Senior Software Engineer, gt.school (Remote) – $100,000/year USD
Crossover is the world's #1 source of full-time remote jobs. Our clients offer top-tier pay for top-tier talent. We're recruiting this role for our client, gt.school. Have you got what it takes?
Do you have a really high bar when it comes to code quality and software architecture? Are you excited about building software using modern cloud patterns, such as AWS, to dramatically decrease the amount of code you have to write? Do you enjoy iterating fast to get frequent customer feedback and building amazing products? If the answer to all the questions is yes, GT School has a unique role for you!
At gt.school, we’re building a data platform, CoachBot, that helps students learn on their own without the need for a teacher or a tutor. The platform integrates with learning apps that teach various subjects, extracts data about the student’s time and activity, computes advanced analytics on expected student performance, gives the students clear feedback on whether they are meeting expectations or not, and drives behavior by using different motivational techniques (including cash rewards!). The platform is 100% cloud-native and uses patterns such as AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Glue, AppSync, and QuickSight, so you won’t have to worry about having to maintain old code written in outdated technologies.
In this position, your main focus on building this platform. We’re looking for someone passionate about software engineering and architecture that wants to help us build a product that will help change education in a meaningful way.
What You Will Be Doing
- Developing back-end cloud services and implementing data processing algorithms using serverless cloud patterns
- Reviewing code created by other developers against the team quality bar, customer requirements, and regressions
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Working on minor bug fixes or features on outdated codebases
- Dealing with tedious infrastructure to enable poorly written products to continue running
- Managing people or getting stuck in long meetings discussing roadmaps and priorities
Senior Software Engineer Key Responsibilities
- Writing high-quality, feature-complete, and simple back-end code
- Ensuring all code changes comply with predefined quality standards
Basic Requirements
- A university degree (BS, MS, or PhD) that included an in-depth study of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, computer architecture, and software engineering OR relevant hands-on work experience
- At least 1 year of experience writing production code in TypeScript
- At least 5 years of experience writing production code for software/technology companies
- At least 2 years of experience being the primary technical contributor for a development team OR software product
- At least 1 year of experience developing using AWS cloud patterns
About Gt.school
gt.school is a stealth EdTech startup in Austin, Texas, the center of educational innovation in the US. Our unique approach leverages 50+ years of learning science, cutting-edge data analytics and high-performance life skills coaching. In doing so, we can help students learn 5x faster and unlock their full potential in both academics and in life. We are a remote-first company that hires globally via Crossover.
There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!
Working with Crossover
This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover. The compensation level for this role is $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.
What to expect next:
- You will receive an email with a link to start your self-paced, online job application.
- Our hiring platform will guide you through a series of online “screening” assessments to check for basic job fit, job-related skills, and finally a few real-world job-specific assignments.
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Crossover Job Code: LJ-4900-JO-Amman-SeniorSoftware