Newsela
Newsela is a fast-growing education technology startup with a single ambitious goal: Meaningful classroom learning for every student. We provide engaging, relevant instructional content for teachers that both educates and inspires. With nearly two million teachers signed up, Newsela is helping kids improve their reading skills in all 50 states and more than 150 countries. We seek passionate, creative employees with quick minds and warm hearts. If you believe that all students deserve a more rigorous, more personalized learning experience, please apply to join our team.
201 - 500 employees
Founded 2013
💰 $100M Series D on 2021-02
Senior Backend Software Engineer – CORE
November 21
Newsela
Newsela is a fast-growing education technology startup with a single ambitious goal: Meaningful classroom learning for every student. We provide engaging, relevant instructional content for teachers that both educates and inspires. With nearly two million teachers signed up, Newsela is helping kids improve their reading skills in all 50 states and more than 150 countries. We seek passionate, creative employees with quick minds and warm hearts. If you believe that all students deserve a more rigorous, more personalized learning experience, please apply to join our team.
201 - 500 employees
Founded 2013
💰 $100M Series D on 2021-02
📋 Description
• Serve as the technical contact for Front End concerns within your team and for your space • Work with the team's leadership to balance technical concerns with long-term strategy, front-end requirements, and cross-functional needs • Involved in the earliest stages of each project working with team leadership to help with technical scoping and technical discovery • Responsible for the quality of Front End PR’s on your team: thorough checks, title and summaries, and technical review • Work with team leadership to critically review all PRs and broaden round-robin reviews • Work with team managers to ensure technical tickets are scoped appropriately and well communicated
🎯 Requirements
• 5+ years of experience with frontend software development • Demonstrated success in building complex web applications with simple, elegant, and maintainable solutions • Proficiency in Javascript, Typescript, semantic HTML, responsive CSS, and either React or Next.js. Experience with Node JS and Express is a plus. • Experience with modern web standards, responsive design, and web accessibility requirements (WCAG 2.0+) • Ability to provide technical expertise in the design and implementation of the solution and collaborate with stakeholders to identify and resolve potential risks and challenges throughout the development process. • While not required, experience with web accessibility guidelines, Node.js, or AWS is a plus.
🏖️ Benefits
• Not eligible for company-sponsored benefits
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