Where are we?
- Doesn’t matter - you can work from your preferred location. But in case you’re wondering, we’re in Hattiesburg, MS.
Who are we?
- <a href="http://www.schoolstatus.com" >
- SchoolStatus is a data framework for the K-12 education industry that combines a school district's disjointed data systems into one easily-accessed location. Our web-based interface allows educators to make data-driven decisions - regardless of previous technology experience. We also provide a mechanism for principals to deliver evaluation measures to teachers for real-time classroom feedback.
- Our backend engine provides mechanisms for automated data retrieval and sanitation, allowing the customer’s data to remain fresh with no interaction needed.
- Launched in January 2013, we’ve quickly become the data solution for roughly 50% of Mississippi public school districts and are currently migrating into other states.  We’ve been revenue-driven and maintain profitability, which has made us attractive to potential funding sources and we’re currently considering our options.
Who are you?
- You are a talented, enthusiastic programmer that can’t wait to assist in the development of our backend engine and front-end interfaces.  Our core technologies include:
* Ruby as primary language on backend.  Due to lack of APIs on many third-party educational systems, data retrieval is often performed by various scraping methods.  Experience with Mechanize, Nokogiri, Watir, and the likes are the icing on your cake.
* Ruby’s Padrino, a highly extensible framework built on Sinatra, is the glue connecting our backend to frontend.
* MongoDB, Redis, Postgresql, Elasticsearch, and Amazon Redshift provide our various data stores.
* Objective-C/UIKit powers our teacher evaluation instrument for iPad and you are totally okay with that.
* Angular.js on the frontend is something that makes you smile. Data visualizations created with Highcharts, D3, and Charts.js.
* By no means are we limited to the languages and technologies above.  Solutions from other areas are always welcome - as long as they play nice with others (Flash.)
What will we give you?
- Competitive salary with full health, vision, and dental benefits.
- Retirement plan (comparable to the big guys that have way more meetings) with company match that will make sure your cohabitating hamsters are well-cared for in their old age.
- Flexible vacation structure (meaning just tell us you’re going out of town), including a company-provided condominium in Florida.  Yes, we have a condo.
What will you give us?
- Loyalty to the company goals as a whole and a desire to serve the greater good.
- Flexibility to perform outside of your specific role when it’s needed, included talking with customers and attending trade shows from time to time.
- A good sense of humor - because nobody likes a boring job.
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Contact us with questions, resume/CV, or portfolio at REDACTED_EMAIL
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