Top Edtech Software Engineer Jobs

Leads the technical design, development, and scaling of the Transfer Explorer platform. Manages and mentors engineers, oversees architecture and data pipelines, ensures security and observability, manages technical vendors and data integration partners, and contributes to product roadmaps, business planning, grants, and partnerships. Collaborates with designers, researchers, and product and project leaders to deliver sustainable solutions for students and higher education administrators.

Develop and operate highly scalable backend systems and AWS infrastructure. Responsibilities include maintaining Python HTTP services, working with DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, and Redis, provisioning cloud resources through infrastructure as code, reasoning about distributed systems, and owning software from design through monitoring. The role also focuses on reliability, security, performance, cost optimization, observability, technical roadmaps, and collaboration with engineering and product stakeholders.

Conduct research and development integrating AI and machine learning algorithms into simulation and training architectures. Lead C++ and Unreal Engine software engineering, build networking bridges and APIs, synchronize simulation data with Python-based AI models, and support hardware acceleration, headless simulation, and hardware-in-the-loop systems. Prepare research articles and present findings at conferences.

Designs, develops, tests, deploys, documents, monitors, and troubleshoots Workday integrations and applications across HCM, Finance, Student, PRISM, and Extend. Partners with HR, Finance, Student teams, vendors, and stakeholders to gather requirements, improve processes, support Workday releases, ensure security and compliance, and guide technical roadmap decisions.

The Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering will teach courses, develop curriculum, engage in research, and promote a respectful academic environment aligned with the university's mission.

Lead redesign of core data models, expand and improve the reporting system, and build user-facing automation to streamline repeated workflows. Work autonomously to take features from conception through delivery while collaborating with stakeholders and raising engineering standards.

Build and operate integrations, data pipelines, SSO and rostering flows for large school districts. Work directly with district stakeholders to design, implement, customize, debug, launch, and stabilize production solutions. Develop full-stack features, migrate and reconcile sensitive data, add testing and observability, and convert recurring customer needs into reusable platform capabilities. Balance customer requirements with security, maintainability, and long-term platform health.

Develop and maintain LAMP-based web applications (SaaS, custom operations, ecommerce, financial databases). Rewrite client-server apps for LAMP, customize open-source software, and work with PHP, HTML/CSS/JavaScript and MySQL/PostgreSQL.

Lead design and delivery of Braven's platform, tools, and automation. Scope and implement full-stack initiatives (Python/Rails, frontend, databases), improve architecture, mentor engineers, champion testing and observability, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and apply AI/automation to scale programs. Hybrid role based in Chicago or Newark.

The Staff Engineer will lead cross-functional teams, focus on AI development practices, ensure scalable engineering, and evolve system architecture at ParentSquare.