Curriculum Associates, Inc

Senior Software Engineer II

Curriculum Associates, Inc$93K — $166K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of software engineering experience with proven end-to-end project leadership.
  • Strong skill in technical design and architecture for complex systems.
  • Proficient in modern programming languages and responsible for writing reliable code.
  • Ability to deliver complex features through effective sequencing and communication.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools and developer automation.

Responsibilities

  • Design technical solutions for complex features balancing multiple aspects.
  • Translate business requirements into technical execution plans.
  • Implement and review code for complex features to maintain high standards.
  • Lead planning for significant features by breaking down problems into executable work.
  • Drive quality practices through testing strategies and validation approaches.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex production issues with a focus on root causes.
  • Mentor and coach other engineers to enhance team skills and environment.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage for employees and their families.
  • 401k plan with employer matching contributions.
  • Flexible vacation and sick policy alongside twelve paid holidays.
  • Winter office closure from Christmas to New Year's.
  • Additional perks and benefits to enhance employee experience.
Full Job Description
Your Impact
  • Design technical solutions for complex features, services, or systems that balance simplicity, accessibility, scalability, security, and long-term maintainability, and clearly communicate architectural decisions and tradeoffs to partners.
  • Translate product and business requirements into clear technical problem statements and execution plans, including identifying assumptions, constraints, risks, and edge cases so the team can deliver outcomes that align with user and business needs.
  • Implement and review code for complex features and cross-cutting changes, setting a strong example for code quality, readability, and maintainability, and improving overall standards through thoughtful code review.
  • Shape and lead planning for significant features or initiatives by breaking down ambiguous problem spaces into executable work, sequencing tasks, identifying dependencies and risks, and creating realistic estimates so team members can coordinate effectively and deliver reliably.
  • Drive quality practices by defining, advocating, and implementing appropriate testing strategies, automation, reviews, and validation approaches that reduce regressions and improve reliability across the lifecycle of a feature and system.
  • Diagnose and resolve complex issues in production and non-production environments, including ambiguous or multi-system failures, and drive root-cause analysis and durable follow-up actions that protect long-term system health.
  • Improve and extend Engineering tooling, automation, responsible AI-assisted workflows, and personal skills to increase effectiveness and efficiencies for self and team, including proposing or building tools, workflows, and integrations that reduce manual effort, improve developer experience, and delivery speed.
  • Mentor and coach other Engineers through pairing, design reviews, feedback, and knowledge sharing, helping others build skills, judgment, and confidence while maintaining a positive, inclusive team environment.
  • Influence cross-team decisions and alignment by framing options, tradeoffs, and impacts, collaborating with stakeholders across product, design, data, operations, and engineering to align on scope, tradeoffs, and status so stakeholders have clear expectations and work lands successfully.
  • Contribute to team and engineering culture by modeling effective communication, collaboration, personal growth, and accountability; participating in or leading community initiatives (such as hiring efforts, technical talks, or engineering working groups); and helping improve shared processes.


Required Job Skills and Abilities
  • Technical design and architecture Ability to independently design straightforward solutions for complex features and reason about system behavior across frontend, services, and persistent layers.
  • Programming, debugging, and quality Proficiency in at least one modern programming language and ecosystem, writing reliable and scalable production code, tests, and observability features to ensure quality.
  • Delivery and operational excellence Ability to consistently deliver complex features reliably by sequencing tasks, estimating accurate workloads, communicating and making informed tradeoffs, and contributing to incident response and follow-through.
  • Collaboration, communication, and leadership Ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders, collaborate across teams, and mentor or influence other Engineers.
  • Tooling, automation, AI, and product understanding Experience using and improving developer tools, CI/CD, automation, and AI tools with high quality results.


Required Education and Experience:

Education
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field;or a combination of education and experience that provides the skills and abilities to perform the role effectively.


Experience
  • Typically 8+ years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent experience)
  • Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end outcomes for significant features or systems, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.
  • Experience working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment with product, project management, design, and other partner teams.


Preferred Qualifications (Not Required)
  • Experience with large-scale, distributed, or highly available systems.
  • Experience contributing to or leading community initiatives such as mentoring programs, technical talks, internal working groups, or hiring efforts.
  • Experience working in the education, or related domains.


Benefits and Pay Range:

Pay Range - This role's range is $93,250 - $166,250. The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that Curriculum Associates considers in making compensation decisions based on our Compensation Philosophy. Actual base pay within that range will vary based upon several factors including, but not limited to, prior experience and relevant skill sets. At Curriculum Associates, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances for each case. This role is also eligible to participate in the company bonus plan. The Company recognizes that minimum wage varies by location and will ensure all compensation decisions comply with applicable state and local laws.

Benefits - Benefit eligible employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees can enroll in our company's 401k plan and receive an employer match. Employees have access to a flexible vacation and sick policy in addition to twelve paid holidays and a winter office closure between Christmas and New Year's, as well as a number of additional perks and benefits.

Travel: Minimum travel required between our sites and or for training purposes (
Working Environment: Typical Office environment.

Application Deadline: August 31, 2026. This is subject to close earlier if there is a high volume of applicants or a qualified hire is made.

About Curriculum Associates, Inc

Curriculum Associates is an education technology company that provides K-12 assessment and instruction materials. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in North Billerica, Massachusetts. Curriculum Associates offers a variety of products, including i-Ready, a personalized learning program that provides instruction and practice in reading and mathematics. The company's products are used by over 10 million students across the United States.
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