Software Engineer at Amplify

Work Environment

Our fully remote engineering team builds elegant and flexible systems that can quickly respond to design and pedagogy demands. You will work in cross‑functional teams alongside product managers, designers, data scientists and education experts on a variety of impactful projects and have involvement in initiatives from ideation phases through to production release.

• Providing tools for teachers and students to effectively assess a child’s reading ability.
• Creating reporting on student assessments with tools and recommendations for improving outcomes.
• Improving APIs to allow teacher and administrators tools to perform to the highest standards of speed and reliability.

• Build high-quality, robust, scalable software solutions that help Amplify build and maintain a best-in-class learning platform.
• Develop code across front-end and back-end components, including automated tests and related tooling.
• Review code from other engineers on the team, bringing your keen eye for pragmatic and elegant solutions to challenging problems.
• Collaborate with our Dev Ops team to develop, manage, and monitor our deployment processes and infrastructure.
• Ensure that our software meets the needs of all students and works reliably in real classrooms.
• Participate in proactive testing and monitoring of our systems and guarantee a good experience for our end users.
• Participate in a collaborative learning environment within Amplify Engineering: reviewing code from other engineers and participating in learning sessions to foster best practices and engineering culture.

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent degree or training.
• 2+ years of professional software development experience.
• Understanding of good software design and modern software engineering practices.
• Understanding of modern front-end and back-end web technologies.
• Strong problem-solving ability and experience working within complex systems and large code bases.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative setting and engage in self-driven learning.
• Ability to articulate technical concepts verbally and in writing.
• A passion for working on education products and a desire to make them more equitable and accessible.

• Experience with web technology and our tech stack is a bonus but not required.

• Languages and frameworks:
  Python, Java script, RESTful and Graph
  
  QL APIs
• Data stores:
  
  Experience with modern data stores such as Postgre
  
  SQL, Dynamo
  
  DB and Snowflake
• Cloud infrastructure:
  Experience in managing cloud-based infrastructure using tools like AWS App Sync, Lambdas, Datadog, Terraform, and Docker
• Testing:
  Proficiency in automated testing techniques, with experience in testing frameworks like Jest and WebdriverIO

Salary is only one component of the Amplify Total Rewards package, which includes a 401(k) plan, competitive health insurance and mental health options, basic life insurance, paid time‑off, parental leave, and access to best‑in‑class development programs. The gross salary range for this role is $120,000–$129,000. This role is eligible to earn an annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual and company performance.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Amplify makes employment decisions based on qualifications and merit, and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic or status. Amplify is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans. If you have a disability and need an accommodation in connection with the application or hiring process, please email hir

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