Job Specifications
Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Mid or Senior Level)
Clever is on a mission to connect every student, worldwide, to a world of learning. With our identity platform for education, we serve 77% of U.S. schools and over 1 million K12 students internationally. As a trusted partner for schools and educators, we provide secure, seamless access to digital learning tools that empower students everywhere. Clever, a Kahoot! Company, is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, but our impact extends far beyond. Learn more about us at www.clever.com.
The Infrastructure team at Clever is responsible for the internal platform used by all engineering teams to build, deploy, and monitor Clever's products. As a member of the Infrastructure team, you'll build systems that enable all engineering teams at Clever to build, deploy, and iterate on their services, without compromising reliability. You will collaborate across engineering teams to identify gaps in our automation and tooling, helping the entire engineering organization become more effective. A DAY IN THE LIFE
Build a platform that makes it easy for Clever engineers to build and deploy scalable, well-architected applications without worrying about the details
Learn and apply best practices across all of the AWS services used by Clever
Collaborate with other engineering teams to identify and support their needs
Build monitoring and logging services so that teams can ensure the smooth operation of their products
Implement tooling for multi-region support and fast failover
Sponsor resiliency efforts to achieve 99.98%+ uptime for critical services
Current and upcoming projects include building a new, more user-friendly and cost effective logging pipeline, and implementing best practices for AWS account management
Act as technical lead for some medium and large projects
Understand and prioritize the Clever engineering culture - see our blog post on Defining Clever's Engineering Culture WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
4+ years of experience as a Software Engineer including Back End work:
Experience with Kubernetes is required
Experience with Go is useful but not required
Experience with AWS EKS is useful but not required
Direct experience using a cloud provider (eg AWS, GCP, Azure)
Experience with our key AWS Technologies (ECS, DynamoDB, VPCs, Lambda, RDS, Kinesis) helpful but not required
Ability to empathize with fellow engineers to understand their pain points and improve their developer experience
The desire and ability to learn quickly in order to support the wide range (and ever-changing list) of technologies in use at Clever
Design and product sense for building as an internal infrastructure/platform team
Commitment to inclusion and belonging: Clever believes that the classrooms we serve and our company's halls should be spaces that are diverse and inclusive. We seek opportunities and celebrate actions that further allow us to build diverse teams, include every voice, and create a safe space for everyone to bring their authentic selves into the workplace. CLEVER BENEFITS AND PERKS
A competitive salary
Flexible Paid Time Off
Paid Parental Leave
Top-notch healthcare, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
Best-in-class mental healthcare service that supports employees' mental and emotional wellness
A generous personal development yearly budget which can be used for courses, conferences, trainings, books, and more
A comprehensive Learning & Development program that enables employees to enhance their skills, knowledge, and functional expertise
Annual company and team events to connect with fun, bright coworkers SALARY TRANSPARENCY
The range of our base salary cash compensation for this role for candidates living in the United States, besides NYC and San Francisco, CA, is between $126,000 - $176,000. For candidates living in NYC and San Francisco, CA is between $138,000 - $193,000. All final offers are determined using multiple factors including experience and level of expertise. CONTACT & EEO
Clever does not conduct interviews via text or Telegram. We will never ask for your financial information or reimbursement of equipment of any kind. If you receive any communications regarding employment with Clever that you think might be a scam, please email (see below). If you are a resident of Colorado, please note you have the right to redact your age-related information like age, birth date, or dates of schooling.
About the Company
We believe technology is a powerful lever to make education equitable for all and the fastest way to improve educational outcomes now. Clever is on a mission to unlock new ways to learn for all students. More than 75% of U.S. K-12 schools now use Clever to simplify access and improve engagement with digital learning. With our free platform for schools and a network of leading application providers, we’re committed to advancing educational equity. Clever has offices in San Francisco, CA and Durham, NC but you can visit us at ...
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