Job Overview
SchooLinks is seeking a Senior Backend Django Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. As a venture-backed ed-tech company, we are revolutionizing how students explore and pursue their post-high school goals. Our platform offers over 80 tools for students and school staff, including college application management, course planning, and more.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and Maintain Code: Write clean, readable, and maintainable backend Django code.
- Code Quality: Contribute to and elevate the quality of our codebase by writing tests and addressing technical debt.
- Collaboration: Work with a talented team of engineers, designers, and product people to ship features and improve our platform.
- Product Development: Participate in the product development process from start to finish, reviewing requirements and user stories to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
- Scalable Solutions: Design and build solutions that will scale to millions of users.
Requirements
- Experience: 4+ years of Python and Django/DRF experience, 3+ years with AWS, and 3+ years with SQL databases in production.
- Technical Skills: Experience with asynchronous task management, and familiarity with Celery, Redis, and React.js is a plus.
- Domain Knowledge: Interest in ETL, data integration with third-party systems, educational data, workforce development, and predictive analytics is beneficial.
Nice to Have
- Experience with ETL and data integration with third-party systems such as Student Information Systems.
- Interest in educational data and workforce development.
- Experience with predictive analytics around educational outcomes.
Interview Process
- Recorded Video Questions: Initial screening with questions about yourself and Django/BE development.
- Live Coding Challenge: Develop a simple Django app from scratch to test your knowledge.
- Requirement Planning Challenge: Review designs and requirements to gauge your understanding and planning ability.
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Remote Work: Part of a remote-friendly company with a fully remote team.
- Flexible Hours: Enjoy flexible working hours and healthy asynchronous working practices.
- Long-term Employment: Opportunities for promotion and raises every 6 months.
- Health Benefits: Full health coverage including healthcare, vision, dental, and ClassPass.
- 401(k) Program: Company 401k Program with up to 1% matching.
About SchooLinks
SchooLinks is a college and career readiness platform that engages students throughout the process of self-discovery, career education, and college planning. Our platform leverages machine learning algorithms to personalize college recommendations and content, driving student engagement and providing actionable insights to counselors.
Join us in transforming school districts into talent pipelines and help us scale our solutions to millions of users.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- 401(k)
- Full health (healthcare, vision, dental, ClassPass, etc.)
- Flexible working hours
- Remote-friendly company
- Promotion and raises every 6 months
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