\nOur Mission and Opportunity\nEarly education is one of the greatest determinants of childhood outcomes, is a must for working families, and has a lasting social and economic impact. Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Brightwheel is the most loved technology brand in early education globally, trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families.\n\n\nOur Team\nWe are a fully remote team with employees across every time zone in the US. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-focused. Our exceptional investor group includes Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban. \n\n\nWe believe that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve— should be given the opportunity to learn and thrive, whatever their background may be. We celebrate diversity in all forms because it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and do their best work. From decision making, to how we operate, we ground ourselves in our Leadership Principles every day. \n\n\nWho You Are\nBrightwheel is seeking an experienced  Staff Platform Engineer to join the platform team. You will be part of a team responsible for enabling a large number of engineering teams to operate independently and autonomously, move fast in delivering value to customers towards brightwheel’s vision, and limit the blast radius of their changes. You are comfortable taking into consideration both technical and business drivers to most efficiently deliver value. You are an excellent collaborator, and also accustomed to taking ownership and initiative as a technical leader on small teams (or even large teams). Most importantly, you are eager to have the opportunity to do all of this in a dynamic startup environment where scrappiness, flexibility, and creativity will be required every single day.\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You’ll Do\n* Lead complex cross-team projects, working alongside product engineering, that increase engineering velocity, improve system reliability and security, and optimize operational costs\n* Improve engineering velocity by implementing best practices and frameworks; improve coding efficiency and quality across the team\n* Proactively identify and diagnose issues of reliability and performance; rapidly deploy code to address issues\n* Provide input to both delivery and discovery - providing new ideas, proposals, and constructive criticism to the team\n* Be a steward of quality, scalability, security, and performance. You’ll work with other engineers cross-team to ensure we have a solid platform that serves our customers, and enables the team to continue building a great product\n* Design and architect new software systems or introduce new technologies, as appropriate to drive brightwheel’s growth\n* Drive sound, data-driven decision-making; analyze data insights to uncover opportunities to improve architecture for a great customer experience\n* Promote excellence in engineering process & culture across teams\n* Collaborate effectively with technical as well as non-technical functions across the company with empathy; promote technical learning across teams\n* Mentor and help grow engineering teams. Build trust and respect in the team\n* Interview and evaluate engineering candidate technical capabilities to help grow our engineering team\n\n\n\n\nQualifications, Technical Skills\n* Must have experience:\n* Expert at building cloud infrastructure and services in AWS or equivalent\n* API and application development, ideally in a variety of languages like Ruby, Python or similar languages\n* Data modeling, and success optimizing relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL or equivalent) for large datasets\n* Integrating services with various integration styles, including synchronous and asynchronous architectures\n\nPreferred experience:\n* Proficiency in both contributing to and designing backend systems using Ruby on Rails\n* Knowledge of overall security concepts with infrastructure and web\n* Common database, caching, and web technologies e.g. nginx or equivalent, PostgreSQL, Redis, etc.\n* GitOps tooling for infrastructure automation e.g. Flux, ArgoCD\n* CI/CD pipeline automation e.g. GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Buildkite, Jenkins or equivalent\n* Infrastructure-as-code tools like AWS CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform, or Pulumi\n* Containerization and orchestration tools e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS\n\n\n\n\n\n$165,000 - $237,000 a yearBrightwheel is committed to internal pay equity and offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, equity, and benefits. Our benefits package includes premium medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid parental leave, a flexible paid time off policy, a monthly wellness and productivity stipend, and a Learning & Development stipend.\nFor cash compensation, brightwheel sets standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Multiple factors determine final offer amounts, including geographic location, candidate experience, and expertise. If you have questions about the compensation band for your region, please ask your recruiter.\n\n\nBrightwheel is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Python, Cloud, Ruby, Engineer and Backend jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $105,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n
\n\n#Location\nUS Only

