams to ensure our globally distributed systems are robust, scalable, and secure. Your expertise will shape the foundational layers that empower our diverse product teams to deliver outstanding user experiences at scale.
Your Responsibilities:
- Spearhead the design, development, and implementation of critical infrastructure components, ensuring they meet high standards for scalability, security, and performance.
- Partner with senior team members, product managers, and other key stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives and align infrastructure development with business objectives.
- Create scalable and efficient back-end systems that enable rapid development of user-centric features.
- Ensure the security and reliability of Seesaw's platform, proactively identifying and addressing potential vulnerabilities and performance bottlenecks.
- Lead the planning and execution of globally-distributed infrastructure, driving initiatives for infrastructure regionalization to support our international growth and ensure optimal performance across diverse regions.
- Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost-effectiveness, leveraging best practices in resource management.
- Lead the development of cutting-edge solutions that enable rapid and efficient delivery of features, improving the overall user experience for students, teachers, families, and school administrators.
- Utilize your back-end development expertise for our platform (Python, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch) to drive technical excellence and innovation in our platform.
- Help develop a strong technical roadmap and engineering culture through design proposals, industry engagement, and more.
Your Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in a back-end/infrastructure Software Engineering role.
- Strong proficiency in Python, AWS (or another Cloud provider).
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals - a bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent experience.
- Direct experience designing, developing, and maintaining software at scale.
- Comfort working within complex systems and ability to write readable, maintainable self-documenting or well-documented code.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Bonus credit: Experience working in AppSec and/or InfraSec space, and infra-as-code development experience.
Compensation & Benefits:
The annual base salary range for this position is: $160,000 - $185,000 + RSUs.
Benefits include: Medical/Dental + Orthodontics/Vision Coverage, 401k Match, Flexible Paid Time Off, Mindfulness First Fridays, Monthly Technology Stipend, Home Office Setup Stipend, Professional Development Stipend, Paid Parental Leave, Charitable Donation Matching, Volunteer Days.
Seesaw cares about building a diverse and inclusive team to better advocate for the needs of our incredibly diverse K-12 users.
We prioritize work-life balance and actually walk the walk - we care a lot about our work, but care more about our employee's well-being.
Seesaw provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity/gender expression/transgender, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, or military or veteran status.