Founded in 2015 by former K-12 educators and administrators, Swing Education is a leading platform assisting school districts in sourcing dependable, highly qualified substitute teachers. Recently recognized as the Most Innovative Company in Education by Fast Company and named a Great Place to Work in 2024, Swing continues to set the standard for excellence in the EdTech space.

At the core of our company stands a diverse and visionary leadership team. In the face of a nationwide teacher shortage, Swing believes that every classroom should have a teacher, and every student deserves uninterrupted learning. At Swing, we champion a fundamental belief: for our schools and students to thrive, our team must reflect the rich diversity of the thousands of students and educators we are privileged to serve. We are committed to creating a work culture that embraces inclusivity and belonging for every member of our present and future team. To learn more about Swing Education and our Core Values, please click here.

POSITION SUMMARY:

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer I to join our growing engineering team. You’ll partner with product management and design to architect, implement, test, iterate and maintain features that will bring unprecedented technology to the school and substitute teacher marketplace. You’ll play a key role in helping us modernize and reimagine our codebase, infrastructure, processes, and products. This role will meaningfully impact Swing Education’s mission to ensure that learning never stops in K-12 classrooms.

We have a diverse, supportive Product, Design, and Engineering (PDE) team that values experimentation, learning, and personal growth. Your fellow engineers will help get you ready to contribute quickly. We also have lots of exciting work in the pipeline, ready for an engineer like you!

This will be a full-time remote position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Foster a collaborative environment for you and your teammates to deliver high-quality, reliable, and well-tested features

Ensure that the code meets performance, reliability, quality, security, and testability standards
Craft technical specifications that illuminate the hidden complexities of feature development and offer straightforward solutions to engineering challenges
Mentor others to solve problems and lead complex projects. Share your knowledge with your peers by presenting at our monthly DevChats
Champion building products that produce valuable outcomes for our users
Collaborate closely with product management and design on requirements, priorities, sizing efforts and tradeoffs
Collaborate with teams across the organization to accomplish our holistic company goals

TECHNOLOGY:

Front-End: Typescript, React

Cloud: AWS

CI/CD: Gitlab CI/CD, Ionic Appflow

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

What You’ll Bring:

5+ years of professional full stack software development experience
Solid knowledge of modern JavaScript, TypeScript, and React
Significant experience designing and architecting software solutions
Significant experience designing and consuming REST APIs
Experience in front-end development using modern Javascript frameworks, such as React or Vue
Experience collaborating cross-functionally in a fully remote environment
Experience leading projects and mentoring others to solve problems
Comfortable with modern infrastructure essentials like AWS, Docker, CI/CD tools, etc.
Experience developing and shipping production-grade services in an agile, product-oriented environment
A track record for becoming a domain expert in both technical and business areas

Some Nice to Haves:

Previous experience building/deploying UI component libraries
Previous EdTech, startup, or online marketplace experience
New user onboarding and first touch tailoring experience
Knowledge of web accessibility principles and experience implementing them in a web or mobile app environment
Experience with Clojure or other Lisp dialects

We’re Looking for Someone Who Has:

Excitement about working at a mission-driven startup, and the opportunity to have an outsized influence on the trajectory of the company
Passion to foster a diverse and inclusive culture
High standards for themself and others, and attention to detail
Pride in owning projects end to end and driving them to successful completion
A strong sense of urgency and a bias to action
Open communication skills — asks questions, assumes good intentions, and defaults to transparency

Salary is commensurate on experience and is adjusted for cost of living standards dependent on position location. Swing Education offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following perks:

Medical/dental/vision benefits
Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Paid holidays
Parental leave
Stock options
Professional development reimbursement program
Co-working membership reimbursement
Mission-driven work
Fun, collaborative, balanced culture

COMPENSATION:

$144,400—$159,600 USD

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