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Team OverviewOur Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.
ResponsibilitiesRole Overview
We are launching a major modernization effort to transform our legacy single-tenant reporting framework into a multi-tenant, cloud-native, AI-augmented reporting and analytics platform. This role will serve as the technical lead for the initiative, responsible for architecture, design leadership, and hands-on development. The Lead Engineer will drive technical direction, guide the engineering team, and help define how AI is leveraged to migrate business logic and report metadata from the current system to the new platform.
Key Responsibilities- Lead architecture and design for a new multi-tenant reporting platform built on AWS serverless technologies.
- Provide hands-on development using Python, TypeScript, SQL, and AWS services including Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway and others.
- Develop AI-driven pipelines that extract, translate, and validate business logic and report parameter screens from the legacy platform.
- Define coding standards, best practices, and development patterns across the engineering team.
- Mentor senior and mid-level engineers; conduct design and code reviews.
- Partner with Product, Data, QA, and Architecture teams to align technical and business requirements.
- Evaluate and recommend emerging AI technologies and frameworks to optimize automation capabilities.
- Ensure platform scalability, security, tenant isolation, and operational excellence.
- Extensive experience with AWS/Azure serverless architectures.
- Expert-level proficiency in Python and TypeScript.
- Prior experience with AI for code generation, metadata extraction, or workflow automation
- Strong SQL background
- Demonstrated experience building or integrating AI-driven systems (LLMs, embeddings, AI agents, transformation pipelines).
- Solid experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, or modernizing legacy platforms.
- Proven leadership in technical strategy and mentoring.
- Experience designing or operating multi-tenant platforms.
- Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT architecture patterns.
- Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Oracle experience is a plus.
PowerSchool offers the following benefits:
- Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
- Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
- Comprehensive 401(k) plan
- Generous Parental Leave
- Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
- Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage
A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $92,800 - $170,300 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.
EEO CommitmentEEO CommitmentPowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
Skills Required
- Extensive experience with AWS or Azure serverless architectures
- Expert-level proficiency in Python and TypeScript
- Experience using AI for code generation, metadata extraction, or workflow automation
- Strong SQL background
- Experience building or integrating AI-driven systems, including LLMs, embeddings, AI agents, or transformation pipelines
- Experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, or modernizing legacy platforms
- Proven leadership in technical strategy and mentoring
- Experience designing or operating multi-tenant platforms
- Strong knowledge of ETL or ELT architecture patterns
- Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
- Oracle experience
Powerschool Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Powerschool and has not been reviewed or approved by Powerschool.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision with an HSA option and company HSA match, plus life insurance and short/long‑term disability. Wellness resources such as an Employee Assistance Program and ClassPass are also part of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is offered and highlighted across company materials and job postings. Vesting on the match is described as not immediate.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Discretionary Time Off (unlimited PTO) for many U.S. roles and paid holidays are emphasized, with recent postings confirming the DTO approach. Paid parental leave is also cited in company materials.
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What We Do
PowerSchool is a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to empower educators, administrators, and families to ensure personalized education for every student journey. PowerSchool offers end-to-end product clouds that connect the central office to the classroom to the home with award-winning products including Schoology Learning and Naviance CCLR, so school districts can securely manage student data, enrollment, attendance, grades, instruction, assessments, human resources, talent, professional development, special education, data analytics and insights, communications, and college and career readiness. PowerSchool supports over 60 million students in more than 90 countries and over 18,000 customers, including more than 90 of the top 100 districts by student enrollment in the United States.
