This role involves working on established codebases, contributing to system architecture, and delivering end-to-end functionality with minimal supervision as a Software Engineer. Strong communication skills and ownership of tasks are critical to success in this position. The Software Engineer will develop and maintain Windows applications using C++.

Collaborate with technology leaders and the product team, translating goals into technical solutions. Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Golang applications aligned with business objectives. Lead the technical architecture and design of Golang-based projects, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability. Optimize application performance and conduct code reviews.

Design, build, and optimize the backend systems powering Kard’s transaction-linked rewards platform to develop high-performance services and external APIs that process transaction data in real time, ensuring secure and seamless reward delivery. The role is centered on Go in an AWS environment, with an increasing focus on EKS for container orchestration. Engineers at Kard value business thinking, pragmatic problem solving, and strong communication.

As a Contractor on the Technology team, you'll deliver high-quality work, craft great software, and own feature delivery independently. You'll partner closely with Engineering, Product Management, and Product Design. The Content Management Systems team owns the content production systems at Newsela.