Software Engineer, Release Ixl Learning
San Mateo, CA

Job Description

IXL Learning, a leading edtech company with products used by 7 million students worldwide, is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who has a passion for technology and education to help us build a first-rate delivery pipeline for our extremely successful educational products.

As a Software Engineer on our Release Management team, you will implement and manage the release processes across IXLs products. Your team will own the Release Management life cycle, providing the tools and services needed for our development teams to seamlessly manage and deploy code to our users. You will collaborate with our development teams to manage project interdependencies, meet delivery goals, and measure success. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions, and we are eager to have you join our team.

International candidates encouraged to apply; H1B sponsorship is available.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

* Manage the technical design, engineering from coding to QA, and deployment for our IXL's products.
* Build automated release pipelines that package, test and deploy code
* Improve and adapt our release processes to changing business needs
* Own the source control system, third-party repositories, build system, and release data system
* Work cross functionally with our Engineering, Product Management, QA, and Design teams to maintain and communicate a clear release schedule and ensure successful deployments

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

* Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science or a related discipline
* 2+ years of experience in software engineering
* Knowledge of Release Management
* Excellent programming skills
* Strong analytical-reasoning and problem-solving skills
* Ability to work both independently and with a wide variety of teams
* Passion for improving education through technology