Senior Front-end Software Engineer at Bezos Academy

Chester, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 Feb, 26

Salary

251000.0

Posted On

15 Nov, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Software Engineering, Mobile Applications, Web Applications, Collaboration, Project Leadership, Test Automation, Flutter, REST APIs, Data Caching, DevOps, CI/CD, User Feedback, Educational Technology, Greenfield Projects, User Happiness, Scalable Solutions, Montessori

Industry

Education Administration Programs

Description

As a Senior Software Engineer—Front End at Bezos Academy, you will exercise your uniquely imaginative abilities to create inspiring educational technology for kids and teachers. You will have an insatiable curiosity, eagerness to contribute to greenfield projects, and you obsess over user happiness. Your contributions to product development will both thrill and delight their users and enable our national school network to nurture young children’s originality, foster self-agency, cultivate a love for learning, and spark joy. You will share responsibilities for the development and operations of new web and mobile applications utilizing Flutter. In this role, you will collaborate closely with other engineers and our product management and data teams. The responsibilities include analyzing product requirements, contributing to system and software designs, developing client applications that integrate with back-end services, and operating end-to-end applications that cultivate the playful curiosity of young children and their teachers. You have a track record of delivering web and mobile solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and solve human problems. You can thrive in a start-up environment where you will focus on creating, improving, inventing, measuring, and innovating on behalf of our students and teachers. Above all, you are inspired by our mission to offer tuition-free, high-quality preschools in under-resourced communities, and you are motivated to create the technology to scale our Montessori-inspired preschools. LOCATION Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, or Washington within two hours’ drive to multiple Bezos Academy preschools (please see our website for-school locations); Seattle, WA preferred. Relocation support is available for those willing to relocate to Seattle, WA. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt (salaried) position. The full salary range for this position across all applicable geographies is $137,000- $251,000 per year. The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for employees who have been in the role for multiple years and have demonstrated strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by location, qualifications, and prior experience; during the interview process, candidates will learn the starting salary range applicable for their location. This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 7 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience Eight years of professional software engineering experience, including three or more years of experience developing mobile and web applications Experience developing applications for portable devices (e.g., mobile phones, tablets and iPads, and laptops) Passion for building high quality applications on behalf of end users Strong collaboration skills with product management and UX teams Proven ability to lead projects involving multiple engineers Experience with web or mobile test automation Ability to speak, read, and write English fluently PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Two or more years of experience with Flutter Familiarity with handling personally identifiable information (PII) Technical knowledge of REST APIs and data caching patterns Experience with DevOps and CI/CD Experiencing developing minimal viable product using iterative methodology Demonstrated ability to seek out end user feedback and incorporate back into product Please click here for a full job description. Bezos Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Bezos Academy participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employee Form I-9 Information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. Bezos Academy only uses E-Verify once a candidate has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. If E-Verify cannot confirm that an employee is authorized to work, Bezos Academy will give the employee written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so the employee can begin to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken. For more information about your right to work, please see the Notice of Right to Work. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are in need of an accommodation to participate in the application process, please reach out to talent@bezosacademy.org. We will work with you to ensure you have a fair opportunity to apply for our open positions. If you are a current Bezos Academy employee, please use the internal job board to apply.

Responsibilities

You will share responsibilities for the development and operations of new web and mobile applications utilizing Flutter. Collaborate closely with other engineers and product management teams to analyze product requirements and develop client applications.