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Staff Software Engineer - School Safety Platform

Skills
Cloud-Native ApplicationsConnected DevicesEnhanced Data Rates For GSM EvolutionFleet ManagementFoundationsIT StrategyIdentity And Access Management
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience building and operating production software systems
  • Proven track record of owning and delivering complex backend or full-stack systems end-to-end
  • Strong experience designing distributed systems APIs event-driven architectures and cloud-native applications
  • Experience building integration-heavy platforms involving third-party APIs webhooks data synchronization and identity systems OAuth SAML SSO
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals including system design data modeling observability reliability performance and security
  • Experience handling sensitive data and building systems where privacy security and compliance are architectural requirements
  • Demonstrated success delivering 0-to-1 products or major platform initiatives in environments with significant ambiguity
  • Proven ability to influence technical direction mentor engineers and lead through collaboration rather than authority

Nice to have

  • Real-time systems
  • Edge-to-cloud architectures
  • IoT platforms
  • Hardware integrations
  • Operational reliability
  • Physical security systems

Day to day

  • Lead architecture, technical design, and implementation of new school safety products from concept through production.
  • Drive technical strategy and engineering excellence across multiple teams and systems.
  • Design scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems that operate reliably in real-world environments.
  • Build and maintain integrations with third-party platforms, identity providers, communication systems, hardware devices, and external data sources.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders to translate customer needs into practical technical solutions.
  • Mentor engineers, raise engineering standards, and help shape the technical culture of a growing organization.