Lead Software Engineer

🇺🇸Remote - US-TX-Dallas | US-US-Remote$93K–$170K/yr3w ago

K-12 Engineering Software Engineering Full Stack Development Cloud Computing SIS Integration Product Development

Role Snapshot

Lead a major modernization initiative transforming PowerSchool's legacy reporting framework into a multi-tenant, cloud-native, AI-augmented analytics platform. This technical leadership role combines hands-on development with architecture design and team mentorship.

Key Responsibilities: Lead architecture and design for a new AWS serverless reporting platform while providing hands-on development in Python, TypeScript, and SQL. Develop AI-driven pipelines to extract and migrate business logic from legacy systems, define coding standards, mentor engineering teams, and ensure platform scalability and security.

Skills & Tools: Expert-level proficiency in AWS serverless architectures, Python, and TypeScript; strong SQL knowledge with Snowflake experience preferred. Demonstrated experience building AI-driven systems (LLMs, embeddings, AI agents) and proven leadership in technical strategy and mentoring.

Qualifications: Extensive experience with AWS serverless architectures and prior work on code generation, metadata extraction, or workflow automation using AI. Solid background in distributed systems, data pipelines, legacy platform modernization, and technical leadership with mentoring experience.

Location: Remote - US-TX-Dallas | US-US-Remote

Compensation: $93K–$170K/yr

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Job Description

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.
Team Overview
Our Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.

We are open to hiring this position in Austin, TX or Plano, TX.

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