Principal Software Engineer

Stride, Inc.

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Principal Software Engineer

Location:

Lansing, MI

Description:

Job DescriptionThe Principal Software Engineer will be primarily responsible for Design, Architect, Code and Lead technical strategy and efforts for a broader or complex requirements with insightful and forward-looking approaches that have a na impact on Stride's premiere online learning platform, OLS, where our students go to school every day. Principal Software Engineer is expected to work closely with architects and technical product managers to translate overall system architecture and product requirements into well-designed and implemented software components. Take ownership of the implementation of individual software components, with high emphasis on quality, test-driven development, and sound software engineering practices - using software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all the team deliverables.Over 20 years ago, Stride was founded to provide personalized learning - powered by technology. We reached students where they were in their own journeys. We knocked down their barriers to great education. And we gave every learner equal opportunity to succeed - however they defined success. Stride innovated the learning experience with online and blended learning that prepared them for their lives ahead.Stride is a community of passionate leaders. Whether teachers, engineers, curriculum writers, or financial managers - whatever your expertise or role, we all work to empower futures through learning. And changing the trajectory of learning itself is one of our greatest missions. Join us in developing more effective ways to learn and helping learners build the skills and confidence they need to make their way forward in life.The Principal Software Engineer is expected to work closely with architects and technical product managers to translate overall system architecture and product requirements into well-designed and implemented software components. Take ownership of the implementation of individual software components, with high emphasis on quality, test-driven development, and sound software engineering practices - using software engineering best practices to ensure a high standard of quality for all the team deliverables.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. * Responsible for leading development activities for Stride Tutoring B2B and B2C applications across Strides eCommerce platforms for web and mobile apps; * Work with business stakeholders and product owners to review business drivers, needs, and strategies to anticipate future business / technology needs; * Define and maintain an application architectural vision that addresses security, reliability, performance, monitoring/operations, deployment/DevOps, testability, and other critical technical considerations in addition to meeting the functional requirements; * Participate in development of high-level estimates of cost and duration of initiatives to enable management to make informed decisions regarding the business case for the work; * Work with Product Management, User Experience, and Engineering management to define a technical roadmap that breaks complex, long-term development efforts down into a logical sequence of manageable phases; * Develop web applications and RESTful APIs using 12-factor application principles; * Estimate and own feature-level work effort for input to project planning; * Ensure that engineering teams working on your application fully understand the Business/Application vision and how their work relates to other Stride systems in order to enable them to make better decisions; * Foster technical innovation, including conducting prototypes and proofs-of-concept as necessary to evaluate potential solutions and/or new technologies. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: * Eight (8) years of software engineering experience, including responsibility for application architecture across multiple systems & environments. * Five (5) years of experience with development and solutioning on AWS * Five (5) years of experience with Java, JavaScript, Node.js, JSON, React, and SQL/NoSQL DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: * BS or MS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience. * Familiarity with any of the following languages and technologies is a plus: * Spring, Angular, Tomcat, Apache, and other open-source libraries/frameworks * Unit testing, including frameworks such as Junit or TestNG * Version control systems such as Subversion or Git * Unix shell scripting * Programming in Javascript, Python and/or Ruby on Rails * Amazon Web Services * Docker containerization * Agile development / Scrum WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. * We anticipate the salary range to be $81,045.75 - $201,088.80. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual's compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.Job TypeRegularThe above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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