A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 15 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

What you’ll do

Our fully remote engineering team builds elegant and flexible systems that can quickly respond to design and pedagogy demands. You will work in cross-functional teams alongside product managers, designers, data scientists and education experts on a variety of impactful projects and have involvement in initiatives from ideation phases through to production release.

Your responsibilities will include:

Creating teacher and student friendly front-end components
Partnering with design team to come us with come up with user friendly app experiences
Building well structured and documented RESTful APIs so that our apps can share data with ease
Implementing code that runs great across platforms under variable memory and network constraints
Analyzing performance and squashing tricky bugs using tools like Datadog and AWS CloudWatch
Collaborating with our DevOps team in developing, managing, and monitoring our deployment processes and infrastructure.
Engaging in proactive testing and monitoring of our systems and guaranteeing a good experience for our end users.
Participating in a collaborative learning environment within Amplify engineering: reviewing code from other engineers and participating in learning sessions to foster best practices and engineering culture.
Providing engineering support to ensure a smooth and speedy Onboarding process for all Amplify customers

Examples of projects you could work on

Crafting immersive compelling experiences for teachers and students using the latest web tools.
Creating reusable and accessible UI components to support our users and provide an homogenous experience
Simulating data at scale to implement scaling, stability, and security improvements
Improving our deployment and testing automation pipelines

Basic qualifications and experience requirements

BS in Computer Science or equivalent
Minimum of 2 years of professional software development experience
Strong CS and software engineering fundamentals
Proven fluency in at least two of React, Node.js, NoSQL, SQL
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Understanding of good software design and modern software engineering practices

Preferred Qualifications:

MS in Computer Science or equivalent
Experience with tools we use every day:
- Front-end frameworks: React, Redux
- Back-end frameworks: Node.js, NestJS, AWS Lambdas
- Tools and systems: Linux, Docker, AWS, Datadog, Terraform, Jenkins
- Data stores: DynamoDB, Postgres, AWS S3
Proven passion for building and learning: open source contributions, pet projects, self-education, Stack Overflow
Experience in education or ed-tech

What we offer:

Salary is only one component of the Amplify Total Rewards package, which includes a 401(k) plan, competitive health insurance and mental health options, basic life insurance, paid time off, parental leave, and access to best-in-class development programs. The gross salary range for this role is $113,000 - $129,000. This role is eligible to earn an annual discretionary bonus that rewards individual and company performance.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To that end, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Amplify is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

This position may be funded, in whole or in part, through American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds.

Amplify Education, Inc. is an E-Verify participant.

If selected, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may also be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination or submit to enhanced background screening, including fingerprints.