TeachTown is the leading provider of education solutions for students diagnosed with autism, developmental and intellectual disabilities, emotional disorders, and speech/language impairments.  Our growing fully remote team is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help us further meet the needs of our students and teachers by growing our technology platform. Our ideal candidate is a collaborative problem solver who embraces taking on multiple roles with a customer-centric approach to software development. Running on AWS, our technology stack consists of Microsoft .NET and Angular and serves both browser-based customers as well as our iPad apps.

 

Key Responsibilities

 

  • Design, develop, and test efficient, maintainable, and secure code that is high quality always seeking to leave things better than when you arrived

  • Collaborate with our UX and Curriculum teams to most effectively understand and meet the needs of our teachers

  • Stay current with, adhere to, and advocate for best practices as you collaborate with teammates

  • Seek constant improvement - for yourself, the team and TeachTown

  • Review solution designs and code of your peers

  • Leverage diverse experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals

 

Required Education and Experience: 

  • 2+ years of experience with with technologies in our stack:

    • Angular or other SPA frameworks like React or Vue

    • HTML

    • CSS

    • TypeScript

    • C# or comparable OO language

    • .NET core

    • Relational Databases

    • Public Cloud Environment like AWS, Azure, or GCP

  • 2+ years of experience working in an Agile team environment

  • Thorough knowledge of OO design and SOLID principles

  • Demonstrated experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization

  • Demonstrated ability to to work independently, effectively, and productively in a remote- work environment

  • Experience in a self-directed environment driving work to completion while being given a wide degree of creativity and latitude

  • Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degrees in Computer Science is preferred

 

Preferred Experience:

  • Amazon Web Services

  • Angular

  • Tailwind

  • Experience building iOS native or hybrid web apps (Ionic Capacitor, etc)

 

Additional Notes:

  • US Work Authorization Required

 

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

The physical demands associated with the tasks described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

About TeachTown

Our mission is to measurably improve the academic, behavioral, and adaptive functioning of students with disabilities. TeachTown offers teachers, parents, and clinicians proven software, curriculum, tools, and strategies to help them meet educational goals and increase every child’s intellectual and social functioning. Here at TeachTown, we are committed to research and evidence-based practices with an exclusive focus on serving the needs of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, those with intellectual disabilities or developmental delays, and children with emotional and behavioral disorders.

 

TeachTown’s solutions are based on applied behavior analysis principles, the only scientifically validated therapy for students with moderate-to-severe learning disabilities. In addition, the use of machine learning and data analysis enables our software to dynamically adapt curricula scope and provide personalized learning for each student in a highly scalable manner.

 

AAP/EEO Statement

 

TeachTown provides a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression, and sexual orientation) parental status, genetic information (including family medical history) political affiliation, military service, age, veteran status, disability, or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.  These protections extend to all management practices and decisions, including recruitment and hiring, appraisal systems, promotions, training, and career development programs. Consistent with these obligations, TeachTown also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

 

All TeachTown employees are expected to display unquestionable integrity in every aspect of work and dealing with others. Respect for diversity and inclusion of all individuals is imperative to our business success, embedded in our culture, and required.