Lead Software Engineer - Austin/Plano

🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $93K - $170K 💻 Software Engineering 🗓️ August 17th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

PowerSchool Group LLC is hiring a Lead Software Engineer to spearhead the modernization of their legacy reporting framework into a multi-tenant, cloud-native, AI-augmented platform. The role involves architecture design, hands-on development using AWS serverless technologies, and leading the engineering team to integrate AI for automating business logic and metadata migration.

Highlights

Lead architecture and design for a multi-tenant reporting platform on AWS serverless technologies.
Hands-on development in Python, TypeScript, SQL, and AWS services like Lambda, Step Functions, and API Gateway.
Develop AI-driven pipelines to extract, translate, and validate legacy business logic and report metadata.
Establish coding standards and best practices while mentoring senior and mid-level engineers.
Collaborate with Product, Data, QA, and Architecture teams for alignment on technical and business requirements.
Evaluate emerging AI technologies to enhance automation capabilities.
Ensure platform scalability, security, tenant isolation, and operational excellence.
Required skills include extensive AWS serverless architecture experience, expert-level Python and TypeScript proficiency, AI for code generation or metadata extraction, and strong SQL knowledge.
Preferred qualifications include experience with multi-tenant platforms, ETL/ELT patterns, and strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Compensation range is approximately $92,800 - $170,300 USD with comprehensive benefits including insurance, 401(k), parental leave, and paid 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.