Back End Software Engineer, Platform Infrastructure

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Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in a back-end/infrastructure Software Engineering role.
• Strong proficiency in Python, AWS (or another Cloud provider).
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals - a bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent experience.
• Direct experience designing, developing, and maintaining software at scale.
• Ability to write readable, maintainable self-documenting or well-documented code.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Bonus credit: Experience working in AppSec and/or InfraSec space, and infra-as-code development experience.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, engineering) to design, develop, and maintain the core infrastructure of Seesaw's services.
• Create scalable and efficient back-end systems that enable rapid development of user-centric features.
• Ensure the security and reliability of Seesaw's platform, proactively identifying and addressing potential vulnerabilities and performance bottlenecks.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost-effectiveness, leveraging best practices in resource management.
• Contribute to an iterative development process to deliver new features that students, teachers, families, and school administrators love.
• Conduct back-end software development for the platform using Python, DynamoDB, and ElasticSearch.
• Help develop a strong technical roadmap and engineering culture through design proposals and industry engagement.