Since being founded in 2011, Prodigy Education has grown from 3,000 local users to more than 100 million registered users worldwide. As one of the fastest-growing EdTech startups in North America, Prodigy connects students, parents, teachers, and school districts with resources with the goal of promoting a lifelong love of learning. Anyone with an internet connection is welcome to create a free account for Prodigy’s popular Math Game for grades 1 to 8. Prodigy Education also provides online math tutoring via certified teachers who adapt their style and lessons to teach students in the way they learn best. For more information visit www.prodigygame.com.
Our passion is our mission - to help every student in the world love learning!
Here at Prodigy, we are working hard to achieve our mission of helping students LOVE learning. Our Engineering teams are scaling rapidly as we continue to hit our product and growth milestones, and it’s an exciting time for the company! To continue our exponential growth, we are adding some more development power to our Engineering teams. As an Intermediate Full Stack Developer on our Membership Experience team, you will work collaboratively with the team to enable the creation of engaging and high quality educational content, and constantly improve the systems that deliver this content within our game, to help every student in the world LOVE learning.Your Impact:
- Make architectural decisions that will help make our stack more robust and efficient
- Write and maintain high quality and well-documented code
- Select, develop, and implement core technologies across a variety of projects (front-end and back-end)
- Partner closely with our product team to drive revenue for the company
- Continuously improve our systems and frontend components that deliver an in class experience to students around the world
Who You Are:
- A diligent Developer, passionate about designing and developing software
- Experienced working on multiple projects and a natural problem solver
- Excited by the challenges that come with a rapidly growing and scaling company, and have thrived in this kind of environment
- Not afraid to stretch yourself outside of your comfort zone to take on new challenges, and have a love for continuous learning
- Breadth of experience in a variety of Technology Stacks
Our Core Technologies:
- Backend: Node.js and AWS, Postgres, GraphQL
- Frontend: React, Javascript, HTML, CSS
What We Offer:
- A culture of transparency, where team members are involved in important conversations
- Full health benefits from day one (1) for you and your family, fully covered!
- We are a profitable company, with eligibility to participate in stock options for all full-time permanent employees
- Learning and development budget for all full-time employees to use towards career growth and development opportunities
- We recognize 9-5 is not for everyone! We offer flexible working hours that will allow you to schedule your workday with a bit more freedom!
While we operate 100% remotely, for the time being, we understand the importance of togetherness. We offer frequent and fun team and company events, to stay connected and in the know.
Please note: During the Covid-19 pandemic, in order to keep all our candidates and team members safe, Prodigy is operating, hiring and onboarding 100% remotely for the time being.
Come as you are. We believe the power of our collective potential will transform education. We are building towards a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create access and opportunity for all. We welcome applications from people from all underrepresented groups, including (but not limited to) people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQIA2+ community, BIPOC and other underrepresented races and nationalities, people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who may contribute to the further diversification of Prodigy Education.If you feel like you don’t have all the qualifications for this position, and are willing to use your initiative to learn the rest, we’d still love for you to apply!
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Prodigy Education will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.