Lead Software Engineer

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $92.8k - $170.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

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PowerSchool

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1001 - 5000 employees

📚 Education

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

Education • Artificial Intelligence • Software

PowerSchool is a leading provider of cloud-based K-12 education software, offering a comprehensive range of solutions to support educators, administrators, and families in enhancing student learning. Their products include tools for student information management, personalized learning, analytics, talent recruitment, and resource planning, all aimed at fostering student success and effective school operations. Through innovative technology and a commitment to meeting the diverse needs of educational institutions, PowerSchool empowers effective communication and collaboration within the educational ecosystem.

📋 Description

• Serve as a leader on a software engineering team, contributing to planning, scoping, estimation, and execution of technical solutions • Work closely with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to enhance software applications • Lead projects and make critical architectural decisions while optimizing code for performance, scalability, and reliability • Independently write clean, maintainable code using TypeScript, Java, C#, Python, or other relevant technology stacks • Engage in code reviews, identify and resolve bugs, and fine-tune existing systems • Contribute across all phases of the software development lifecycle, from initial design to deployment • Assist in testing and quality assurance to ensure software reliability and optimal performance • Explore emerging technologies, including AI and machine learning, and propose creative solutions to technical challenges • Leverage generative AI, agentic AI, AI-enabled tools, and intelligent automation to improve development efficiency and code quality

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 8+ years of relevant and related work experience • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience • Travel occasionally, up to 5-10%, for team summits, training, conferences, etc. • Subject to company on call policies, including working hours outside of the normal workday as needed • Proficiency with at least one or more programming languages (e.g., TypeScript, Java, C#, Python, or other relevant tech stacks) • Experience leading complex coding projects with no oversight • Experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, debugging, or documentation • Ability to evaluate, apply, and govern AI solutions responsibly, considering security, performance, and maintainability • Knowledge of software design principles, patterns, algorithms, and data structures • SQL and database experience • Familiarity with OWASP threats and mitigation techniques • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Effective written and verbal communication • Capability to manage a heavy workload, handle frequent interruptions, and work with minimal oversight • Adaptability to a changing, dynamic environment • Passion for mentoring and guiding junior engineers • Familiarity with Kanban methodologies and relevant tools • Understanding of the Education Technology industry

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D) • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts • Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability • Comprehensive 401(k) plan • Generous Parental Leave • Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO) • Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program • Tuition Reimbursement • Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage