Want to revolutionize the future of education and do meaningful work that transforms future generations’ lives?

Crimson Global Academy (CGA) is a world-class online school delivering live, real-time learning to ambitious students around the world. With over 1000 students joining us from 65 countries, our vision is to unlock our students' limitless potential, together, for extraordinary futures.

We are doing this by:

Igniting a passion for learning that accelerates academic performance and success regardless of age. 

Fostering a global community that broadens students' perspectives and develops their skills to make a difference on the world stage.

Providing cutting-edge technology for teachers to launch students into their future while giving parents transparency into their child’s education.

And we need your help to take our expansion global! Our team is looking to bring on someone to support the growth of upcoming marketing initiatives. This role will be fast-paced, with a breadth of day-to-day activities and endless development opportunities.

This is a full-time position, based in Auckland or Christchurch, New Zealand

What are the main responsibilities for this role?

• Collaborate with the team to develop and enhance the backend and infrastructure of our online high school platform.
• Build, utilise, and integrate cloud services to deliver a world-class online learning environment.
• Follow best practices, participate in code reviews, and help maintain and improve code quality.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand and meet project requirements.
• Discover and explore new technologies, and integrate them into our platforms.
• Mentor junior team members, and take on technical lead roles.
  
• Show interest in learning and contributing to our frontend applications.
  
• Diagnose and resolve issues.

What skills and experience are required?

• 5+ years of experience in backend development.
• Proficiency in Node, TypeScript, Postgres SQL.
• Ideally experience with tools such as Express/Koa, ORMs (Prisma/Knex).
• Strong understanding of cloud services (AWS/Terraform), APIs (REST, GraphQL), integration, and infrastructure.
• Enthusiasm for learning and exploring our frontend (React/Typescript) is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities.
• A deep passion for education and a commitment to elevating the online learning experience.

If you're passionate about education and people and looking for a fast-paced, collaborative environment, and want to work with cutting-edge technology then we'd love to hear from you!

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