Kiddom is a groundbreaking educational platform that promotes student equity and growth by uniting high-quality instructional materials with dynamic digital learning. Through unparalleled curriculum management functionality, Kiddom empowers schools and districts to take ownership of their curriculum – resulting in learning experiences tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of local communities. Kiddom’s high-quality curriculum is layered with robust teacher and leader data insights to drive the continuous improvement of instructional decisions, school/district programming, and professional learning.
The role
- We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to join our growing team and help build the next generation of scalable backend services.
- You will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance systems that power our applications.
- The ideal candidate has extensive experience in backend technologies, and system architecture, along with a passion for solving complex problems for our users and mentoring engineers.
- The individual selected for this role will have a passion for education, the ability to empathize with teachers, strong product acumen, and a commitment to Kiddom’s mission and vision.
You will
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and databases.
- Ensure the scalability, security, and performance of backend systems.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality features.
- Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Conduct code reviews and provide mentorship to junior engineers.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring system uptime and reliability.
- Work with our customers to troubleshoot issues and bugs and also help with Kiddom onboarding.
What we’re looking for
- BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
- 6+ years professional software engineering experience
- Experience scaling integration systems
- Proficiency in working with databases (SQL & NoSQL) such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis.
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure, and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
- Strong knowledge of design patterns and software engineering best practices
- You've been through the planning, launching and refactoring phases of code you wrote
- Excellent problem solving and debugging skills
- Ability to work as part of a collaborative team in a fast-paced environment
- Motivated and responsible individual who strives to exceed expectations
- Sincere interest in working at a startup and scaling with the company as we grow
Nice to have
- Experience in Edtech industry
- Familiarity with Golang, React, Typescript
- Experience with AWS Lambda, Terraform
What Kiddom offers
- The opportunity to make a measurable impact in K-12 education
- Competitive salary and equity in a hyper-growth, mission-driven organization
- Full health benefits: medical, dental, and vision
- Flexible vacation policy
- 401k
- An inclusive, positive team culture
- A passionate, collaborative team obsessed with building transformative education technology
Top Skills
What We Do
Kiddom takes schools and districts into the future of personalized teaching and learning. For the first time, digital curriculum, instructional tools, and assessments are connected and integrated, all in one place. Using Kiddom, classrooms get the highest quality digital curriculum, saving teachers time and enabling students to take engaging, interactive assessments. Performance data is instantly accessible via beautiful, actionable reports, and teachers finally have the insight they need to offer targeted personalized support.
Why Work With Us
Kiddom's dynamic digital platform is both disruptive in an industry dominated by large publishers who are slow to innovate, and scalable for a whole new generation of digital natives. We're always looking for passionate, collaborative, team members to join us in building this transformative education technology.
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