IXL Learning

Senior Software Engineer, DevOps

IXL Learning$130K — $200K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science/engineering or a related discipline
  • 7+ years of professional hands-on software engineering or devops experience
  • Experience with public cloud providers (GCP is a plus)
  • Proficient with common service technologies like web servers, message queues, load balancers, and databases
  • Familiarity with containerized solutions using Docker and Kubernetes
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language like Java, C++, C, Go, Python, Bash, or Perl
  • Strong communication and time management skills

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the team to master various production technology stacks
  • Ensure site performance, uptime, and scalability
  • Develop and maintain monitoring dashboards, alerts, and runbook documentation
  • Identify technical issues and create effective solutions
  • Work with application engineering teams to fulfill product needs and manage CI/CD pipelines
  • Design and recommend architectural changes to simplify technology across the company
  • Create tools for deployment and release processes

Benefits

  • Equity opportunities
  • Comprehensive benefits package
  • Flexible work environment
Full Job Description
This position requires you to be in our San Mateo, CA, headquarters office.

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, support test environments, and manage CI/CD pipelines
  • Build and propose architecture changes that will allow us to consolidate, simplify, and streamline our technology, company-wide
  • Develop tooling for deployment and release processes
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science/engineering or a related discipline
  • 7+ years of professional hands-on software engineering or devops experience
  • Public cloud provider experience (GCP is a plus)
  • Experience with common service technologies like web servers, message queues, load balancers, and databases
  • Experience with containerized cloud solutions utilizing Docker and Kubernetes
  • Fluency in devops concerns such as source control, builds, deployments, networking, scaling, and monitoring
  • Flexibility to work with a variety of technologies and legacy systems, balanced against a passion to streamline and modernize
  • Experience with at least one programming language like Java, C++, C, Go, Python, Bash, Perl
  • Skill at troubleshooting problems across the stack, providing both immediate fixes as well as long term solutions
  • Strong communication and time management skills
  • Passion for improving education through technology

The base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 to $200,000 + equity + benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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 an education technology company that provides personalized learning experiences for students in grades K-12. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California. IXL Learning offers a variety of products, including IXL, a comprehensive learning platform that covers math, language arts, science, and social studies, as well as other products for specific subjects and grade levels. The company's products are used by millions of students and teachers around the world. IXL Learning is committed to providing high-quality educational resources that help students achieve their full potential.
Learn more about IXL Learning
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1998
NASDAQ

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