Lead Software Engineer - Austin/Plano

🇺🇸 Dallas, TX 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $93K - $170K 💻 Software Engineering 🗓️ July 29th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

PowerSchool Group LLC is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to lead the modernization of its legacy single-tenant reporting framework into a multi-tenant, cloud-native, AI-augmented reporting and analytics platform. The role involves driving the architecture, providing hands-on development with AWS serverless technologies, and leveraging AI to migrate business logic and report metadata, while mentoring the engineering team and aligning technical efforts with business needs.

Highlights

Lead architecture and design of a multi-tenant reporting platform on AWS serverless services.
Develop using Python, TypeScript, SQL, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and API Gateway.
Implement AI-driven pipelines for extracting and validating business logic and report parameters.
Define coding standards and best practices across the engineering team.
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers; conduct design and code reviews.
Collaborate with Product, Data, QA, and Architecture teams to align requirements.
Evaluate and recommend AI technologies to enhance automation capabilities.
Ensure scalability, security, tenant isolation, and operational excellence of the platform.
Required skills: AWS serverless, advanced Python and TypeScript, AI for code generation, strong SQL, experience with AI-driven systems and distributed platforms.
Compensation range estimated between $92,800 and $170,300 USD with comprehensive benefits including insurance, 401(k), parental leave, and flexible time off.

Lead Software Engineer - Austin/Plano Full Description

Compensation & Benefits

PowerSchool offers the following benefits:

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
Comprehensive 401(k) plan
Generous Parental Leave
Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $92,800 - $170,300 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

Original Job Description

Compensation & Benefits

PowerSchool offers the following benefits:

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
Comprehensive 401(k) plan
Generous Parental Leave
Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage