Software Solutions Engineer
Riverdale Country SchoolAbout the role
The Software Solutions Engineer is a member of our all-school technology team and reports to the Chief Information and Technology Officer. The successful candidate is a curious and creative problem-solver who values continuous learning and collaborative work, and thrives in a responsive environment that highly values and utilizes AI in solutions engineering and operates on a Google Cloud-centric platform. There are many opportunities to interact with our colleagues and students beyond these key responsibilities and we value those who wish to immerse themselves in our community. This full-time, in-person position operates on a 12-month schedule (not a fixed-term contract) and is available immediately. We provide intentional onboarding and mentorship to ensure all new team members feel fully supported in learning our systems and culture.
Custom Application Development Projects
- Designing and maintaining interactive web applications that allow students and families to visualize academic history and plan future course progressions.
- Exploring and implementing AI-driven conversational interfaces to allow community members to query institutional data securely and efficiently.
- Building and supporting internal applications, including a centralized job description management system and administrative auditing tools for cloud storage.
- Developing dynamic, data-driven organizational charts and departmental flowcharts that update in real-time based on school supervisory data.
Data Integration and Systems Architecture Projects
- Architecting and maintaining the "glue" between core platforms (our Veracross SIS, ADP and Lever for HRIS/ATS), ensuring seamless data flow for account lifecycles and administrative alerts.
- Leading the effort to centralize disparate data sources into a unified warehouse to power school-wide reporting and analytics.
- Creating proactive "Student Dashboards" for Deans and Counselors that aggregate grades, attendance, and feedback into a single, actionable interface.
- Developing scripts and API integrations to replace manual processes, such as syncing athletics schedules and admissions communications.
Professional Expectations
- Using AI extensively is expected, encouraged, and supported — both as an accelerant for your own development workflow (AI-assisted coding tools) and as a building block within the applications you design.
- Commitment to producing clear, accurate, and comprehensive documentation (internal and public facing) for code, system architecture, and user guides.
- A commitment to designing and developing applications that adhere to web accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and maintain a high standard of usability for all users.
- Soliciting community feedback and proactively addressing bugs.
Necessary Requirements
- A minimum of 1-3 years of professional development experience, or equivalent project experience in a related field.
- Development experience in Google Workspace and the Google Cloud ecosystem, including hands-on experience with Google Apps Script and the Sheets/Drive APIs.
- A demonstrated understanding of one or more web frameworks.
- A demonstrated understanding of API's, data modeling and visualization
- Excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate complex administrative needs into elegant technical solutions.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) for multiple simultaneous projects.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders (Deans, Parents, and Students).
- Awareness of information security standards and best practi
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