Seeking a Software Engineer

Description

Illuminate software and support solutions were designed to match our mantra, “one system, one login, one solution”. Since its founding in 2009, we have been creating software and service solutions for over 600 school districts across the United States with our three products that provide a complete data, information, and assessment solution for all school districts.

We’re looking for someone who gets fired up about working for a company with vision and purpose, who believes that they have a lot to learn, and who can be flexible and creative in a fast-paced development environment.

Our team of developers takes ownership over the product and has a direct impact on the experience of K-12 students, teachers, parents, and administrators. We’re hiring a software engineer who’s ready to work hard to bring us to and through the next phases of our growth and can have a good time with a cool and laid-back team while you do it.

At Illuminate, we believe that it’s your ship. We don’t have bosses, managers, supervisors, or executives; we’re all Illuminators, and we’re all trying to change the world.

Qualifications:

Comfort/fluency in a PHP shop

Ability to solve difficult problems at a large scale with an orientation towards performance and scalability

Familiarity with HTML, Javascript, and CSS

Belief in constant learning and growth (after all, we’re an education company)

Flexibility and positivity coupled with a true commitment to our end users

Experience with jQuery, MVC design pattern (e.g. Zend Framework), and version control software

The ability to laugh at yourself and at others (when appropriate)

Interest in contributing towards a complex and powerful tool that is changing the way that classrooms, schools, and districts serve their students

Technologies and vendors we use: PHP, Zend Framework, CentOS, jQuery, Node.js, Bootstrap, Git/GitHub, Bazaar, Composer, PHPUnit, Basecamp, ZenDesk, Jira

To apply please send your resume, references and salary history.