Software Engineer (Mid-Level), Acquisition Products Team, Remote or Seattle, United States
Organization: Code.org
Country: United States
City: Seattle
Office: Code.org in Seattle, United States
COMPANY PROFILE
Code.org ® is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in K-12 schools and increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups. Our vision is that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part K-12. The leading provider of K-12 computer science solutions in the largest school districts in the United States, Code.org also created the annual Hour of Code campaign, which has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world!
JOB SUMMARY
Are you passionate about computer science and education? We’d like to work with you! As a mid-level software engineer on the Acquisitions Products Team at Code.org, you’ll deliver software products and operate services used by tens of millions of students and teachers in K-12 classrooms around the world. Our team’s goal is to grow the number of students and teachers using Code.org in classrooms by making our curriculum offerings more discoverable, surfacing professional development opportunities for teachers, and streamlining navigation on our platform. And with AI bursting onto the world stage, we’ll be looking for ways to both use and support AI curriculum as well.
Learn more about our Software Engineering Team here!
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
As a member of our engineering team, you will:
Own projects and build features end to end, working on exciting technical challenges using some of the latest technologies.
Work with your product manager and team to flesh out details of feature work and identify impact and intersection with other components of our system.
Explore and contribute to our efforts to incorporate AI in all aspects of our product and curriculum
Look for opportunities and propose improvements to our processes and toolkit.
Ship software regularly while maintaining excellent live site availability.
Mentor other engineers and contribute to an inclusive, growth-focused, and collaborative team culture.
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates should have a good amount of software engineering industry experience. ML & AI experience are a bonus, whether in the industry or pursued as a personal passion on the side, we’re looking for you.
We seek candidates who have:
Passion for our mission of growing access to computer science education
Passion for learning and exploring new technologies, building processes and tooling to multiply the team’s output, and looking for ways to improve not only what we build, but how we build and operate it.
Full-stack experience with building foundational elements of consumer-grade web applications with preferably Ruby on Rails, Javascript, React, and ideally Typescript and MySQL as well.
Experience supporting a production high-scale web-based software product or service using cloud technologies (ideally AWS)
Experience in working independently on or leading investigations and implementation efforts. This includes the ability to break down project work into smaller features, communicate status updates, and raise issues with proposed solutions.
A desire to bias for action and maintain forward momentum.
A product and team-first mindset where success is measured by the team’s delivery, execution, and health
At least 3-4 years of professional software engineering experience
In addition, AI experience is a bonus and includes:
Experience with commercial, hobby, or open source language models and prompt engineering frameworks
Knowledge of mitigating bias and improving safety of LLMs; preferably for educational purposes
Ability to apply AI models creatively and effectively using commercial and open source solutions
Familiarity with instruction tuning and agent frameworks
Proficiency in ML frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
In addition, candidates must:
Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
Pass a pre-employment background check
Be willing to travel a minimum of two times per year for team events
WHAT IS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS LIKE?
Step 1: Technical Assessment – General Coding Step 2: Informational Interview – learn more about the role and share your experience (30 minutes) Step 3: Full Interview Loop (3 one-hour paired interviews)
Coding: Data Structures
Coding: System Design
Code Review
Each interview will include a behavioral question and additional time for the candidate to ask questions
Step 4: Final Interview (1 hour) Step 5: Reference Checks
All interviews are currently being conducted virtually via Zoom
TO APPLY
Our team will review all applications on a rolling basis and if we believe your qualifications would make a great fit, we’ll contact you to schedule an informational interview.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PACKAGE
The expected salary range for this position is $126,900 – $141,000. The actual offer will be at the company’s sole discretion and determined by relevant business considerations, including the final candidate’s qualifications, years of experience, and skillset.
We also offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:
Technology subsidy consistent with our Bring Your Own Device environment
Flexible, engaging, and remote working environment
Paid time off: 3 weeks vacation annually, sick leave, and ‘winter break’ office closure the two weeks that include Christmas and New Years
Medical, dental and vision premiums paid at 100% for FT positions and their dependents
Option to participate in 403b retirement plan
Annual professional development stipend
The opportunity to help students learn better and change the face of computer science
A unifying approach in a divided world
Code.org’s global role in the K-12 computer science movement is only possible because we use a unifying approach across diverse and often divided stakeholders. At a time of increasing polarization, the idea of increasing opportunity for students unites people from across the political spectrum. Code.org’s team members, students, teachers, and supporters have diverse and diverging view points, and they are all welcome in our mission. Read more.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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