Senior Software Engineer (Platform Engineering)
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- IXL Learning, a leading developer of personalized learning products used by millions worldwide, is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Unification Team—a high-impact group driving technical excellence across IXL and our family of brands
- As a part of this team, you’ll work on large-scale, cross-functional engineering initiatives that unify infrastructure, standardize tools and processes, and create reusable, scalable, and reliable systems. Your efforts will drive smoother collaboration, faster development, and stronger product performance across the entire company
- Execute strategic technical initiatives that deliver wide-reaching improvements to infrastructure and engineering workflows
- Identify and solve core technical problems, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and reusability
- Scope and execute complex projects from conception to delivery
- Collaborate across teams and brands, partnering with application engineers and stakeholders to implement solutions at company-scale
- Propose and implement architectural improvements to support long-term growth and resilience
- Contribute hands-on through coding, infrastructure design, and system optimization
- We’re looking for engineers who love solving complex technical challenges, thrive in collaborative environments, and are motivated by the opportunity to improve systems that support millions of learners
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in computer science or a related discipline
- Proven ability to collaborate across teams and communicate effectively
- Ability to quickly learn and work with a variety of technologies, bringing a passion for improving systems and modernizing tech stacks
- Deep experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Fluency in observability tools and methodologies
- 6+ years of professional hands-on Software Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering or Platform Engineering experience
- Strong understanding of backend systems—web servers, message queues, databases, load balancers, etc
- Extensive experience with at least one programming language, e.g. Java, C++, Python, Go