Abl Schools | Multiple positions (engineering and design) | San Francisco |Full-time | ONSITE | www.ablschools.com
Technology has made the world more connected, fundamentally changing how we live, work and interact; yet traditional schools have not evolved to prepare students for the 21st century. Replacing textbooks with tablets won’t be enough. We believe schools need a new foundation. That’s why we’re building a web-based school scheduling platform, that allows administrators to put master schedules and daily calendars into a single cloud-based system. We are creating the next generation of software for all K12 schools to fundamentally change how they design, measure and improve their schools. We are also a company that deeply values diversity in every way.
View openings, including sales, engineering, customer success, and design on our site: <a href="
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Personal note: I've been on the Abl engineering team for almost a year and I love it. The mission and the team make coming into work enjoyable. We have a diverse team, we're well funded, we have experienced leadership, and I could go on. The interview process is, in my opinion, very fair. You won't be asked to white board and we understand that the process is just as much as the candidate getting to know the company as it is the other way around.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me - my contact info is in my profile.
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Sr. Front-End Engineer:
Your Impact
+ Work collaboratively with the Product and Design team to understand the experiences and pain points of schools, teachers, and students
+ Define and build compelling new products and exciting new features that give educators insights that will enable them to optimize how they use their resources
+ Use your extensive knowledge of front-end technologies to build high-quality designs that are scalable
+ Manage code review, increase performance, and communicate best front-end engineering practices
+ Create a first of its kind interface that will progress K-12 schools and their communities
Qualifications
+ Experience with Javascript frameworks such as React, Backbone, Angular etc.
+ You should have a great feel for user experience and an eye for beautiful designs
+ Bring a deep understanding of best practices in design, optimization, interaction, and usability
+ Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques
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Sr. Backend Engineer
Qualifications
+ B.S. degree in computer science or equivalent work experience
+ Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and software engineering
+ Familiarity with server-side frameworks like Ruby on Rails
+ Experience building large scale distributed systems and networked services
Your Impact
+ Help set the direction of our company and product
+ Measurably improve student outcomes
+ Improve the lives of teachers
+ Help spread new, innovative school models
+ Give schools greater visibility into how they use their time and resources, enabling them to better support their students and teachers
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Sr. Product Designer
What you'll do:
+ You’ll think and design holistically to create a cohesive and coherent product experience that delivers high value to school leaders
+ You’ll tackle a complex puzzle--master scheduling-- and provide users with an intuitive tool and process, simplifying a complicated workflow
+ You'll create high-level user stories, UX flows, wireframes, prototypes, design mockups, specs, and production assets
+ You’ll collaborate with the internal schools and engineering teams, and with customers
+ You’ll provide actionable feedback gracefully and without ego, and won't hesitate to seek guidance yourself
Qualifications:
+ Impact focused: You’re a strategic thinker able to tackle complex user problems, addressing fundamental user needs and delivering impact
+ Project management: You've designed, coordinated, and shipped intuitive user experiences from conception to execution.
+ Ability to think big and small: You’re comfortable envisioning versions of features many years in the future and working on a single feature’s first iteration
+ Design depth: Experience designing data-heavy visualizations, recommendation UX and/or enterprise software is a big plus.
+ Natural leadership: You enjoy taking initiative and owning projects, big and small. The details matter and you're committed to getting it done right.
+ Growth-mindset: You effectively convey your opinions to peers directly with clear expertise and humility. You encourage others to challenge or build upon your opinions.
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