Staff Software Engineer

Company Description:

Veracross provides SaaS-based School Information Systems (SIS) designed to meet the specific needs of independent K-12 schools worldwide. Our one-record solution combines the power of a fully integrated single-record database, personalized communication tools, and an elegant architecture that is unique in our industry.

We are a growing, values-led community of 350 employees in the US, UK and Australia who share a vision to unify school communities, improve the quality of education, and enhance learning. And we’re succeeding! As of early 2024, we are supporting 3200+ schools in 60 countries.

Veracross is five product brands in one global tech company

• Veracross SIS is a one-person, one-record school management platform

• Magnus Health provides cloud-based Student Health Record (SHR) solutions
• Digistorm connects with their communities through Digistorm Websites, Digistorm Funnel, and Digistorm Apps.
• Epraise incentivizes student well-being and connects teachers, students, and families.
• Firefly provides an online learning space for students and teachers

About the Role

This is a full-time, staff level software engineering role where you will work as a technical lead and individual contributor on our Payments team. Payments is one of three product areas (along with Accounting and Student Billing) that are a part of our Financial Technology offering for our schools.

The Payments product is focused on building and improving our online payments platform, VC Pay, as well as supporting our payment integrations with other products within Veracross. Accounting is used by schools to manage their general ledger and accounts payable/accounts receivable. Student Billing is used by schools to manage charges, payments, and statements for students and their families.

Having an all-in-one integrated billing, accounting, and school information system improves the lives of school staff and families as it brings otherwise complex workflows into one streamlined systems.

This role includes technical leadership and mentorship for other engineers on the team. Candidates with experience with integrating payment processors (domestic and international) are especially encouraged to apply.

Our engineering team is remote-friendly, distributed, and has employees in a variety of states and contractors in several countries. While our headquarters is in Wakefield, MA and proximity to this location is a plus, candidates are encouraged to apply from anywhere.

Responsabilities

• Develop, improve, and maintain features using Ruby on Rails, SQL, and JavaScript.
• Own technical architecture discussions and lead technical decisions for our payments product area.
• Provide technical mentorship for team members.
• Partner and collaborate with other technical leaders across teams.
• Build new features within our flagship product, Axiom.
• Enable other internal product areas, such as Admissions and Fundraising, to leverage our payments platform.
• Expand our internal tools to automate and improve workflows.
• Write and improve documentation for our FinTech systems and tools.
• Integrate Veracross with third-party systems used by private K-12 schools.

• Experience integrating payment providers such as Stripe, BlueSnap, Braintree, etc.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent technical organization and planning skills.

• Demonstrable understanding of the security and privacy requirements of payment related systems.
• The ability to perform technical responsibilities remotely in a mostly asynchronous environment.
• The ability to be flexible and adaptable.
• 8+ years of professional programming experience.
• Proven experience in system architecture, ensuring system scalability and performance.
• Experience with the Ruby language, Rails framework, or similar languages and technologies; experience with modern JavaScript development a plus.
• Passionate about writing testable code, with experience in unit/integration testing.
• Experience with relational databases.
• Experience with source control, especially git.
• A service- and team-oriented mindset.

Bonus Points

We are specifically looking for candidates with previous FinTech experience. While experience integrating payment providers is required, the following experience is a big plus, but is not mandatory for a strong candidate:

• Understanding of core accounting standards and concepts, including but not limited to: GAAP, General Ledger, and Accounts Receivable / Accounts Payable.
• Experience with accounting applications, such as Quickbooks, Freshbooks, Xero, or Sage.
• Experience with financial aid, tuition management, or other school-related financial software.

• 3 weeks of vacation per year
• 14 paid holidays per year (including the week off between Christmas and New Year's Eve)
• 56 Hours of paid sick leave annually
• Top tier benefits -
• Medical, Dental & Vision (Blue Cross Blue Shield & EyeMed)
• Veracross LLC Fidelity 401(k) Plan - Managed by Sentinel Benefits

Salary at Veracross is determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. The compensation range for this position is $140k to $170k (annualized USD) in addition to potential bonus.

We value the power of an inclusive culture and a strong sense of belonging. We seek to infuse diversity and inclusion in everything we do while promoting a culture where differences are embraced as strengths; opportunities are equal and accessible; consideration and respect are the norm; and all team members are supported in reaching their full potential.