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Software Engineer

🇺🇸 Dallas, TX 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $56K - $112K 💻 Software Engineering 🗓️ August 17th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

PowerSchool Group LLC is hiring a Software Engineer. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining full stack software products and tools while collaborating with product teams to translate requirements into actionable tasks. The engineer will participate in code reviews, advocate for code quality, and occasionally resolve production issues.

Highlights
  • Design, develop, and maintain full stack products, tools, and infrastructure
  • Translate product requirements into discrete, testable tasks
  • Conduct code reviews and promote high-quality code and tests
  • Collaborate on improving shared tools and processes
  • Investigate production issues and respond to internal or customer inquiries
  • Professional experience with functional programming languages (Elixir, Erlang, Scala, F#) or modern statically typed languages (Rust, Go, Zig)
  • Experience with PostgreSQL profiling and optimization in production
  • Comfortable with full stack work including CSS/JS, backend code, and occasional DevOps tasks
  • Preferred experience with Elixir/Phoenix LiveView and familiarity with A11Y standards
  • Estimated base salary range of $56,100 to $111,800 USD with comprehensive benefits

Software Engineer 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 $56,100 - $111,800 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.