Senior Software Engineer (Java)

Overview

PowerSchool is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic PowerSchool International team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the Localization of all PowerSchool portfolio of products targeting various countries across the globe. Additionally, you will play a significant role in building framework components for Internationalization in various technologies, with a primary focus on Java.

This position, under the general direction of the Lead and/or Manager, Software Engineering, will be responsible for technical and development support for our award-winning K-12 software. This role will implement, code, build, and test new features, maintain existing features, and develop reports that will include components, data models, customization, and reporting features for our products. Additionally, this position will gather and refine requirements, develop designs, implement, test and document solutions to produce the highest quality product and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the localization efforts of our PS Portfolio of products, ensuring compliance with international standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, Designers, and QA Engineers and, Channel Partners and customers in various countries to identify localization requirements and develop efficient solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain localization features for our software products, ensuring high performance, scalability, and usability.
• Develop and maintain localization frameworks and libraries for use across different products and technologies.
• Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior team members to ensure code quality and proper documentation.
• Collaborate with the Internationalization team to create internationalized components and integrate them seamlessly into the software architecture.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and advances in localization and internationalization technologies and propose innovative solutions to enhance our products' global reach.
• Specialize in client or server-side web application development as a member of a project team. Preference for familiarity with the full technical stack.
• Work as part of an Agile SCRUM team in the planning, scoping, estimation, and execution of technical solutions
• Work within a wide range of new and legacy code and technologies in a mature codebase
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To be considered for and to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. 

• 5 years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on localization and internationalization.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information technologies required or equivalent experience.
• Advanced knowledge of current web client technologies, including the ability to demonstrate proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular JS.
• Advanced knowledge of PHP programming language is a plus.
• Proficiency with Java
• Proficient in Oracle Databases, SQL Server experience a plus
• Experience with cloud platforms, such as AWS or Azure, is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of localization tools, best practices, and industry standards.
• Experience with popular localization management systems and platforms.
• Knowledge of machine translation technologies and natural language processing.
• Solid understanding of database design and query optimization.
• Experience with agile development methodologies, continuous integration, and version control systems such as Git or SVN.
• Experience with automated testing, High personal code/development standards (peer testing, unit testing, documentation, etc.)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong ability to work with current software design principles and concepts such as patterns, algorithms, data structures, dependency injection, Microservices, MV**, SOA, n-tier architecture.
• Strong ability to handle a heavy workload with multiple projects and frequent interruptions.

Strong ability to work in a changing, dynamic environment.

EEO Commitment

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accommodations@powerschool.com.