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WHO WE ARE: MagicSchool is the premier generative AI platform for teachers. We're just over 2 years old, and more than 6 million teachers from all over the world have joined our platform. Join a top team at a fast growing company that is working towards real social impact. Make an account and try us out at our website and connect with our passionate community on our Wall of Love.

Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack), Squad

Role Description: The Senior Software Engineer will take end-to-end ownership of full features and products, both new and existing. They will feel a sense of ownership over these features and products far beyond just taking tickets – they will obsess over speed, quality, and user impact.

Responsibilities: 

The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for:

Taking new features and products from idea to delivery

Understands systems and architecture. Will make sure the new components fit within the existing system, and that they are designed in an extensible way.

Produces a lot of quality code in a short amount of time.

Effectively debugs complex code

Can build software that is easy for others to understand and easy to maintain

Helping us ensure we’re building the right things

Develops opinions on the user experience

Is comfortable (and excited) to talk to users to understand their pain

Works closely with the designer and product manager to build the right things the right ways. Doesn’t just take tickets, pushes on priority and design.

Qualifications/Competencies/Skills:

Gets a lot done: Works hard, resourceful, do whatever it takes

Adaptable: Smart, learns fast, curious

Builds relationships easily: emotionally intelligent, communication, warm

Strong communication skills: team-first mindset, highly collaborative, can articulate decisions within team’s context

Working knowledge of Javascript, Typescript, React, Next.js, Serverless & Edge functions, SQL, and PostgreSQL

Nice to have: Python