Senior Software Engineer, Swing Education

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React

AWS

Docker

TypeScript

React Native

JavaScript

Postgres

Clojure

Senior level

Remote from US

More information about location

Connecting nationwide schools with substitute teachers

Job no longer available

Connecting nationwide schools with substitute teachers

501-1000 employees

B2BEducationRecruitmentLearningOutsourcing

Job no longer available

Salary not provided

React

AWS

Docker

TypeScript

React Native

JavaScript

Postgres

Clojure

Senior level

Remote from US

More information about location

501-1000 employees

B2BEducationRecruitmentLearningOutsourcing

Company mission

To connect reliable, high-quality substitute teachers with the schools and students that need them.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

5+ years of professional full stack software development experience
2+ years experience with Clojure
Experience in using Datomic Cloud
Solid knowledge of modern JavaScript and React (Bonus: Reagent/re-frame)
Experience in Typescript and Postgres
Significant experience designing and architecting software solutions
Significant experience building and consuming APIs
Experience in front-end development using modern Javascript frameworks, such as React or Vue
Experience leading projects and mentoring others to solve problems
Comfortable with modern infrastructure essentials like AWS, Docker, CI/CD tools, etc
Experience developing and shipping production-grade services in an agile, product-oriented environment
Track record for becoming a domain expert in both technical and business areas
We’re Looking for Someone Who Has:
Excitement about working at a mission-driven startup, and the opportunity to have an outsized influence on the trajectory of the company
Passion to foster a diverse and inclusive culture
High standards, for themself and others, and attention to detail
Pride in owning projects end to end and driving them to successful completion
A strong sense of urgency and a bias to action
Open communication skills — asks questions, assumes good intentions, and defaults to transparency

Desirable

Previous experience with Reagent/re-frame
Previous experience building/deploying UI component libraries
Previous mobile development experience via React Native
Previous EdTech, startup, or online marketplace experience
New user onboarding and first touch tailoring experience

What the job involves

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer I to join our growing engineering team
You will partner with product management and design to architect, implement, test, iterate and maintain features that will bring unprecedented technology to the school and substitute teacher marketplace
Foster a collaborative environment for you and your teammates to deliver high-quality, reliable, and well-tested features
Ensure that the code meets performance, reliability, quality, security, and testability standards
Mentor others to solve problems and lead complex projects
Champion building products that produce valuable outcomes for our users
Collaborate closely with product management and design on requirements, priorities, sizing efforts and tradeoffs
Collaborate with teams across the organization to accomplish our holistic company goals

Our take

On average, US students are with substitute teachers for 5% of the typical school year. That means students have substitute teachers for more than six months of their K-12 school career. The problem? The US is suffering from a national shortage of substitute teachers.

Swing Education is focused on tackling the substitute teacher shortage, with its online platform that connects schools and quality substitutes. With this, schools can access more substitutes, as well as offload the tedious work associated with managing them. Substitutes are in turn provided with a wider range of work opportunities - creating a model of mutual benefit where schools get the teachers they need whilst substitutes gain experience and can build their professional network.

Swing Education's early metrics were impressive, showcasing the high utility of its offering. In its first 5 years of operation it worked with over 1500 schools, filling over 150k teacher absence days. Now, it has surpassed the milestone of facilitating over a million hours of classroom teaching. With this success has come considerable funding, the latest of which will be invested in accelerating the growth of the company.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

Top investors

Glassdoor (4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)

Jun 2023

$38m

SERIES C

Oct 2018

$15m

SERIES B

Total funding: $76m

Company benefits

Maternity & Paternity Leave
Flexible Work Hours
Unlimited Snacks & Drinks
Generous PTO
Medical, Dental & Vision
401K

Company HQ

Beresford Park, San Mateo, CA

Leadership

Mike Teng

(CEO)

Previously Director of Technology at Rocketship Education.

Osbert Feng

(CTO)

Previously a Software Engineer and Web Developer at Hun Research and Identified.

Asha Visweswaran

(COO)

Previously Senior Manager of Cyber Risk Services at Deloitte & Touche.

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