Senior Software Engineer
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Summary
Senior Software Engineer at IXL Learning builds back-end services, application logic, and UI for educational products used by millions of students. The role is full-time, in-office in San Mateo, CA, and involves full-cycle development, cross-team collaboration, and evaluating new technologies using Java and other object-oriented languages.
- IXL Learning, a global edtech leader with personalized learning products used by millions of students worldwide, is seeking Senior Software Engineers who have a passion for technology and education to help us add new features to our extremely successful educational products and build new, innovative products. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions, and we are eager to have you join our team. #LI-EM1
- This is a full-time position that requires you to be in our IXL headquarters office in San Mateo, CA
- Work with a team of talented engineers, both starting projects from scratch and also working within the existing code base
- Build the back-end wiring, application logic, and UI for our products
- Drive the development process for your team, including design, coding, documenting, testing, debugging, and tuning
- Provide accurate estimates, evaluate feasibility, and assess new platforms and technologies for project implementations
- Collaborate and communicate clearly across multiple development teams to design and release amazing products
- Strong communication skills
- Strong analytical-reasoning and problem-solving skills
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
- Passion for improving education through technology
- 6+ years of experience in software engineering
- Excellent programming skills in Java or other object-oriented language