Senior Full-stack Developer, DevOps

Why we need you

Springboard Collaborative invites talented and passionate candidates to apply for the position of Senior Full-stack Developer, DevOps. The Senior Full-stack Developer, DevOps will be responsible for delivering seamless, high-quality, and reliable web and mobile experiences, while supporting efficient continuous integration, delivery, and deployment in a Google Cloud environment. A successful candidate will be an experienced senior developer with great attention to detail, strong team leadership and problem-solving skills, and expertise in React Native, React, DevOps best practices, and Ruby on Rails.

Springboard Collaborative closes the literacy gap by closing the gap between home and school. We coach educators and family members to help kids learn to read by 4th grade. Springboard envisions a world in which parents and teachers work together—rather than in isolation—to accelerate student learning. The Senior Full-stack Developer, DevOps supports this goal by creating software that makes our programs run smoothly, efficiently, and impactfully.

The Senior Full-stack Developer, DevOps will report to the Senior Director, Engineering & Quality Assurance and work as part of the Products & Services Team. This is a great opportunity to support an entrepreneurial team to maximize the impact of a rapidly growing organization.

You can read more about the requirements, competencies, goals, and responsibilities below. We'd love to have you join us!

This is important

We are an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Springboard Collaborative—it’s at the core of what we do and how we do it. No one can solve a problem better than those who experience it firsthand. That’s why Springboard aspires to hire a diverse team that is representative of the marginalized communities we serve.

We also know that having a diverse workforce makes for a better workplace. Springboard’s hiring process seeks individuals who value diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, etc.

Finally, if you’re passionate about an open role, we encourage you to apply— even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications listed on the job description!

Here are your priorities in the first year :

• You will maintain the existing CI / CD pipeline on Google Cloud, achieving a 95% deployment success rate within the first six months.
• You will integrate a crash and performance monitoring tool to track and minimize unexpected web app behavior in real-time to ensure stability for users through robust error handling, fallback mechanisms, and graceful recovery from failures.
• You will lead strategy development on at least one significant feature for the web application.
• You will work with the team to build, test, and release 3 core features that involve both backend (Ruby on Rails) and frontend (React).
• You will develop an initial baseline and focus on improving performance by 15% in key areas, like reducing page load times in the app and making backend requests faster.

Here are your responsibilities within and beyond the first year :

What you offer us

Here are the competencies and requirements we expect the right candidate to have :

It would also be nice if you had :

While this description is meant to provide an overview of the goals and responsibilities of the Senior Full-stack Developer, DevOps, we are seeking candidates who demonstrate flexibility and can adapt to evolving needs in an entrepreneurial environment.

What we offer you

Compensation

Our compensation values : At Springboard, compensation equity is integral to the way we operate and our commitment to competitiveness, pay equity, performance-based rewards, transparent & equitable career growth, and progressive benefits.

Compensation for this role : Each role at Springboard is placed in a compensation band with 5 levels. Generally, we expect candidates that meet all the hiring criteria to be offered the midpoint of the band. This role sits within Band 6. The midpoint of this band is $147,819. The actual level of the successful candidate (and corresponding salary) will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, licensure, demonstrated competencies, and other factors. You may also be eligible for Springboard's bonus program.

Our process to determine compensation : Springboard does not negotiate the offered salary during the offer conversation. Throughout the interview process, we will evaluate your alignment with the compensable factors listed in the job description. From there, we will determine your starting salary on a level within the job band.

At Springboard, we feel it is important to take care of our employees, which is why we offer a competitive benefits package. These benefits include the following :

Location and travel

Applications are welcome from any location within the United States. This role can be performed remotely, with quarterly travel to participate in team and org-wide retreats. Springboard Collaborative’s headquarters office is in Philadelphia, PA.

Springboard requires in-person employees at a Springboard facility or participating in in-person SBC programming or events to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless a medical or religious exemption is approved. Being fully vaccinated means an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of a CDC-authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be asked to provide their COVID-19 vaccination status and proof of vaccination, as required.

About Springboard

Since our founding in 2012, we have grown Springboard’s reach from 40 to more than 100,000 students in over 300 Title 1 schools. Amidst rapid growth, Springboard consistently delivers best-in-class results. In schools that often struggle to get 20% of parents to show up for report card conferences, Springboard’s weekly family workshops average 88% attendance. Students average a 3-4-month reading gain during each program cycle, closing the gap to grade-level performance by about half in just five or ten weeks. Springboard’s work has been featured by Forbes , NPR , and the New York Times ( twice ). Nationally, Springboard Collaborative is the only organization to have cracked the code on equipping marginalized families to teach reading at home. You can learn more by watching our CEO on the main stage of ASU GSV.

Our org chart & mission

Click here to view Springboard’s structure at a glance, and here to browse our incredible staff. You can read more about how we engage teachers and families to accelerate student learning in this op-ed .