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Senior Software Engineer, Site Reliability

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San Mateo, CA
Senior level
San Mateo, CA
Senior level
Senior Software Engineers are responsible for maintaining product reliability, optimizing site performance, and developing scalable solutions while collaborating with engineering teams.
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IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is seeking Senior Software Engineers to join our Site Reliability team, and help maintain the reliability and optimal performance of our products. We are seeking engineers with a passion for problem solving and optimization. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions, and we are eager to have you join our team. #LI-GT1

This is a full-time position in our San Mateo, CA headquarters office. The work schedule for this role is Monday-Friday in the office with the option to work from home one day per week.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
  • Work with your team to master a variety of production technology stacks
  • Take responsibility for site performance, uptime and scalability 
  • Develop and maintain accurate monitoring dashboards, alerting and runbook documentation suited to each product
  • Identify technical problems and develop solutions
  • Partner with application engineering teams to understand product needs, and help deliver scalable solutions for our customers
  • Build and propose architecture changes that will make our products more scalable and reliable
  • Develop tooling for deployment and release processes

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science or a related discipline
  • 7+ years of professional hands-on software engineering or site reliability experience
  • Experience with at least one object oriented programming language like Java, C++, C
  • Experience with at least one scripting language like Python, Bash, Perl
  • Public cloud provider experience (AWS or GCP is a plus)
  • Experience with containerized cloud solutions utilizing Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with common service technologies like web servers, message queues, load balancers, and databases
  • Fluency in observability tools and methodologies
  • Flexibility to work with a variety of technologies and legacy systems, balanced against a passion to streamline and modernize
  • Skill at troubleshooting problems across the stack, providing both immediate fixes as well as long term solutions
  • Flexibility about work hours and being on call
  • Strong communication and time management skills

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 to $200,000 + equity + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. 

ABOUT IXL LEARNING

IXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:

  • 1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com
  • Rosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages
  • Wyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects
  • Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources

Our mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. We have a unique culture at IXL that fosters collaboration and the open exchange of ideas. We value our team and treat one another with kindness and respect. We approach our work with passion, tenacity, and authenticity. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions and we are eager to have you join our team.

At IXL, we value diversity in age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, physical and mental ability, political and religious beliefs, and life experience, and we are proud to promote a work environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work. IXL Learning is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Top Skills

AWS
Bash
C
C++
Docker
GCP
Java
Kubernetes
Perl
Python
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IXL Learning San Mateo, California, USA Office

777 Mariners Island Blvd., Suite 600, San Mateo, CA, United States, 94404

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