About the Role\n\nAs a Principal Technical Mentor at App Academy, you have the crucially important role of using your software development and mentorship experience to ensure that students transform themselves into software engineers. \n\nThis is a 100% remote position. This position reports to the Director of Instruction.\n\n\n\n\nResponsibilities\n\n\n\n\n* Confirm that students understand the technical content of the curriculum\n\n* Provide supplementary explanations to students about ideas and techniques found in the curriculum\n\n* Occasionally provide the answers during Q&A sessions for the cohort’s class\n\n* Meet weekly with instructors and TAs to reconcile the progress of students’ learning journeys\n\n* Suggest secondary resources to enhance student comprehension\n\n* Provide qualitative feedback about students interactions with the curriculum content as part of the Curriculum Design Lifecycle\n\n* Create new content for internal and external training\n\n* Implement features in the learning management system\n\n* Facilitate staff improvements through internal training\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExperience and Qualifications\n\n\n\n\n* Three years of hands-on software development experience creating and maintaining software in production\n\n* One year of software development experience at a software company or two years of software development experience at a non-software company (within the last five years)\n\n* One year of teaching adult learners or one year of verifiable success as a people manager\n\n* Demonstrable knowledge of all of the following programming topics: JavaScript, HTML 5, and CSS 3, ReactJS, the Flux architecture, object-oriented design patterns and principles\n\n* Demonstrable competence of at least one of the following languages and associated frameworks: Ruby with Ruby on Rails, Python with Flask and SQL Alchemy, Java with Spring and JPA, C# with ASP.NET MVCand EF\n\n* Demonstrable knowledge of at least two of macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu Linux\n\n* Demonstrably excellent writing and oral communication skills\n\n* Demonstrable capacity to judiciously handle interpersonal relationships with empathy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNice To Have\n\n\n\n\n* Demonstrable knowledge of devops tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform\n\n* Demonstrable knowledge of using microservice-based architecture\n\n* Demonstrable knowledge of functional patterns and principles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Values\n\n\n\n\n* Take responsibility for student success:.  Everyone works together to enable student success.\n\n* Follow the numbers.  Decisions should be backed by data.\n\n* Embrace a growth mindset.  View challenges and failures as opportunities to improve.\n\n* Start with why.  See the big picture and question the status quo. If there’s a better way of doing things we should investigate it.  \n\n* Create an inclusive environment.  We work together to promote empathy and respect amongst all students and staff.\n\n* Build with urgency. Build like careers depend on it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBenefits\n\n\n\n\n* Competitive salary\n\n* Flexible paid time off\n\n* Employer-sponsored health insurance plans with 100% support for premiums\n\n* Generous paid family leave program\n\n* The opportunity to work with driven and talented colleagues committed to lifelong learning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApp Academy is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We believe strongly that technology companies benefit from diversity and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.\n\nIn compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Teaching, DevOps, Adult, Java, CSS, HTML, Python and Ruby jobs that are similar:\n\n $70,000 — $107,500/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n

About the Role\nAs a Principal Technical Mentor at App Academy, you have the crucially important role of using your software development and mentorship experience to ensure that students transform themselves into software engineers. This is a 100% remote position. This position reports to the Director of Instruction.\n\n\n\n\nResponsibilities\n\n\n\n\n* Confirm that students understand the technical content of the curriculum\n\n* Provide supplementary explanations to students about ideas and techniques found in the curriculum\n\n* Occasionally provide the answers during Q&A sessions for the cohort’s class\n\n* Meet weekly with instructors and TAs to reconcile the progress of students’ learning journeys\n\n* Suggest secondary resources to enhance student comprehension\n\n* Provide qualitative feedback about students interactions with the curriculum content as part of the Curriculum Design Lifecycle\n\n* Create new content for internal and external training\n\n* Implement features in the learning management system\n\n* Facilitate staff improvements through internal training\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExperience and Qualifications\n\n\n\n\n* Three years of hands-on software development experience creating and maintaining software in production\n\n* One year of software development experience at a software company or two years of software development experience at a non-software company (within the last five years)\n\n* One year of teaching adult learners or one year of verifiable success as a people manager\n\n* Demonstrable knowledge of all of the following programming topics: JavaScript, HTML 5, and CSS 3, ReactJS, the Flux architecture, object-oriented design patterns and principles\n\n* Demonstrable competence of at least one of the following languages and associated frameworks: Ruby with Ruby on Rails, Python with Flask and SQL Alchemy, Java with Spring and JPA, C# with ASP.NET MVCand EF\n\n* Demonstrably excellent writing and oral communication skills\n\n* Demonstrable capacity to judiciously handle interpersonal relationships with empathy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNice To Have\n\n\n\n\n* Demonstrable knowledge of devops tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform\n\n* Demonstrable knowledge of using microservice-based architecture\n\n* Demonstrable knowledge of functional patterns and principles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Values\n\n\n\n\n* Take responsibility for student success:.  Everyone works together to enable student success.\n\n* Follow the numbers.  Decisions should be backed by data.\n\n* Embrace a growth mindset.  View challenges and failures as opportunities to improve.\n\n* Start with why.  See the big picture and question the status quo. If there’s a better way of doing things we should investigate it.  \n\n* Create an inclusive environment.  We work together to promote empathy and respect amongst all students and staff.\n\n* Build with urgency. Build like careers depend on it.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBenefits\n\n\n\n\n* Competitive salary\n\n* Flexible paid time off\n\n* Employer-sponsored health insurance plans with 100% support for premiums\n\n* Generous paid family leave program\n\n* The opportunity to work with driven and talented colleagues committed to lifelong learning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApp Academy is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We believe strongly that technology companies benefit from diversity and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.\n\nIn compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Teaching, DevOps, Adult, Java, CSS, HTML, Python and Ruby jobs that are similar:\n\n $70,000 — $107,500/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n

Join the team at Teaching.com to create, develop, and deliver fun and engaging software for educators and students!\n\nWho We Are & What We Do\n\nWe’re working to change the future of online education by building exciting products that equip students and teachers with the tools to succeed in the classroom and beyond. Our team is hungry to learn and improve—both when it comes to our products and ourselves. We’re a small, hard-working group of self-starters who are passionate about what we do and constantly seeking new ways we can be better, together.\n\nAs a team member at Teaching.com, you’ll get to work on popular products like Typing.com, the world’s largest typing software, and Nitro Type, the #1 educational game in the world. Everyone at Teaching.com is empowered to move quickly, make decisions, and get things done so we can continue to make learning accessible to our growing community of more than 40 million students and teachers around the world.\n\nWho You Are & What You’ll Do\n\nWe’re looking for a team-oriented DevOps engineer with strong strategy, planning, and leadership skills who’s passionate about systems architecture and operations. As the bridge between development and operations, you will work across teams to lead the creation of DevOps solutions that will scale to keep up with our rapid growth.\n\nThis is a remote-based position.\n\nResponsibilities\n\n- Work alongside engineering teams to design and implement AWS solutions for infrastructure for deployment, monitoring, alerting, data storage, and security\n- Evaluate new tools and technologies based on current and future feature requirements, performance, cost effectiveness, and reliability\n- Review existing infrastructure with a fresh perspective to suggest improvements and optimizations\n- Contribute to best practices, create diagrams and documentation where appropriate, and participate in standups with the engineering team\n- Collaborate with the engineering team to define strategy and technical infrastructure roadmap, and drive the rapid implementation of appropriate technologies\n- Define and report on performance KPI\n\nSkills & Background\n\n- Extensive AWS cloud experience (EC2, ELB, ECS, VPC, IAM, RDS, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, etc.)\nAWS Certification preferred but not essential: SysOps and/or Solutions Architect ideal\n- Demonstrable expertise in managing AWS-based infrastructure\n- Experience with DevOps and automation: Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Configuration Management, CloudFormation, Salt, Ansible, Jenkins, Chef, Puppet, CircleCI, etc.\n- Experience with Docker tooling and ecosystem\n- Experience with Git version control system\n- Experience using Packer to create identical machine images across multiple platforms\n- Operating systems: experience supporting mission-critical platforms, both physical and virtualized environments, using Vagrant as well as CentOS and AWS Linux distributions\n- Experience using Terraform to build, change, and version infrastructure\n- Experience managing serverless infrastructures using AWS CloudFront, API Gateway, Lambda, S3, etc.\n- Solid working knowledge of cloud computing architectures, networking topologies, and clustering techniques\n- Web servers: advanced experience with Nginx\n- Data platforms: MySQL/RDS and NoSQL databases\n- Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., Bash, Python, Ruby)\n- Expertise with application performance monitoring tools such as AppDynamics, NewRelic, and open source alternatives\n- Organization/ticketing systems: JIRA, Redmine, or similar tool\n- Self-starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and spoken\n\nCompensation, Benefits & Perks\n\nCompetitive salary\nMedical, dental, and vision healthcare benefits\nUnlimited paid time off\nRemote office stipend and hardware assistance\nFlexible office hours\nAnnual conference allowance\nAnnual company retreat\n\nHow to Apply\n\nPlease apply here: http://jobs.teaching.com/apply/aLQx1wHcyc/Senior-DevOps-Engineer\n\nPosition Type\n\nFull-Time/Regular Remote\n\nNO RECRUITERS.\n\nSorry, we will not transfer or sponsor visas. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. \n\nPlease mention the words **PROOF KISS EXIT** when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMy4xNi4xNDMuMTk5). This is a feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.\n\n \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to DevOps, Git, Python, Ruby, Senior, Engineer, Nginx, Education, Serverless, Cloud, NoSQL, API and Linux jobs that are similar:\n\n $70,000 — $120,000/year\n