Job Title: Senior Software Engineer Company Name: Seesaw Learning Job Url: https://jobright.ai/jobs/info/69cc553ce1921223acc75600 Job Description: Seesaw Learning · just now Software Engineer United States Full-time Remote Senior Level $172K/yr - $200K/yr 5+ years exp 94% STRONG MATCH 100% Exp. Level 92% Skill 55% Industry Exp. Seesaw Learning is the world’s leading elementary learning experience company, providing a platform for joyful and accessible instruction. They are seeking an IC4 Software Engineer to join their Core Systems team, responsible for backend development and infrastructure at scale, ensuring the platform's reliability and performance while optimizing cloud infrastructure. Apps Education EdTech H1B Sponsor Likely Insider Connection @Seesaw Learning 2 email credits available today Discover valuable connections within the company who might provide insights and potential referrals. Get 3x more responses when you reach out via email instead of LinkedIn. Beyond Your Network View B B K A E Bailey Nottingham & 4 connections From Your Previous Company Find More Connections From Your School Find More Connections Find Any Email Responsibilities Modify, diagnose, and change code in our Python HTTP backend, which runs on Tornado and backed by data stored in Dynamo, Elasticsearch, and Redis Contribute to our infrastructure-as-code repo, which is responsible for provisioning resources in AWS Reason about distributed systems to drive good technical decision-making Own technical work from the early stages of inception, to implementation, to production monitoring and alerting Export best practices around code authoring, tool usage, and observability to other engineering teams at Seesaw Ensure the security and reliability of Seesaw's platform, proactively identifying and addressing potential vulnerabilities and performance bottlenecks Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost-effectiveness, leveraging best practices in resource management Help develop a strong technical roadmap and engineering culture through design proposals, industry engagement, and more Partner with senior team members, product managers, and other key stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives and align infrastructure development with business objectives Qualification Represents the skills you have Find out how your skills align with this job's requirements. If anything seems off, you can easily click on the tags to select or unselect skills to reflect your actual expertise. Backend Development Distributed Systems AWS Core Services CI/CD Pipelines Infrastructure as Code Python HTTP APIs Data Storage Systems Cloud Infrastructure Optimization Independent Execution Required 5+ years experience with backend development - durable systems-level thinking will always trump specific language experience Thorough understanding of the mechanics of distributed systems - things like eventual consistency, fan-in fan-out patterns, backpressure, etc Familiarity with AWS core services (EC2, Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, ECS/EKS) or similar cloud experience Proficient with CI/CD pipelines, preferably Github Actions Self-starter with an ability to execute independently, knowing when to stop and seek more information and when to forge ahead and boldly own your vision Proven experience owning and operating the infrastructure that runs software at a high scale (think billions of incoming requests per month) Benefits Medical/Dental + Orthodontics/Vision Coverage 401(k) Match Flexible Paid Time Off Mindfulness First Fridays Monthly Technology Stipend Home Office Setup Stipend Professional Development Stipend Paid Parental Leave Charitable Donation Matching Volunteer Days