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Bezos Academy is seeking a Software Engineer specializing in Flutter to develop educational technology targeting children and teachers, focusing on user satisfaction and innovative solutions.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include analyzing product requirements, developing client applications integrated with back-end services, and contributing to system designs for web and mobile applications.

Skills: Required skills include experience in mobile and web application development, familiarity with test automation, and strong collaborative abilities with product and UX teams.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include prior experience with Flutter, understanding of REST APIs, and experience in developing minimal viable products.

Location: This position can be based in Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, or Washington, preferably Seattle. Relocation support is available.

Compensation: $119000 - $218000 / Annually

As the Software Engineer—Flutter (internally titled Software Engineer—Front End) at Bezos Academy, you will exercise your uniquely imaginative abilities to create inspiring educational technology for kids and teachers. You will have an insatiable curiosity, eagerness to contribute to greenfield projects, and you obsess over user happiness. Your contributions to product development will both thrill and delight their users and enable our national school network to nurture young children’s originality, foster self-agency, cultivate a love for learning, and spark joy.

You will share responsibilities for the development and operations of new web and mobile applications utilizing Flutter. In this role, you will collaborate closely with other engineers and our product management and data teams. The responsibilities include analyzing product requirements, contributing to system and software designs, developing client applications that integrate with back-end services, and operating end-to-end applications that cultivate the playful curiosity of young children and their teachers.

You have a track record of delivering web and mobile solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and solve human problems. You can thrive in a start-up environment where you will focus on creating, improving, inventing, measuring, and innovating on behalf of our students and teachers. Above all, you are inspired by our mission to offer tuition-free, high-quality preschools in under-resourced communities, and you are motivated to create the technology to scale our Montessori-inspired preschools.

LOCATION

• Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Texas, or Washington within two hours’ drive to multiple Bezos Academy preschools (please see our website for-school locations); Seattle, WA preferred
• Relocation support is available for those willing to relocate to Seattle.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt (salaried) position.
• The full salary range for this position in applicable geographies is $119,000- $218,000 per year. The upper portion of the salary range is typically reserved for employees who have been in the role for multiple years and have demonstrated strong performance over time. Starting salary will vary by location, qualifications, and prior experience; during the interview process, candidates will learn the starting salary range applicable for their location.
• This role includes 15 paid days of vacation, 4 days of paid personal time off, 7 paid days of sick (care) time, 9 paid holidays, 5 paid days off for an organization-wide winter break, and additional time off if required by applicable law. Benefits for this role include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with a 4% employer contribution match, paid parental leave, an employer-matched flexible spending account for dependent care, and more. Please see here for details.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Five years of professional software engineering experience, including two or more years of experience developing mobile and web applications
• Experience developing applications for portable devices (e.g., mobile phones, tablets and iPads, and laptops)
• Experience partnering with product management and UX teams
• Familiarity with web or mobile test automation tools and practices
• Ability to speak, read, and write English fluently

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior experience with Flutter
• Experience with both web and mobile application development
• Technical knowledge of REST APIs and data caching patterns
• Experience developing minimal viable product(s) using iterative methodology
• Passion for building high quality applications on behalf of end users

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