Software Engineer 2

Position Summary: 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 within your team.
• Collaborate deeply with a cross functional team of Engineers, UX, Product and Operations to create engaging and adaptive application interfaces.
• Identify effective solutions with your team and guide successful designs and implementations.
• Help your team to understand their blind spots and how they can effectively improve.
• Leverage practices such as Continuous Integration, Pairing, and Test-Driven Development to deliver early and often.
• 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:

• 2+ 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 outside of your technological comfort zone.
• Experience working with cloud-based software solutions.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing CI/CD systems.
• Familiarity 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience collaborating within a team.
• 2+ years Development experience, preferably in a full-stack capacity.
• Development experience within the education industry is a plus.