Software Engineer for Full Stack

Edmodo’s mission is to connect all learners with the people and resources they need to reach their full potential. On Edmodo, teachers are at the center of a powerful network that connects them to students, administrators, and parents. This network surfaces the world’s best resources and tools, providing the building blocks of a high quality education.

Edmodo is out to change the world of K-12 education. Our team believes we can improve learning outcomes at scale with cutting edge software, and we are seeking like minded developers with full stack experience to join us on this journey. We are actively seeking a talented full stack Rails/Go developer who is also knowledgeable of front-end web technologies, including HTML5, jQuery, CSS and frameworks such as Backbone/Marionette/NodeJs. The ideal candidate has shipped production software for a highly scaled, consumer facing website, and wants to apply that experience towards solving one of the most pressing problems of our time. The candidate should also have some experience interfacing with Customers or Partners in the capacity of a technical or product lead.

You will help us build the next generation Admin product. This will include building solutions that simplify onboarding entire school or districts into Edmodo. You will build products that provide Institutions with capabilities to manage their own content and build worldwide learning communities. You will build solutions that provide insights into user activities with ability to measure engagement and adoption across entire communities. You will work with Partners and build REST based integrations with their systems to facilitate interoperability and collaboration. You will also work on our widely popular content platform - Edmodo Spotlight.

* 5+ years of experience developing production level software for a highly scaled websites (rails or Go preferred) * Strong object oriented concepts * Ruby on Rails,JavaScript, CSS, JQuery, Backbone * Strong database knowledge(Mysql preferred) Web service development preferably using REST and OAuth. Experience building api endpoints. * Experience building highly scalable and performant programs. Understands performance issues at all levels of the stack * Experience with agile development Experience mentoring junior engineers * Participate in code reviews * Work alone and with teams to deliver projects * Ability to communicate with customers and partners. Nice to have skills Experience developing in Go, PHP, Node.JS Contribution to open source software a plus Startup experience a plus