Senior Software Engineer 1

Overview

About PowerSchoolAt PowerSchool, we power education for students around the world. As the global leader in cloud-based K-12 software, we support the full education ecosystem—from the central office to the classroom to the home. Joining PowerSchool means being part of a mission-driven team that is transforming K-12 education by helping schools operate more effectively and deliver better outcomes for educators, students, and families.

Team Overview

Our Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.

Responsibilities

Description

The Software Engineering team is a group of full stack developers who design, develop, and maintain our products, tools, and infrastructure.

Your day-to-day job will consist of:

• Work as part of an Agile SCRUM team in the planning, scoping, estimation, and execution of technical solutions.

• Develop scalable web applications, services, and APIs that meet business and customer requirements.

• Investigate and resolve issues reported for web applications by following engineering best practices, including writing maintainable code, developing unit tests, and applying appropriate design patterns and algorithms.

• Analyze application performance and implement improvements to enhance reliability, scalability, and user experience.

• Assist with security updates, vulnerability remediation, and secure coding practices across web applications.

• Develop client-side and/or server-side application components as a member of a cross-functional engineering team.

• Develop and enhance software solutions, frameworks, and tools that support product functionality and internal engineering initiatives.

• Leverage AI-powered tools and technologies in daily engineering activities to improve productivity, code quality, testing, troubleshooting, and development efficiency.

• Contribute to an AI-first engineering approach by incorporating automation, AI-assisted development practices, and intelligent solutions into software delivery processes.

• Design, develop, and maintain integrations across multiple applications, services, and platforms to deliver seamless end-to-end user experiences.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant and related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Additional experience may be substitute for an advanced Degree.
• Experience owning the responsibility for delivering frontend and backend work as well as coordinating with QA, Design, and PM
• Willingness to accept responsibility not only for your own work but the work of the team as a whole
• Demonstrate adaptability by learning and adopting new technologies, tools, and engineering practices, including AI-powered solutions.
• Collaborate effectively with other engineering and product teams to solve complex integration challenges and deliver seamless cross-platform experiences.
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks.
• Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and React for building modern web applications.
• Knowledge of AWS Cloud Services and cloud-native application development.
• Understanding of Serverless Architecture and event-driven application design.
• Experience with or knowledge of AWS Lambda and serverless computing concepts.
• Familiarity with DynamoDB or other NoSQL database technologies.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and integration patterns across distributed systems.
• Knowledge of Micro Frontend architecture and frontend application modularization concepts.
• Familiarity with Module Federation for scalable frontend development and application integration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Auth0 for authentication and authorization solutions.
• Familiarity with AI tools, AI-assisted development workflows, and modern AI technologies.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern web development practices.
• Experience with Elasticsearch for search, indexing, and analytics capabilities.

EEO Commitment

EEO Commitment

*PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national o…