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Senior Backend Engineer with 3+ years of experience in Python, Django, and API development. Join Matific and build web-based educational software for millions of students.

Description

Senior Software Engineer: Server Side / Backend

Sri Lanka

ABOUT MATIFIC

Matific is a leading global education technology provider, delivering an adaptive online learning platform for primary school mathematics. With our product being utilized by millions of students, teachers, and parents in 100+ countries we are helping educate the youth and bring equality to education. With over $50M USD invested and a global team of over 150 employees, we are committed to achieving our goals. We’ve also picked up a number of awards including numerous CODiEs, Academics’ Choice and Edtech Digest to name a few.

THE ROLE

Matific is seeking a Senior Software Engineers experienced in server-side development to join Matific and build our web team in our Colombo office, as part of our cutting-edge global web group.

This will involve working closely with our product and development teams to create an easy-to-use teacher interface, bring joy and happiness to students worldwide and build and enhance our public websites. Given the start-up nature of the company, you will need to be flexible and inventive in the delivery of your outcomes.

This role is based out of our office in Colombo Sri Lanka

RESPONSIBILITIES

Building web-based educational software, for teachers and students using Python and Django
Develop API’s and modules in collaboration with the other teams
Participate in peer code reviews

Requirements

3+ Years of experience as a server-side/backend developer
Proficiency in at least one server-side / backend language like Java, Python, Golang, Ruby, NodeJS
Experience in a web application environment would be advantageous
CS degree with top grades and/or top abilities
Team player with a 'can-do' attitude
Passion for quality
Self-learner
Experience with cloud platforms would be advantageous

Benefits

A business with a strong purpose, to provide quality education to children everywhere
A fast and exciting scale-up environment
Edtech is a booming industry
Work closely alongside seasoned successful entrepreneurs
Opportunity to innovate and challenge the status quo
Great remuneration, paid in USD

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About The Company

Matific

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Matific is a multi-award winning mathematics e-learning platform for schools that builds problem-solving skills and conceptual understanding in early mathematics education.

Founded on strong pedagogy and designed by educational experts, Matific gives access to over 2000 curriculumn aligned mathematics activities, worksheets and lesson plans.

Matific is available in over 60 countries and in 40+ languages.

Matific is a perfect teaching tool to free up teachers' time to focus on their students. Matific activities challenge and engage students in diverse learning environments and classrooms.

Matific supports any teaching approach and student learning style.

Matific can be used in schools, at home and it’s also perfect for homeschooling.

Designed by curriculum experts, Matific is a blended learning platform that gives access to game-based mathematics activities, worksheets and lesson plans. Available in over 40 languages, we cover the local curricula of over 50 countries.

Matific activities challenges and engages students in diverse learning environments and classrooms. Students can easily log in and self-start, so not a minute of valuable class time is wasted. Matific supports any teaching approach and student learning style.

Matific can be used in schools, at home and it’s also perfect for homeschooling. For more information, visit - www.matific.com