Software Engineer

ParentSquare is a rapidly growing Santa Barbara-based company that’s changing the way schools and parents communicate every day. Sound simple? We strive to keep it that way! Our mission is to give schools the power to incredibly enhance family engagement for all students. ParentSquare and RemindHub, our flagship products, serve over 22 million students and drive our mission by providing unified communications tools -forms, sign ups, payments, RSVPs, direct messaging, language translations, chat and more. Remind Chat, our free product, reaches over 80% of K-12 students, providing a safe and easy-to-use platform for direct communication between teachers and families. And our latest innovation, SmartSites, offers state-of-the-art websites for school districts, enhancing their online presence and accessibility. 

We are not just creating a product; we are creating empowered educators and engaged parents to improve the lives of all students.  We are passionate advocates for our  customers and for our employees and we invite you to join us on this exciting journey.

We are seeking someone who is eager to be an active contributor in a fast-paced environment where we’re solving challenging problems for real people and making a difference in the lives of students. You are a highly detail-oriented and organized individual who can take direction well and be proactive in your work. You love working on multiple projects at one time and are seeking the opportunity to broaden your experience from solving a customer’s challenges to formulating solutions to implementing new technologies that achieve effective results.

This opportunity allows you to work with as well as learn from some of the best; our developers are full-stack solution creators, ready to build out applications using every tool at their disposal, from JavaScript to REST APIs written in Ruby to database modeling and tests

Most importantly, you’re someone who shares in our passion for improving the lives of students through communication. 

• Work on the ParentSquare Web application, which is built using Ruby on Rails
• Solve complex end-user issues working with the customer success team to understand the problem
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems working closely with the tech team
• Design and implement new features 
• Write test cases using RSpec for all code additions and changes
• Coordinate with team members who work on different layers of infrastructure

• 2+ years of professional web application development experience. Experience with Ruby on Rails preferred (or a desire to learn how to use Ruby)
• Experience working with large-scale web applications
• Proficiency with RESTful API development
• Experience with SQL (MySQL preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Systems (Computer Information Systems, Business Information Systems, Management Information Systems, etc.), or related field.
• Some experience in DevOps and systems 
• Understanding of version control including using Git.
• Proficiency with commonly used AWS services is a big plus
• Familiarity with agile or lean software development
• Experience in writing integration and unit tests
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, presentation and interpersonal)
• Strong work ethic and ability to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative team environment.

You’ll get your foot in the door as our company continues to grow. We’re big believers in work-life balance and provide:

• Employer-paid health insurance (including dependent coverage)
• An employer-matched 401K retirement savings program from day 1 
• Paid Parental Leave
• Stock options
• Health + wellness reimbursements
• PTO that increases each year
• 16 paid holidays, including your birthday! 

As a fully remote team, we’ll make sure you have all the tools and equipment you need to make your home office a place where you can thrive. 

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

The salary range for this role will be $120,000-$165,000 DOE.