Senior Software Engineer

Title of the position: Senior Software Engineer

Department: Engineering

Reports to: Senior Director of Engineering

Type of Position: Full Time       

Hours per Week: 40

Pay: Exempt       

Level: NonPMII

Company Overview:

Do you enjoy making a difference in a child's life, transforming education, and evolving learning? Come join Teachstone, the interaction company! Teachstone® was founded in 2008 to deliver the Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS®) nationwide and around the globe. Developed through years of research, the CLASS observation tool measures the interactions between teachers and children, which have been shown to drive learning and lifelong achievement. Teachstone helps organizations conduct classroom observations and provides professional development so that teachers improve, and children learn more. Our online subscription service, myTeachstone, simplifies CLASS implementation by combining observation data with a robust library of CLASS resources and professional development.

At Teachstone, everything we do is about improving the ways teachers interact with their students. We train coaches and observers, build and deliver online support programs, design professional development – all of it grounded in one proven fact: the interactions teachers have with students have a lasting impact on their academic and developmental success. By helping educators describe, measure and improve their interactions and relationships with students, Teachstone is transforming education nationwide, one interaction at a time.

Role Overview:

As a Senior Front End Engineer, you will have a huge impact on the team and the direction we take our products. You will help guide and grow our engineering team as we provide professional development solutions.

You love to work with people. You feel that the exchange of ideas up and down the stack is important to the final products you develop. You know that you have something to offer and also have much to learn. You love reviewing your code with others and providing feedback and accepting it in even accord.

You love to code. You love to think about solutions and how to make things better and more elegant. You love to design easy to use and intuitive interfaces and turn them into a reality.

You love to live your life. We totally understand that you have a life alongside work and we want to help you keep it that way. We are continually striving to get ahead of any emergencies so that we can have more sane work days. We want our people to work hard but not at the expense of the other things they have going for them. 

Role Qualifications:

• 4+ years professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with HTML5, CSS, Javascript and accessibility.
• Strong foundation in React.js and its core principles such as state management and hooks.
• Great knowledge of CSS and related libraries 
• Good understanding and expertise with TypeScript.
• Proficiency testing React based applications with unit tests.
• Experience with common front-end development tools such as Webpack and NPM.
• Proficient with version control systems, especially git.

Nice to have:

• Experience using and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Experience implementing and maintaining Storybook
• Experience with analytics, performance analysis, measuring, and reporting
• Experience working with ReactNative, nextJS is a plus.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails.
• Interest in UI/UX, creating a consistent design and responsive user experiences across multiple devices

Teachstone is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We may use your information in aggregate to evaluate our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Teachstone is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability, you may contact us at [email protected]. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment.