Software Engineer, Ed-Fi Alliance

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (www.dell.org) is dedicated to transforming the lives of children living in urban poverty around the world. With offices in Austin, TX; New Delhi, India; and Cape Town, South Africa, the Dell Foundation funds programs that foster high-quality public education and childhood health and improve the economic stability of the families we serve. To date, the foundation has committed over $2.3 billion to global children's issues and community initiatives to accelerate opportunity for families. The foundation will soon be expanding its work into Israel.

Current Opportunity: Software Engineer - Austin, TX

The Software Engineer will support the Ed-Fi Alliance through active participation in the full software development lifecycle for multiple products, including the core API platform. The ideal candidate has had significant prior experience designing and developing REST API applications and has worked in edtech or similar public-good sectors. This is an individual contributor role and requires that the person is based in Austin, TX. The Software Engineer will report to the Ed-Fi Director of Software Engineering.

As a Software Engineer, your primary responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining one or more .NET applications in the Ed-Fi Alliance software platform.

• Building and maintaining continuous integration (CI) and deployment (CD) processes for Ed-Fi's demonstration and certification web sites.

• Writing product documentation.

• Providing escalation ("tier 4") support for technical community issues.

The ideal candidate should have a bachelor's degree in management information systems (MIS), computer science, software engineering, or related field and/or equivalent degree/industry experience and 7+ years of experience working as a programmer / software engineer. The candidate must demonstrate a strong background in most of these areas:

• REST API

• Object oriented development / SOLID

• Continuous integration

• Unit testing

• Database design

• Team leadership

• Constructive peer reviews

• Technical support

• Security

• Scrum

• Communications

Required qualifications:

• Deep knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language.

• Experience working with at least one relational database management system.

Preferred qualifications:

• Strong foundation in C#.

• Experience with either TypeScript or Python.

• Experience with either Microsoft SQL Server or PostgreSQL.

• Experience with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.

• Prior experience working with data standards / interoperability.

• Prior experience contributing to open source software

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, which includes the Ed-Fi Alliance, has adopted a hybrid working model combining in -office and virtual work. The foundation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status

We are a diverse team with unique perspectives. United in our mission, our purpose, and our culture. Driven by our ambition to identify, create, and enhance opportunities for the people we serve. Unwavering in our commitment to trust and uplift one another.