Senior Software Engineer

Overview

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

The Services team works closely together to set PowerSchool customers up for ongoing success through post-implementation support, troubleshooting, consultation on system setup options, and training on features and functionality. The team offers cross-portfolio support, all while meeting organizational objectives for revenue, utilization, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

Description

The Software Engineering team is a group of full stack developers who design, develop, and maintain our products, tools, and infrastructure.

Your Day-to-day Job Will Consist Of

• Investigate and resolve issues reported for a large web application following best practices such as authoring or updating unit tests, writing maintainable code, applying established patterns and algorithms.
• Analyze performance and develop improvements to performance of web application.
• Assist with security updates to web application.
• Perform upgrades to 3rd party libraries and tools used by the web application.
• Assist in implementing new web application software features and products following best practices such as authoring of unit tests, writing maintainable code, applying established patterns and algorithms.
• Specialize in client or server side web application development as a member of a project team. Preference for familiarity with the full technical stack.
• Assist in developing software to support internal initiatives, tools, update framework and application functionality.
• Work as part of an Agile SCRUM team in the planning, scoping, estimation and execution of technical solutions.
• Work within a wide range of new and legacy code and technologies in a mature codebase.
• Other responsibilities assigned.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technologies, or a related field is required. Equivalent experience may also be considered.
• SQL and SQL Server: Basic understanding of SQL, including the ability to write and execute queries, and experience with SQL Server for database management and operations.
• Programming Languages: Proficiency in Visual Basic 6 for legacy system maintenance, and knowledge of web technologies such as HTML and JavaScript for front-end development.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members, document processes, and convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Software Design Principles: Ability to work with modern software design principles and concepts, including:
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• GIT: Basic understanding of version control systems, ability to perform common GIT operations such as cloning repositories, committing changes, branching, and merging.
• Azure: Familiarity with cloud computing concepts, ability to deploy and manage applications on Azure, understanding of Azure services such as Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure Storage.
• eSchoolPlus: Basic knowledge of PowerSchool eSchoolPlus, ability to navigate and utilize eSchoolPlus for managing student information, attendance, and grades.
• Salesforce APIs: Familiarity with Salesforce APIs (REST, SOAP) for integrating Salesforce with external systems.
• Oracle Experience: Basic understanding of Oracle databases, including the ability to write and execute SQL queries, manage database objects, and perform routine database maintenance tasks.
• OWASP Threats and Mitigation Techniques: Ability to become familiar with common OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) threats such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and implement mitigation techniques to secure web applications.
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation & Benefits

PowerSchool Offers The Following Benefits

• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
• Comprehensive 401(k) plan
• Generous Parental Leave
• Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
• Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage
  
  

A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $77,500 - $137,500 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; specific geographic location; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

EEO Commitment

EEO Commitment

PowerSchool celebrates a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accomodations@powerschool.com .