OverviewTeam Overview
Our Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.
Responsibilities
Description
The Software Engineering team is a group of full stack developers who design, develop, and maintain our products, tools, and infrastructure.
Your day-to-day job will consist of:
- Working with Product to translate product requirements into discreete, testable tasks
- Understand all ongoing work across teams well enough to intelliigently take part in code reviews per day
- Developing code and completing tasks in tandem with AI tools
- Consistently asking questions and critically looking at all our processes with fresh eyes
- Being an advocate for quality by calling out unclear or unsound code and tests
- Collaboratively building and improving shared tools and processes for the wider team
- Occasionally investigating issues in Production systems or data in response to internal or customer questions
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant and related work experience.
- This position is subject to company on call policies which constitutes working hours outside of the normal workday as needed.
- Professional experience with functional programming (Elixir, Erlang, Scala, F#, etc..) or modern statically typed languages (Rust, Go, Zig, etc..) developing web applications
- Experience with PostgreSQL profiling and optimization in production environments
- Comfortable working in a Full-Stack environment where work may involve CSS/JS, Backend Code, and occasional DevOps & Monitoring tasks
- Familiarity with self-directed Agentic Development
Preferred Qualifications
- Elxir / Phoenix LiveView experience
- Familiarity with A11Y standards and tooling
- Knowledge of Budgeting and Accounting terminology and principals
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation & Benefits
PowerSchool offers the following 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
A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $56,100 - $111,800 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.
