Junior Software Engineer

Location

Remote with periodic travel to RISE HQ in Connecticut.

The RISE Networks mission is to ensure all RISE high school students graduate with a plan and the skills and confidence to achieve college and career success. Founded in 2015, RISE partners with public high schools to lead networks where school communities use data to learn and improve. RISE serves over 13,000 students, the majority of whom are Black, Latino, and/or low‑income.

The RISE Junior Software Engineer will build cloud‑native software that improves student outcomes across Connecticut and beyond. Reporting to the Chief of Data, you will collaborate with a highly collaborative team to enhance, maintain, and support existing product offerings and help shape the next‑generation data and process‑driven tools that empower educators with actionable insights.

• Design, build, and ship new features that enhance the RISE product ecosystem.
• Integrate backend, frontend, and cloud components into cohesive, scalable solutions.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and non‑technical partners.
• See your work deployed and used by real educators and stakeholders; support ongoing development, improvement, and maintenance.
• Follow modern best practices for development, testing, deployment, and security.
• Participate in code reviews and receive direct mentorship from experienced team members.
• Improve the quality, security, and stability of existing systems.
• Champion data stewardship and security best practices.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs, cloud‑native services, and modern web applications.
• Contribute to internal services, tools, and processes that support engineering operations.

• Strong problem‑solving aptitude and organizational skills.
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Familiarity with modern approaches to backend, frontend, or full‑stack web development.
• Comfortable with Agile development rituals and basic software engineering workflows.
• Ability to write clean, well‑structured, well‑tested code.
• Adaptability, curiosity, and willingness to learn new tools and technologies.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Commitment to systems‑driven solutions for scalable and sustained impact.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Strong belief that all students can learn and achieve at high levels.
• Ability to ramp up on new content and work independently and self‑motivated.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and results‑driven environment.
• Positive attitude and willingness to collaborate.

• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP preferred).
• Familiarity with relational databases (MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL) and non‑relational stores (Mongo
  
  DB, Redis, Elasticsearch).
• Experience with RESTful API development and server frameworks such as Express, Spring MVC, or Django.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Git Hub, Git, Jenkins.
• Experience with frontend frameworks such as Vue, React, or Angular.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 1–3 years of relevant full‑time professional experience or equivalent part‑time/internship experience.

$$90,000

The Connecticut RISE Network is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from diverse backgrounds.

The RISE interview process includes:

• A video or phone screening with the hiring manager.
• Interviews with the hiring panel.
• A performance task.
• Reference checks.

Applicants will never receive an offer unless they have completed the full interview process.

All official communications with applicants are sent only through ADP or CT RISE email addresses (@). If you receive an email claiming to represent RISE with a job offer outside of our official channels or requesting written screening information and you have not completed the full interview process, please do not respond and report it to our support team.