This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description As our Senior Lead Software Engineer, you will provide technical guidance and oversight. In this role, you will have ample opportunity to explore new value-added product features, invest in product development and tool research, technically lead and mentor a software development team, and grow your career, all while balancing your life priorities. - Lead a team of software engineers while also being an individual contributor to keep your development skills sharp - Help team members grow through mentoring, coaching, 1:1s, career planning, performance appraisals, etc. - Oversee the design and development of product features and modernize technical debt - Promote opportunities for refactoring by examining patterns of system usage and identifying areas of optimization - Provide technical oversight for feature development, ensuring appropriate test coverage, and reviewing and approving pull requests - Remove roadblocks and/or bottlenecks for the team and resolve questions in real time - Participate in sprint planning for work that will be coming into future sprints and work with the team to help drive sprints to completion - Participate in elaboration and design sessions with other engineers, architects and product managers, providing constructive and honest feedback during sprint retrospectives for continuous improvement - Understand business requirements and translate business needs into technology solutions - Take advantage of extensive use of automation, including continuous integration, automated deployments, automated unit and functional testing Qualifications - 6+ years of software development experience and 2+ years people management, leadership or mentorship experience - Experience working in a web-based or multi-tier system desired - Experience with object-oriented programming concepts such as design patterns, encapsulation and inheritance as well as database design and software architecture - Strong knowledge of Agile software development best practices, unit testing, continuous integration, etc. - Experience debugging and troubleshooting applications with IDE, SQL profiler, Chrome developer tools, etc. - A self-motivated individual with the ability to learn and come up to speed on new technologies quickly - Experience with the following technologies: - Python and SQL; PostgreSQL and Aurora a plus - Data manipulation and analysis tools, such as Pandas and NumPy - Cloud-based database and analytics platforms, such as Snowflake or Databricks - Containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Airflow) - Bonus: experience with machine learning, prompts and AI agents - Knowledge of GitHub best practices for team development involving feature branches, pull requests, release tags, etc. - Strong time management, problem solving and critical thinking skills with the ability to identify and influence others on the best solution - Culture Agility: Comfort working in a fast-paced, candid environment that values innovation, healthy debate, and follow-through - AI Readiness: Curiosity and willingness to use AI and emerging technologies to elevate your work and deliver smarter outcomes Benefits - Meaningful Purpose: Your work helps organizations operate with integrity and protect their people—at a scale few companies can match. - High-Performance Environment: We move with urgency, set ambitious goals, and expect excellence. You’ll be trusted with real ownership and supported to do the best work of your career. - Candid, Supportive Culture: We communicate openly, challenge ideas—not people—and value teammates who embrace bold thinking and continuous improvement. - Growth That Matters: You can count on authentic feedback, strong accountability, and leaders invested in your success so you can achieve real growth. - Rewards for Results: We provide clear, competitive compensation designed to recognize measurable outcomes and real impact. Company Description At NAVEX, we’re transforming the world—making it safer, more ethical, and ensuring every voice is heard. That’s real impact. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values. We move with speed, passion and purpose—as one team. We are bold in our ideas, accountable in our actions, and committed to doing the right things right.

SchooLinks is a venture-backed ed-tech company that is changing how students explore and pursue their post-high school goals. We have a suite of over 80 tools for students and school staff including college application management, course planning, financial situations, personality assessments, college profiles, and many others. We're looking for a highly experienced Django back-end engineer who will write high-quality code, make sound and scalable architectural decisions, and help grow our team by bringing and evangelizing best practices. Presently, we're only looking for US-based engineers that live in Central or Eastern Timezone. We do not have the ability to sponsor H1-B Visas. Additionally, please note this role is for highly experienced software engineers with deep Django and Django Rest Framework (DRF) experience. What you'll do: - Ship clean, readable, and maintainable backend Django code - Contribute and proactively elevate the quality of our codebase by writing tests and addressing technical debt - You'll be working with a talented team of engineers, designers, and product people who have shipped 50+ features in the last 3 years and have established SchooLinks as a company that has found product-market fit and transitioned us into a hyper-growth phase. - Participate in the product development process from start to finish, reviewing requirements and user stories to provide timely and meaningful feedback. - Design and build solutions that will scale to millions of users - Participate in on-call rotations

SchooLinks is a venture-backed ed-tech company that is changing how students explore and pursue their post-high school goals. We have a suite of over 80 tools for students and school staff including college application management, course planning, financial situations, personality assessments, college profiles, and many others. We're looking for a highly experienced Django back-end engineer who will write high-quality code, make sound and scalable architectural decisions, and help grow our team by bringing and evangelizing best practices. Presently, we're only looking for US-based engineers that live in Central or Eastern Timezone. We do not have the ability to sponsor H1-B Visas. Additionally, please note this role is for highly experienced software engineers with deep Django and Django Rest Framework (DRF) experience. What you'll do: - Ship clean, readable, and maintainable backend Django code - Contribute and proactively elevate the quality of our codebase by writing tests and addressing technical debt - You'll be working with a talented team of engineers, designers, and product people who have shipped 50+ features in the last 3 years and have established SchooLinks as a company that has found product-market fit and transitioned us into a hyper-growth phase. - Participate in the product development process from start to finish, reviewing requirements and user stories to provide timely and meaningful feedback. - Design and build solutions that will scale to millions of users - Participate in on-call rotations

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