Ignite Reading teaches kids to read.
Today, 67% of students and 82% of low-income students can’t read at grade level by the end of third grade. That’s when you are supposed to go from learning to read to reading to learn. It’s America’s number one education crisis and we know how to fix it.
Ignite teaches kids to read by providing 15 minutes a day of 1:1 virtual reading instruction. We focus on the reading fundamentals (letters, phonics, and sight words) kids need to master so they can decode a sentence. Our program accelerates reading progress 2.4x and we are disrupting how schools think about reading instruction.
Ignite launched our first school implementation in the fall of 2021. Sixteen months later, we will have grown our number of schools and students 35x.
Ignite Reading is a mission-driven public benefit corporation. We believe we can do well for our team members and shareholders while we solve one of the nation’s biggest challenges. We believe we will be more successful with a diverse team and are seeking candidates who have lived experience related to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Ignite uses technology to enable the delivery of our virtual tutoring services, maximize the learning of our students, and accelerate our ability to scale. To this end, our engineering team is focused on four key technology needs:
Reporting to the Senior DevOps Engineer, the DevOps Engineer will be responsible for managing and automating our cloud infrastructure, deploying and monitoring applications, and ensuring high availability and performance of our systems. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including development, operations, security, and product management, to design and implement DevOps processes and tools.
- Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated application deployment and testing.
- Monitor and troubleshoot system performance, scalability, and security issues.
- Collaborate with development teams to ensure that applications are optimized for performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Implement and maintain system monitoring and alerting tools, such as CloudWatch, Prometheus, or Grafana.
- Ensure that systems are compliant with industry best practices and security standards, such as PCI, HIPAA, or SOC 2.
- Participate in on-call rotations and respond to incidents in a timely and effective manner.
- 3+ years of experience in DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering.
- Strong experience with cloud infrastructure and automation tools, especially Terraform.
- Experience in CI/CD pipeline tools, such as Jenkins, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker or AWS ECS.
- Proficiency in scripting languages, such as Bash, Python, or Ruby.
- Knowledge of system monitoring and alerting tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
- Familiarity with security standards and compliance, such as PCI, HIPAA, or SOC 2.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience at early stage startups is a plus
- Ability to be self-managing and flexible while working in a remote environment
- Ability to roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done while balancing long-term projects with the urgency of immediate demands in a fast-paced start-up environment.
- At Ignite! Reading, we believe in building and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where all applicants are considered for employment without attention to color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
- We are a virtual organization with headquarters in the California Bay Area.
- We offer competitive compensation, equity, and generous benefits packages.
- If you are passionate about DevOps and have the skills and experience we are looking for, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are the right candidate for this role.
At Ignite Reading, we believe in building and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where all applicants are considered for employment without attention to color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't meet all the criteria – unlike majority candidates meeting significantly fewer requirements. We strongly encourage you to apply if you’re interested!
We are seeking candidates who have lived experience related to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are a virtual organization with headquarters in the California Bay Area.
What We Do
When kids learn to read on time their opportunities in school and life improve profoundly. If a child cannot read by the time they are in third grade, they are four times less likely to graduate high school.* In 2022, only 33% of U.S. fourth graders and 31% of eighth graders were reading at grade level (National Assessment of Educational Progress reading assessment scores). Ignite Reading is on a mission to fix this.
Ignite Reading delivers one-to-one virtual tutoring that teaches K-8th graders the foundational skills they need to become confident, independent readers. We pair developing readers with expert reading tutors who provide daily, 15-minute, Science of Reading-based instruction that rapidly closes decoding gaps. Students across all demographics achieve the same outstanding results–an average of 2.4 weeks of reading skills growth per week of instruction–including students with IEPs, multilingual learners, students of color and those receiving free or reduced-price lunch. By ensuring all students master the foundational skills to fluently read any word, Ignite Reading empowers them to move forward and unlock everything school and life have to offer.
"Ignite Reading is one of the most, if not the most, successful interventions we have implemented in our district. The student results and program design are indisputable."
- Claudia Salvestrin, Assistant Superintendent, Red Bluff Union Elementary School District, CA
