Avela
Technology
SoftwareEngineer-FullStack(Data/PlatformHeavy,SeniorLevel)
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“Software Engineer - Full Stack (Data/Platform Heavy, Senior Level) at Avela. Skills: Data pipelines, Cloud platform technologies, Data integrations, Data platform. Guide design of data platform. Guide development of data platform”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot technical issues
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years full-time professional software development experience, 5+ years building data pipelines, Experience integrating with external software, Experience integrating with external systems, Experience integrating with external APIs, Legal ability to work in the US, Based in the USA
Nice to Have
Extensive experience in data modeling, Experience in highly configurable data models, Previous experience building real time data pipelines, Experience with strategies for dynamic data mapping, Experience with strategies for dynamic data validation, Startup project experience, Greenfield project experience, Passion for education, Passion for equity, Passion for social impact, Entrepreneurial spirit and drive, Growth mindset and desire to constantly improve
What You'll Do.
Guide design of data platform
Guide development of data platform
Guide execution of data platform
Solve technical issues
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with the team; Collaborate to build roadmap; Collaborate on ideas; Everyone is involved; Part of customer success
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
NOTE: We are only hiring candidates who live in the San Francisco Bay Area or Greater Boston. Please see "Location" below for more information. Avela is a Nobel Prize winning platform for families to navigate their child’s educational journey. Parents can find, apply, register, and pay for school and programs for their children, all from a common application system with saved profiles. Avela also powers backend admissions and operational workflows, making it easy for schools, districts, and educational providers to equitably serve students. We’re like “OpenTable for Education” or “Mindbody for Schools.” Role We’re seeking an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to help expand our platform and enhance user experience. As a startup a core requirement of every role is the ability and willingness to dive in and attack anything across the stack and that is absolutely part of this role. That said, no one is an expert in everything and for this role we’re looking for someone who is most comfortable and experienced with data pipelines and cloud platform technologies and looking to spend the majority of their time helping to build out our data integrations, pipelines and building the foundations of the long term Avela data platform. Reporting directly to the CTO, you'll have an opportunity to influence the vision of the product and culture we are creating together. Given the impact of this role we’re looking for senior developers with at least 5 years of full-time professional software development experience. Location We’re a semi-remote company with hubs in San Francisco and Boston. The San Francisco hub includes the CEO and Engineering Lead, so we strongly prefer candidates living in the SF Bay Area to facilitate in-person collaboration and social connection. Note on Titles At Avela, we eschew corporate hierarchy and the traditional titles that go with them. All of our software engineers have the same title and we index levels and corresponding compensation to responsi
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