Software Development Team Lead - Remote

Overview

At ClassLink, we believe learning should be accessible, engaging, and empowering—for every student, every educator, everywhere. That’s why we build secure, intuitive tools that empower more than 22 million students and educators worldwide. From simplifying access with single sign-on, to advancing equity with usage analytics, to automating secure rostering, our platform helps schools focus on what matters most: teaching and learning.

We’re not just building tools—we’re building what’s next in education. By removing barriers and enabling data-driven decisions, our solutions help educators lead with confidence and students thrive in and out of the classroom every day.

Our team is driven by purpose and grounded in three core values:

• Strive to Grow — always learning, improving, and innovating.
• Deliver Worthwhile Experiences — for our users, our partners, and each other.
• Contribute with Heart — putting people first in everything we do.

These values shape how we work, innovate, and support the communities we serve. If you’re ready to do work that makes a real difference—and grow alongside a team that values collaboration, support, and continuous improvement—ClassLink is the place for you.

Job purpose: The Software Developer Team Lead 2 is responsible for leading a team of developers and QA as they build a product in the ClassLink family. ClassLink’s products are built on top of the AWS platform. A Software Developer Lead is also an individual contributor.

Job Summary: We are looking for a results-oriented, self-motivated Software Developer Lead who can inspire and lead a team of high performing software developers. The ideal candidate will bring a track record of building efficient and happy teams by providing technical and team leadership through coaching and mentorship.

Responsibilities:

• Work in a fast-paced, Agile/Scrum engineering environment and deliver incremental product software with high quality.
• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery by driving them to sprint commitments.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Collaborate with other software developers, product managers, and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain product
• Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Prepare reports and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software include technical concept documents for key initiatives.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
• Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
• Package and support deployment of releases.
• Work with teammates in the migration of legacy applications to current technologies.
• Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications.
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• Assess opportunities for application and process improvement
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time and on-budget.
• Contribute as an individual contributor to development work

This role is 100% remote eligible, with quarterly strategy meetings that are in-person.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be asked to perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience as a Software Developer 
• Prior experience in a technical leadership position
• Experience/knowledge of JIRA and Scrum methodology a plus
• Proficient with Amazon Web Services, in particular EC2, S3, and RDS a plus and S.E.A.N. - SQL, Express, Angular, and Node.
• Understanding of the fundamental technologies of the web: HTTP, SSL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON
• Be familiar with 1-2 imperatives (C/C++, Java, Javascript, C#, Python, Ruby, etc)
• Extensive experience designing and developing enterprise grade software
• Experience with source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments
• Experience with automated testing
• Experience with agile development methodologies including Kanban and Scrum
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency
• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization
• Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented and service-oriented application development techniques and theories
• Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment
• Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes
• Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field
• Experience in database performance tuning, query optimization and monitoring of MySQL databases is preferred.

It would be great if you have or are pursuing the following:

• Experience mentoring junior developers

We prefer that you have experience with:

• Google Suite
• MS Office Suite
• SalesForce
• JIRA and Confluence
• AWS

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off: 4+ weeks of vacation and 13+ paid holidays
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks fully paid for all parents
• Retirement: 401(k) with 0.5:1 company match
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Insurance: Company-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability, plus voluntary options including supplemental life, accident, and pet insurance

Perks:

• Volunteer Time Off: Give back through ClassLink Cares paid volunteer days
• Lifelong Learning: Tuition reimbursement for continued education
• Growth & Development: Coaching and internal programs to support career and personal growth
• Supportive Culture: A workplace that values curiosity, compassion, and continuous learning
• Connection & Community: Annual company retreats and team events with bright, fun coworkers

At ClassLink, we believe the best ideas come from bringing together diverse perspectives. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered to grow.

ClassLink is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome candidates of all identities, backgrounds, and experiences, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

ClassLink is powered by passionate people dedicated to improving learning in classrooms everywhere. We do this by creating and delivering great products and having fun along the way. Learn more about us at www.classlink.com.