Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer

Devops

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IXL Learning

IXL Learning

5,001-10,000 employees

Interactive learning platform for students

Education

Compensation Overview

$130k - $200kAnnually

+ Equity + Benefits

Senior, Expert

San Mateo, CA, USA

Full-time position in San Mateo, CA headquarters office.

Category
DevOps & Infrastructure
DevOps Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Bash
Kubernetes
Python
Java
Docker
Perl
Go
C/C++
Development Operations (DevOps)
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science/engineering or a related discipline
  • 7+ years of professional hands-on software engineering or devops experience
  • Public cloud provider experience (GCP is a plus)
  • Experience with common service technologies like web servers, message queues, load balancers, and databases
  • Experience with containerized cloud solutions utilizing Docker and Kubernetes
  • Fluency in devops concerns such as source control, builds, deployments, networking, scaling, and monitoring
  • Flexibility to work with a variety of technologies and legacy systems, balanced against a passion to streamline and modernize
  • Experience with at least one programming language like Java, C++, C, Go, Python, Bash, Perl
  • Skill at troubleshooting problems across the stack, providing both immediate fixes as well as long term solutions
  • Strong communication and time management skills
  • Passion for improving education through technology
Responsibilities
  • Work with your team to master a variety of production technology stacks
  • Take responsibility for site performance, uptime and scalability
  • Develop and maintain accurate monitoring dashboards, alerting and runbook documentation suited to each product
  • Identify technical problems and develop solutions
  • Partner with application engineering teams to understand product needs, support test environments, and manage CI/CD pipelines
  • Build and propose architecture changes that will allow us to consolidate, simplify, and streamline our technology, company-wide
  • Develop tooling for deployment and release processes

IXL Learning is an interactive platform that focuses on making education engaging for students from kindergarten to high school. It provides personalized practice in math and English, featuring over 1,000 skills that align with the Indian national curriculum. The platform caters to a variety of users, including individual students, parents, and educational institutions. IXL stands out from its competitors by offering adaptive learning experiences and real-time analytics that help track student progress and identify areas needing improvement. The platform also includes gamification elements, such as virtual treasure hunts and awards, to motivate students and enhance their learning experience. IXL's goal is to improve student performance through tailored learning experiences and to make education enjoyable.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$510M

Headquarters

San Mateo, California

Founded

1998

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • IXL's approval by Virginia and Missouri boosts its credibility and market reach.
  • The acquisition of Carson Dellosa Education expands IXL's educational resource portfolio.
  • Growing demand for personalized learning solutions post-COVID-19 benefits IXL's business model.

What critics are saying

  • AI teaching assistants may disrupt traditional EdTech models like IXL.
  • Integration challenges from acquiring Carson Dellosa could affect resource quality.
  • Rosetta Stone's partnerships may threaten IXL's market share in language learning.

What makes IXL Learning unique

  • IXL offers personalized practice aligned with the Indian national curriculum.
  • The platform uses adaptive learning and real-time analytics to enhance student performance.
  • IXL incorporates gamification elements to motivate students and make learning engaging.

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Benefits

100% paid medical, dental, and vision

Matching 401K retirement plan

Flexible paid time off and sick days