Senior Software Engineer - Front End at Great Minds

Great Minds, a rapidly growing challenger brand in the PK–12 instructional materials space, seeks a  Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic, growing  Software Engineering team.

Company Profile

Great Minds, a mission driven Public Benefit Corporation, brings teachers and scholars together to craft exemplary instructional materials that inspire joy in teaching and learning. Our English curriculum, Wit & Wisdom®, Eureka Math™ and PhD Science™, all support teachers as they take students beyond rote learning to provide a deeper, more complete understanding of the humanities, mathematics, and the sciences. Founded in 2007, Great Minds now employs more than 1000 people. For additional information please visit: www.greatminds.org

Our Market Position

Great Minds’ Eureka Math is the most widely used curriculum in the history of American education. It enjoys an unrivaled 40+ net promoter score. Eureka and its sister products, Wit & Wisdom English and PhD Science, embrace much higher expectations for all students and teachers. In a market dominated by scripted, procedural materials that drive expectations down, Great Minds produces curricula that celebrate knowledge, respect the craft of teaching, and acknowledge the true capabilities of students.

Job Purpose

As a Great Minds Senior Software Engineer, you will design and develop code on a modern, cloud native tech stack to deliver amazing customer experiences. You'll have the opportunity to design and build tools to scale and enhance our ability to release world-class software products. Your commitment to learning new technologies and how they will impact us in the future will be paramount.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, extensible, well-tested code
• Participate in architecture, design, and implementation decisions for key components of our platform
• Work closely with product management to ensure we're building the best products
• Act as a leader in our globally dispersed software engineering organization and garner team's respect as an engineer
• Identify risks/impediments, escalate issues, bring transparency to deliverables and ensure Agile delivery
• Lead code reviews and participate in the development of best practices within the engineering team
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
• Coach other software engineers on the craft of coding

Job requirements

• Minimum 4 years experience writing, debugging, and testing software
• Deep knowledge of JavaScript and/or Typescript, HTML, CSS
• Strong experience with at least one of the following web frameworks (React, Angular, Vue), React is preferred
• Experience with RESTful APIs, Cross browser compatibility, Accessibility, and Responsive UI
• Experience with front-end performance optimization
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
• Ability to build reusable code and libraries for distributed use
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new programming languages and technologies
• Possess good communication and reasoning skills
• Degree in Computer Science or another relevant engineering discipline
• Sense of intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning with a strong problem-solving mindset
• Be self-driven, actively looking for ways to contribute and continuously improve the team and the product
• Be comfortable with ambiguity and show a willingness to wear multiple hats based on the need

Preferred Experience:

• NextJS
• TailwindCSS and CSS-in-JS
• Building component libraries
• Education or education technology
• Working with a remote team
• Working with a global team

Location: Washington, DC, or remote in the Eastern or Central time zones

If selected for an interview, background check will be required.

New employees will be required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, subject to potential accommodation as required by law or otherwise permitted by the Company.

Any communication to applicants relating to the Great Minds hiring process will only come from email addresses with the domains greatminds.org or greatminds.recruitee.com. If in the course of the application or hiring process with Great Minds you are contacted through another domain, are requested to provide banking or other sensitive information, or you note any other suspicious activity, please contact security@greatminds.org

Great Minds is an equal opportunity employer. We will extend equal opportunity to all individuals without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws. Our policy reflects and affirms the organization’s commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.