Software Engineer (Mid-Senior Level)

Company Overview:Age of Learning® is the leading education technology innovator, creating engaging and effective learning resources to help children build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning. Our research-based digital education programs have proven efficacy in increasing children’s learning gains, and our curriculum is developed by an experienced team of education experts. Age of Learning’s flagship product, ABCmouse.com® Early Learning Academy, is an award-winning comprehensive curriculum for children.  Adventure Academy™, a massively multiplayer online game (MMO), provides elementary-and middle-school-age learners the opportunity to build critical knowledge in language, arts, math, science, social studies, and more in a fun and safe virtual world. The company’s School Solutions Programs include My Math Academy® , an adaptive, personalized program that helps students master foundational math concepts, and My Reading Academy™, which helps young learners become fluent readers and build a foundation for reading comprehension and literacy. With over 10 billion learning activities completed by more than 50 million children worldwide, Age of Learning is a global leader in efforts to advance equity, access, and opportunity for all children. To learn more about Age of Learning, visit www.AgeofLearning.com.
Summary:We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join the Consumer Products team. You will help us build high-performance web and mobile applications using existing standards and conventions, and you will also contribute to the product architecture.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, design, and develop features and functionality within applications for deployment to Android, iOS, and Web
• Develop educational activities and games in close coordination with design and QA 
• Solve complex problems with concise and straightforward architectural solutions
• Ensure code quality through unit testing and code reviews
• Participate in new technology and technical solution evaluation and provide recommendations
• Perform hands-on development within existing code/products as well as new projects
• Coordinate with your team to define development timeframes, dependencies, and areas of risk to be considered in project planning
• Collaborate with design and production teams to ensure layouts, animations, audio, and graphical assets are efficiently integrated into application features while preserving artistic integrity and performance
• Partner with teammates to deliver the final production code
• Where appropriate, mentor other developers

Minimum Qualifications:

• 4+ years of proven experience building software (games or apps), ideally, that is consumer-facing and content-driven
• You have a familiarity with software design paradigms and design patterns
• You have a solid understanding of the full software development lifecycle
• You have experience with performance tuning and optimization techniques for front-end systems
• You write documented, unit-testable code that is compliant with company coding conventions and standards
• You have excellent attention to detail and are rigorous in self-testing code and delivering high-quality work
• You are an analytical thinker capable of translating business requirements and wireframes into application architecture

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with recent versions of Flutter
• Experience developing against a service-oriented architecture
• You have experience working in an Agile development framework
• You have educational game development experience

The estimated salary range for a new hire in this position is $110,000 USD to $155,000 USD. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
Age of Learning currently provides: • 90% of employee health and welfare benefits premiums & 65% of dependent benefits premiums • A 401(k) program with employer match • 15 paid vacation days (increases to 20 days on your 3-year anniversary), 11 observed national paid holidays plus 9 sick days • Our flexible work culture means 2 or more days in the office (hybrid) or 100% fully remote options a