Senior Software Engineer

JOB TITLE: Senior Software EngineerDEPARTMENT: Information TechnologyREPORTS TO: Manager of Engineering FSLA STATUS: ExemptJOB TYPE: Full TimeLOCATION: Remote (USA Only) Meteor Education does not provide work visas and currently only hires candidates who are authorized to work in the United States. COMPENSATION: $135k-$145kCONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICYAt Meteor, integrity and transparency are paramount in all our operations and interactions. To avoid any potential conflicts of interest and maintain the trust of our public customers, we regret that we cannot consider applications from individuals who are currently employed by organizations that are customers of Meteor, where they hold positions that could influence the purchasing decisions regarding our products or services. This policy ensures fairness and impartiality in our hiring process and customer interactions.If you fall under this category, we appreciate your understanding and encourage your continued support as a valued customer.SUMMARY OF POSITIONMeteor Education is seeking a collaborative, senior-level, hands-on Software Engineer with expertise in enterprise Salesforce, NetSuite, MuleSoft, and Python-based services to help drive the evolution of our systems. This role plays an integral part in delivering flexible, scalable, and high-quality software solutions that support both internal operations and external business objectives.The ideal candidate will possess advanced technical proficiency across these platforms, with the ability to design and deliver complex, cross-platform solutions. You’ll work closely with the Engineering Manager, senior architecture partners, other engineers, product owners, analysts, and cross-functional teams to turn ideas into solutions—completing technical design and delivery across the full development lifecycle from requirements to release.At Meteor, we value more than just technical skills. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll help ensure that our software not only meets current needs but is architected for long-term scalability, reliability, and maintainability. This is an exciting opportunity to serve as a technical expert and contribute to systems that directly support our mission to transform educational environments and improve outcomes for learners across the country.ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIESCommunicating goals and planning solutions Understand and articulate the problems and goals the organization faces.Technical discovery and solution design for complex assignments.Anticipate problems and tradeoffs with proposed solutions.Estimate time involved in completing tasks and informing estimation practices within the team.Iterate on solutions and follow up throughout the implementation process.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver product features.Serve as a technical point-of-contact for Technology team leadership.Implement and support featuresDevelop software solutions that meet goals and are flexible and scalable.Contribute end-to-end technical delivery for complex features, integrations, and services.Discover reproducible steps for issues and provide timely solutions.Continuously refactor and improve existing technology, including proactive identification and remediation of technical debt.Apply appropriate testing practices (including test-driven development and acceptance testing) to ensure feature quality.Coordinate with the Technology team members and leadership, enabling them to keep stakeholders informed of sprint development status.Participate in the development of coding standards and design patterns within the team.Release Management & DevOpsParticipate in and contribute to CI/CD pipeline design, testing, and deployment automation within core enterprise platforms (Salesforce, NetSuite, MuleSoft, and other supporting services).Ensure deployment processes are repeatable and well-documented.Troubleshoot issues across development, test, and production environments, including root-cause analysis for complex production incidents.Technical Documentation & StandardsMaintain and update system-level technical documentation and coding standards.Participate in code reviews, while ensuring work is completed, and feedback is addressed consistently.Help define engineering best practices and technical standards within the team.Write clean, efficient, performant, and well-documented code, and maintain clear system-level technical documentation.Security & ComplianceUtilize security best practices across integrations and applications.Maintain awareness of Salesforce, NetSuite and MuleSoft platform updates and assess impact on existing systems.Conform to solutions that meet compliance and data-protection requirements.Apply security best practices across integrations and applications, balancing risk, usability, and business needs.Technical LeadershipAid in the mentorship of other developers or new team members.Continue to learn and share knowledge with the organization.Stay current on emerging techn