Principal Software Engineer

  • Remote - Worldwide

Remote

Software Development

Principal

Job description

What is Clarity?

Our mission at Clarity is to:

  1. Be a trusted guide that helps millions of families to discover, plan for and access the best educational opportunities for their children.
  2. Help schools to adapt and operate like the dynamic businesses they must be in order to survive and best serve the families of the future.
  3. Build a company where people are able to do the best work of their careers and consistently solve complex problems in novel ways that create unique value in the world.

The first step in fulfilling this mission is our transformative financial aid application, which launched in 2022 and has already grown to over 700 private K-12 schools and 100,000 family users. Building on this momentum, we have started building a second product, which will launch in 2024 and are uniquely positioned to solve a variety of problems for both schools and families.

What you’ll do at Clarity

  • Lead development for some of our most important projects, from pixels to database.
  • Plan projects collaboratively, communicate progress proactively, and continuously seek ways to create the most value for Clarity’s customers.
  • Build data models, APIs, and services with Django & GraphQL.
  • Create intuitive, reusable, and accessible user experiences with React (Typescript).
  • Establish and promote high standards for software quality, testing, and architecture.
  • Manage and monitor the health of Clarity’s systems and infrastructure.
  • Mentor and support your team as a technical leader, enhancing their skills and development.
  • Represent Clarity’s engineering perspective and philosophy both internally and externally.
  • Drive meaningful changes across products, standards, and teams, enhancing overall velocity and impact.
  • Join a group of people that are recognized as some of the top product innovators in the industry.

We’d love to hear from you if…

  • You bring at least 8 years of professional experience, demonstrating deep technical expertise.
  • Positive, team-centric environments fuel your passion and growth.
  • You are eager to work on greenfield projects & products.
  • You approach collaboration with low-ego, focusing on collective success and open dialogue.
  • You’re motivated by the mission of increasing access to quality education.
  • You aspire to architect experiences used by millions.

Tools we use every day

  • Django (Python)
  • GraphQL
  • Postgres
  • Remix (React, Typescript)
  • Cypress
  • Tailwind
  • Storybook

Benefits

  • Growing company with lots of opportunities to grow with us
  • Fully remote team and work environment
  • Generous PTO
  • Company sponsored get togethers / off sites
  • Stock - every team member has some level of ownership in Clarity
  • Competitive compensation
  • 100% Company sponsored health, medical and dental insurance
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