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During the Covid-19 pandemic Prodigy is operating, hiring, and onboarding remotely.
Prodigy Education is a global leader in game-based learning and is one of the fastest-growing EdTech companies in North America. Our mission is to help every student in the world love learning, motivating millions worldwide via fun, secure and accessible curriculum-aligned gameplay experiences. Visit www.prodigygame.com to learn more.
The Engineering team builds and operates a high performance, scalable, reliable, and secure technology platform that will allow us to transform education and deliver effective learning experiences to every student in the world. We do this by building for tomorrow, failing fast and early, and empowering each other to make things better. Interested in learning more about what we’re working on? Visit the Prodigy Engineering blog at https://medium.com/prodigy-engineering
As a Senior Backend Developer for our platform’s API Gateway team, you would be applying your engineering and collaboration skills through the full technical development lifecycle. As a Core Platform member, you are strong on software engineering and security best practices.
Your Impact
Provide input on technical design, services architecture, and product features
Research, evaluate, and analyze technical and design requirements
Develop platform libraries, tools, components, and services that are scalable, secure, maintainable, and reliable
Work cross-functionally with an agile team
Support and input on technical priorities for overall education backend architecture and company APIs, enabling the team to better support the end-product
Collaborate with technical leads and product owners to gather and prioritize project requirements
Provide foundational services that will enable all software development teams’ domains
Act in accordance with security policies and procedures
Who You Are
A diligent developer, passionate about the craft of designing and developing software at scale
Passion for user experience, security, performance, and uptime
Not afraid to stretch yourself outside of your comfort zone to take on new technical challenges, and have a love for continuous learning
Proficient knowledge of a backend programming language (JavaScript, Ruby, Python) and associated framework (Django, Rails, etc.)
Solid experience writing RESTful API endpoints and GraphQL
Knowledge of SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL, MSSQL, etc.)
Experience working with NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, Redis, MongoDB, etc.)
Experience with one or more front-end JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js, etc.)
Understanding of containerized systems using Kubernetes or Docker
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Our Core Technologies
Backend: JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Flask/Django, GraphQL, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, AWS
Frontend: React, ES6
Bonus Points For
Demonstrated working knowledge and experience with Lean, DevOps, and Agile Mindset
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code
Ability to work comfortably with a variety of programming languages
Experience with AWS technologies – EC2, RDS, S3, SNS, etc.
Experience with unit testing and testing frameworks
Working at Prodigy
Our passion is our mission – to help every student in the world love learning! Together we are improving accessibility to education for students worldwide, and that’s what drives us to do our best everyday. Our culture centred around having a Growth Mindset and Extreme Ownership enables us to do great work while developing ourselves and each other in the process. As one of the fastest growing EdTech companies in North America, we have won industry accolades, including being named one of Canada’s Top Growing Companies in 2021. Prodigy employees enjoy competitive total rewards including stock options and health benefits, as well as a learning and wellness fund. We value the importance of togetherness and host frequent and fun team events to stay connected and build relationships. Our hybrid work arrangement gives employees the flexibility to choose whether they work from home or in-office based on what works best for them on any given day.
Please note: the privacy and security of our users is of the utmost importance to us, and all employees will be expected to act in accordance with Prodigy’s stringent security policies.
Follow us @ProdigyCareers on Twitter and Instagram to learn more, or visit our website at www.prodigygame.com to view additional benefits and perks and our Culture Blog.
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Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education. If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us, and we will work with you to meet your needs.