Senior Software Engineer, IXL Learning

$130-200k

+ Equity

Java
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

IXL Learning

E-Learning providers

Open for applications

IXL Learning

E-Learning providers

1001+ employees

B2CEducationTutoringLearningSaaS

Open for applications

$130-200k

+ Equity

Java
Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in San Mateo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CEducationTutoringLearningSaaS

Company mission

To make educational experiences better for everyone.

Role

Who you are

  • 6+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
  • Excellent programming skills in Java or other object-oriented language
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong analytical-reasoning and problem-solving skills
  • Passion for improving education through technology

What the job involves

  • IXL Learning, a leading EdTech company with products used by 15 million students worldwide, is seeking Senior Software Engineers who have a passion for technology and education to help us add new features to our extremely successful educational products and build new, innovative products
  • Work with a team of talented engineers, both starting projects from scratch and also working within the existing code base
  • Build the back-end wiring, application logic, and UI for our products
  • Drive the development process for your team, including design, coding, documenting, testing, debugging, and tuning
  • Provide accurate estimates, evaluate feasibility, and assess new platforms and technologies for project implementations
  • Collaborate and communicate clearly across multiple development teams to design and release amazing products

Our take

IXL Learning has been creating software solutions for education since the late 90s and claims to have more than 13 million students using its service. The personalized learning platform has grown and developed since the late 90s internet boom and become more responsive and tailored to each of its students' needs.

This evolution has been achieved through breakthroughs in analytics software as well as numerous lucrative acquisitions by IXL. These buyouts have included Rosetta Stone, one of the global leading language learning platforms, Education.com and Vocabulary.com. IXL also facilitates Wyzant, the largest tutoring network in the US, and ABCya, which has published more than 300 educational computer games.

With a vast internet network of companies under its belt, IXL is still investing in innovation in the 2020s. In 2022, it acquired Curiosity Media which is responsible for Fluencia. This Spanish language learning app uses neuroscience research to perfect the learning of the Spanish language, exemplifying how IXL has grown from a revolutionary online learning platform to a multi-pronged investor in education. That being said, it still releases its own groundbreaking products such as the IXL Math "Takeoff" platform, a personalised whole-class instruction resource for teachers.

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Insights

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

1% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company values

  • Passionate - We strive to create a work environment where all employees are united in our goal to delight and impress our customers and to foster a culture that helps all IXLers thrive
  • Tenacious - We seek out learning opportunities for ourselves, understand that feedback and mistakes are part of the process rather than something to fear, and embrace a growth mindset
  • Authentic - We are authentic, kind, and honest in our interactions. We ask questions and listen to each other. And, we have fun and find joy in our work and collaborations

Company HQ

East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA

Leadership

Previously BA in Computer Science at Harvard University.

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