Senior Software Engineer

Posted 4 months ago

Education Perfect is an EdTech platform designed to empower educators and amplify their impact in the classroom. We aim to enable teachers to personalise learning at scale with a range of powerful learning, assessment, and insights tools, helping them and their students reach their full potential.

As an EPeep, you’ll work on projects that have a real impact on students’ lives and have the freedom, support and resources you need to develop your skills and grow your career.

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. This role focuses on developing secure, scalable and maintainable cloud services, collaborating across teams and contributing to the growth of our generative AI capabilities. You will work closely with product managers, designers and engineers to deliver customer-centric solutions while mentoring and supporting team members in a collaborative and inclusive environment.

What you will do

Develop secure, scalable, and maintainable cloud services using technologies like C#, Kafka, Terraform, TypeScript and React.
Collaborate with the AI enablement team on Python-based services and prompt engineering for generative AI
Create incremental customer value by delivering continuous updates to production
Partner with product managers and designers to address open-ended customer challenges
Work with other teams on technical improvements, larger initiatives and production operations
Provide mentorship and support to other engineers, fostering a safe and inclusive team environment

About you

5+ years of experience designing, developing and operating cloud software at scale
Experience with building generative AI product features is highly desirable
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to collaborate effectively in flat, cross-functional teams
Strong decision-making skills, informed by team goals, domain knowledge and engineering principles
Capability to manage risk, ambiguity and dependencies effectively
A growth mindset with a strong sense of ownership
Experience working with distributed teams in global engineering organisations

Equitable opportunities, growth, and development lie at the heart of how we work at EP. We understand that not all applicants may possess all the following attributes so if you think you have what it takes, but are not sure you check every box, we would love to still hear from you!

What we offer

Employee Equity Bonus Plan: Be part of our success with equity bonuses that foster ownership and shared growth across the company
Christmas Shutdown Leave: Enjoy a full company shutdown during the week of Christmas, with 3 extra days of paid leave to bridge any non-public holidays
Volunteer Day: All EPeeps receive one paid day per year to volunteer and give back to their communities
Purchase Extra Leave: Opt-in to buy an extra week of annual leave, with payments spread across the year
Work From Anywhere: Work up to 90 days per year from a different state or country—perfect for blending work and travel
Wellness Bonus: Receive a pre-tax $750 NZD End-of-Year Wellness Bonus to support your health and well-being
Health Insurance: Join our fully funded Southern Cross Wellbeing 1 plan ($500 excess), with optional add-ons and family cover
Home Set-Up Support: Remote and hybrid workers may be eligible for support to set up a productive and comfortable home workspace
Communication Allowance: Get $50 NZD/month toward your phone and internet costs if you work remotely or in a hybrid setup
Parental Leave Support: We support growing families with up to 12 weeks of full-pay top-up for primary caregivers, 3 weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers, and an extra 5 days of New Parents Leave for both, all available after your first 3 months. Returning primary caregivers also receive enhanced pension contributions to support their financial wellbeing.
Employee Assistance Program: Access 24/7 confidential support via Sonder for mental health, safety and medical needs – available globally and fully funded by EP
Learning & Development: Access engaging internal workshops, performance reviews and ongoing development discussions to grow your career
Tenure Recognition: Celebrate your milestones with bonus leave and cash rewards at 5, 10, and 15 years of service
Referral Bonus: Recommend great people and earn a $2000 NZD pre-tax bonus when your referral joins and passes their trial period
Workride: Access a bike, e-bike, or scooter through a temporary pre-tax salary sacrifice, saving 32–63% thanks to tax benefits.
EP Support Groups: Mana Wahine, DEI, Environmental Impact and Wellness Committees
The opportunity to work within a growing global business with Diversity Works accreditation, Carbon Net Zero BCorp status, Digital Promise certification, and an unwavering commitment to our mission, people, and community

We celebrate individuality, value diversity, and understand that flexible and remote work opportunities enable our team members to work in a way that fosters creativity and inspires individual brilliance. When you work with us, you’re not just joining a company – you’re joining a team united by the desire to make a difference.