Staff Software Engineer (Beacon)

• We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to build new and maintain existing products in GoGuardian’s Safety product suite
• In this role, you’ll contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from conception, research, definition, scoping, planning, implementation, and testing, to documentation, delivery and maintenance
• This position sits on the Admin Team, GoGuardian Admin delivers a single, unified interface for setting filtering policies and reporting across ChromeOS, Windows, and macOS devices
• Powerful DNS-protection helps schools comply with CIPA across BYOD, guest networks, and unmanaged devices, all managed from the same dashboard
• The ideal candidate is curious, able to manage risk, and driven to deliver quality software
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team toward feature delivery; Working both independently and in pairs/groups with others of varying skill levels
• Leverage strong problem solving skills to apply existing knowledge and experience to new problems and creative solutions
• Write production-grade code for well-scoped features with the help of code reviewers
• Understand, implement and contribute to GoGuardian’s best practices, including style guides, standards, code reviews, documentation management, and operational workflows
• Being generally available to work during standard working hours and to participate in an on-call rotation for production application support
• Work closely with Product Management to create new features and products
• Lead the application architecture decision making process
• Champion AI adoption across engineering by defining best practices and driving effective use of AI in development workflows to improve velocity, quality, and customer impact
• Continuously experiment with and operationalize AI tools to accelerate innovation, improve productivity, mentor teams on AI usage, and help shape the company’s AI engineering culture and strategy
• Take part in short and long term planning
• Build & operate AWS infrastructure
• Monitor and track performance and reliability of our services and software to meet promised SLA
• Mentor other developers to increase the overall performance of the team

Benefits

• Health insurance: 90% for you (100% HMO) and 50% for your dependents
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Comprehensive time-off package, including flexible time off, sick time, 13 company holidays, quarterly wellness days, and a paid year-end holiday break
• 24 hours and 7 days a week, free confidential services include personal coaching, counseling, self-care apps, and much more!
• Employee stock option
• Company-supported growth
• Paid parental leave for up to 14 weeks
• Company paid short and long-term disability
• A fertility and adoption program to help you support your family needs
• Relax, recharge, and refresh with weekly yoga classes and guided meditation

• Competency in one or more languages. Experience with Go, Javascript, React, and MySQL preferred
• Experience with monitoring, performance optimization, technical documentation, and unit / integration testing
• Direct involvement in shipping at least one production application / product
• Have deployed software utilizing AWS, Terriform, Kubernetes, Docker, and/or other similar technology
• 8+ years experience as a software engineer of SaaS applications and or working on customer facing products
• Learns quickly, applies existing knowledge to new challenges and is building proficiency in relevant technical skills
• Confident in making technical decisions and explaining the reasoning behind them
• Writes production-grade code for well-scoped features; integrating feedback from code reviewers
• Up-to-date knowledge of full stack web development languages, libraries, and technology
• Can drive automation adoption and enhancement in areas such as Test Automation, Github Runners, CI/CD platforms, and other automation platforms
• Can drive change beyond the scope of the team
• Experience with DataBricks
• An interest in Machine Learning and AI technology