Posted at: 28 October

Software Engineer II

Company

Renaissance Learning North America

Renaissance Learning is a Wisconsin Rapids-based B2B EdTech company providing Pre-K–12 educational software and adaptive assessment solutions, serving schools across the U.S. and in over 100 countries.

Remote Hiring Policy:

Renaissance Learning supports remote work and hires from various locations globally, with team members across six continents. Specific role requirements may vary.

Job Type

Full-time

Allowed Applicant Locations

Worldwide

Salary

$82,200 to $113,100 per year

Job Description

About Renaissance

When you join Renaissance®, you join a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology! Renaissance’s solutions help educators analyze, customize, and plan personalized learning paths for students, allowing time for what matters—creating energizing learning experiences in the classroom. Our fiercely passionate employees and educational partners have helped drive phenomenal student growth, with Renaissance solutions being used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Every day, we are connected to our mission by exemplifying our values: trust each other, win together, strive for the best, own our actions, and grow and evolve.

 Job Description

We’re looking for a motivated Software Engineer II to join our agile, multi-disciplinary engineering team at Renaissance Student Next team. You’ll play a key role in an impact-driven culture where your creativity, curiosity, and technical skill help shape how we build and scale our highly available, distributed SaaS platform—used by millions of K-12 students every month worldwide. 

In this role as a Software Engineer II, you will:  

  • Collaborate closely within an agile, cross-functional team to deliver high-quality software. 
  • Communicate effectively in a distributed REMOTE work environment. 
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable web and backend systems serving millions of users and thousands of requests per second. 
  • Contribute your unique perspective and technical expertise to achieve shared goals. 
  • Continuously learn, experiment, test, and iterate to improve both product and process.  

For this role as a Software Engineer II, you should have:  

  • 2+ years of professional software development experience utilizing web technologies. 
  • BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience. 
  • Hands-on experience with React or a comparable single-page application framework. 
  • Experience with Node.js for backend or API development. 
  • Experience and love for static types systems (TypeScript -preferred, Java, C#, etc.). 
  • Experience working with relational databases. 
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in collaborative environments. 

Bonus Points 

  • Experience with functional programming languages (Haskell, Scala, Clojure, etc.). 
  • Familiarity with Event based architecture 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

 #LI-Remote

The below compensation range is based on national market data and may vary by experience and location. 

Salary Range

$82,200 - $113,100 USD

Benefits for eligible US employees include:

  • World Class Health Benefits: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Telehealth
  • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Vacation and Sick Time Off
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Parental Leave (20 total weeks with 14 weeks paid) & Milk Stork program
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Life & Disability Insurance
  • Well-being and Employee Assistance Programs

Frequently cited statistics show that some women, underrepresented individuals, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities may only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Renaissance, we encourage all applications. Roles evolve over time, especially with innovation, and you may be just the person we need for the future!

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Renaissance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate with respect to any term, condition or privilege of employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, military or veteran status, marital status, or status of an individual in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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Reasonable Accommodations 

Renaissance also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Talent Acquisition.

Employment Authorization 

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

For more information about Renaissance, visit: https://www.renaissance.com