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The team is focused on automation, reliability, and developer productivity, helping brand engineering teams ship features quickly and safely. This role will be a key contributor to high-priority initiatives such as building reusable CI and deployment workflows, advancing automated testing strategies, and enabling smooth onboarding of new products onto our unified delivery systems. Because these systems support multiple brands and engineering organizations, the role is highly dynamic - requiring collaboration across diverse teams and cultures, adapting to different ways of working, and helping to drive alignment as we extend our shared platforms more broadly. \nThis position requires you to be in our San Mateo, CA, headquarters office.\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING\nDesign, build, and maintain software delivery pipelines for containerized applications\nDevelop systems for artifact build and push, application validation, and automated deployment\nCreate and support dynamic test environments and database-aware testing strategies\nPartner with brand engineering teams to ensure smooth, reliable releases\nCollaborate on unifying CI and deployment workflows across repositories and brands\nProvide support and troubleshooting for build and deployment pipelines\nContribute to developer productivity by improving reliability and reducing friction in release processes\nWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR\nBachelor's or advanced degree in computer science/engineering or a related discipline\n6+ years of professional experience with technical infrastructure and software engineering\nStrong programming skills in at least one object-oriented language (Java, C++, etc.) and one scripting language (Python, Bash, etc.)\nExperience building reusable CI and deployment systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)\nHands-on experience with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)\nExperience managing cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred)\nStrong debugging and problem-solving skills across the stack\nEffective collaborator with excellent communication skills\nEAS/Expo or mobile release experience is a plus\nPassion for building reliable systems that empower developers and improve product delivery\nThe base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 to $200,000 + equity + benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. \nABOUT IXL LEARNING\nIXL Learning is the country's largest EdTech company. We reach millions of learners through our diverse range of products. For example:\n1 in 4 students in the United States uses IXL.com\nRosetta Stone provides an immersive learning experience for 25 languages\nWyzant is the nation's largest community of tutors, covering 300+ subjects\n Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is a comprehensive marketplace for millions of educator-created resources\nOur mission is to create innovative products that will make a real, positive difference for learners and educators and we're looking for passionate, mission-minded people to join us in achieving this goal. 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