\nGreat Minds, a rapidly growing challenger brand in the PKโ12 instructional materials space, seeks aโฏย SeniorโฏSoftware Engineerโฏ to join our dynamic, growingโฏย Software Engineeringโฏ team.\n\n\n\n\nCOMPANY PROFILE\n\n\n\n\nGreat 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,โฏWit & Wisdomยฎ,โฏEureka Mathโข andโฏPhD Scienceโข, 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. \n\nFor additional information please visit:โฏwww.greatminds.org\n\n\nOUR MARKET POSITION \n\nGreat Mindsโ 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 Do all 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. \n\n \nJob Purpose \n\nAs a Great Minds Senior Software Engineer you design and develop code on a modern, cloud native tech stack to deliver amazing customer experiences. You have the opportunity to design and build tools to scale and enhance our ability to release world-class software products. Your commitments to learning new technologies and how they will impact us in the future are paramount. \n\n\n\n\nResponsibilities\n\n\n* Write clean, extensible, well-tested code\n* Participate in architecture, design, and implementation decisions for key components of our platform\n* Work closely with product management to ensure we're building the best products\n* Act as a leader in our globally dispersed software engineering organization and garner teamโs respect as an engineer\n\n\n\n* Identify risks/impediments, escalate issues, bring transparency to deliverables and ensure Agile delivery\n* Lead code reviews and participate in the development of best practices within the engineering team\n* Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs \n* Coach other software engineers on the craft of coding\n\n\n\n* Minimum 4 years experience writing, debugging, and testing software\n* Deep knowledge of JavaScript and/or Typescript, HTML, CSS\n* Strong experience with at least one of the following web frameworks (React, Angular, Vue). React is preferred\n* Experience with RESTful APIs, Cross browser compatibility, Accessibility, and Responsive UI\n* Experience with front-end performance optimization\n* In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)\n* Ability to build reusable code and libraries for distributed use\n* Adaptability and willingness to learn new programming languages and technologies\n* Possess good communication and reasoning skills\n* Degree in Computer Science or another relevant engineering discipline\n* Sense of intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning with a strong problem-solving mindset\n* Be self-driven, actively looking for ways to contribute and continuously improve the team and the product\n* Be comfortable with ambiguity and show a willingness to wear multiple hats based on the need\n\n\n\nPreferred:\n\n\n* Experience with Next.js\n* Experience with TailwindCSS and CSS-in-JS \n* Experience building component libraries \n* Experience with education or education technology\n\n\n\nLocation: Washington, DC, or remote\n\n\n\n\nIf selected for an interview, background check will be required.\n\nNew 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.\n\n\nAny 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
[email protected]\n\n\n\n\nGreat 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 organizationโs commitment to the principles of fair employment and the elimination of all discriminatory practices.ย \n\n\n\n\n#li-remote \n\n#Salary and compensation\n
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๐ฐ 401(k)\n\n๐ Distributed team\n\nโฐ Async\n\n๐ค Vision insurance\n\n๐ฆท Dental insurance\n\n๐ Medical insurance\n\n๐ Unlimited vacation\n\n๐ Paid time off\n\n๐ 4 day workweek\n\n๐ฐ 401k matching\n\n๐ Company retreats\n\n๐ฌ Coworking budget\n\n๐ Learning budget\n\n๐ช Free gym membership\n\n๐ง Mental wellness budget\n\n๐ฅ Home office budget\n\n๐ฅง Pay in crypto\n\n๐ฅธ Pseudonymous\n\n๐ฐ Profit sharing\n\n๐ฐ Equity compensation\n\nโฌ๏ธ No whiteboard interview\n\n๐ No monitoring system\n\n๐ซ No politics at work\n\n๐
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\n\n#Location\nWashington DC