Software Engineer 3

Company Location:
Strongmind
2501 N. Arizona Avenue
Chandler, AZ 85225, USA

As a Software Engineer at StrongMind, you will join a cross-functional team using the latest development technologies and agile practices to deliver solutions that democratize education, enabling educators to amplify their impact and students to control their learning experience.

Primary duties and responsibilities:

• Build magical product experiences. Make the technical & complex simple and effortless.
• Lead in all aspects of the software life-cycle, from ideation through development and including production support.
• Be an advocate for best practices and influence others to be advocates for best practices on their own teams.
• Collaborate deeply with a cross-functional team of Engineers, UX, Product, and Operations to create engaging and adaptive application interfaces.
• Increase awareness of the larger technical picture, helping your team to understand their blind spots and how they can effectively integrate into the technical ecosystem.
• Identify opportunities for shared solutions across teams and guide successful designs and implementations.
• Leverage practices such as Continuous Integration, Pairing, and Test-Driven Development to deliver early and often.
• Help to define and measure KPI’s for products and teams, championing the understanding of success based on the measurable outcomes we strive to impact.
• Apply Lean Startup/Agile approaches to software development.
• Work in an open space environment (no cube walls).
• Commit to implementing standard department practices and actively learning.

Specific Job Skills/Abilities:

• 4+ years of Engineering experience with at least one modern language in a production environment, multiple languages strongly preferred (e.g. Ruby/Rails, JS/TS, Python/Django).
• Awareness of cross-platform development best practices (e.g. mobile first, responsive design, progressive web applications).
• Knowledge of mobile development a plus.
• Ability to work and lead outside of your technological comfort zone.
• Experience designing cloud-based software solutions.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing CI/CD systems.
• Fluency with agile methods.
• Passion for self-driven, continuous learning, both in and out of the office.
• Opinionated on technology, in theory, but flexible in practice.
• Ability to balance time and attention across personal contributions and team growth.
• Demonstrated ability to teach others how to build their technical skills.
• Involvement with Open Source projects a plus.
• Passion for Education is a must; experience in Ed-Tech helpful, but not required.

Company-wide skills, abilities and expectations:

• Communicate clearly and professionally in both written and verbal form.
• Maintain a high level of customer service with both internal and external customers.
• Maintain a professional code of conduct, including professional language, actions, and attire.
• Maintain confidentiality of matters pertaining to clients and co-workers.
• Acknowledge and accept direction from company leadership.
• Demonstrate willingness and desire to work and collaborate with clients, co-workers, and the general public.
• Prioritize work and handle multiple tasks while working independently.
• Remain organized and plan effectively.
• Work well under pressure, pay attention to detail, meet deadlines and deal with difficult situations while maintaining composure, professionalism, and a positive attitude.
• Examine data analytically, showing excellent reasoning and problem-solving skills as it relates to continuous improvement.
• Commit to professional and personal growth.
• Embrace a culturally diverse environment.
• Adapt to change while conveying professionalism.
• Meet quantitative and qualitative performance expectations and requirements.
• Own up to the responsibility of the performance of the teams that report to you.
• Display candor about one’s own opinions with the ability to commit to a final decision even when in disagreement.

Education/Training:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Education, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years Software development experience preferably in a full-stack capacity.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Fluent knowledge of agile best practices.
• Experience collaborating across team boundaries.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Development experience within the education industry is a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employment:
The company will provide equal consideration to all qualified applicants for employment without regard of race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, or disability protected by law.