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Civitas Learning

CompanyCivitas Learning
Websitecivitaslearning.com
Typefull-time
Role taxonomyFrontendBackend
SpecialtiesFrontend, Backend
LocationAustin, TX
Salary
Apply viaApplication linkhttp://www.civitaslearning.com/careers/ · g@civitaslearning.com
Hiring notes
TechJavaScriptReactPythonGoJavaScalaPostgreSQLAWS
Parsed locationsAustin, TX
Posted bygsanghani
PostedAug 3, 2015
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Original posting

Civitas Learning | Austin, TX | Full Time ONSITE Civitas Learning works with colleges and universities to bring deep, relevant insights to institutional decision-makers and personalized, real-time recommendations to the faculty front lines of education in order to measurably improve student learning, persistence, and graduation. We’re building a once-in-a-generation company! We are on the leading edge of technology, design thinking, and data science. We believe every institution is meaningfully different and we're committed to working hand-in-hand with our partners to take on some of the most challenging and exciting opportunities to change education. We're a quickly growing company and have just passed the 100-employee threshold! Backend Engineer: Work in Go, Python, Scala, Javascript, and/or Java. As an AWS based shop, you'll get the chance to work with various AWS technologies, like Redshift and Elastic MapReduce. Frontend Engineer: Work in Javascript with Express on the server and React on the client. Uses PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch for storage. Data Engineer: Work in SQL to perform the transformations in our ETL process that maps external institution data to our canonical model and powers our frontend web apps and Data Science team. You'll also work closely with our clients to perform data discovery and coordinate the extraction process. Data Science: Work in R and Python to create data models that power our prediction system. Sift through large amounts of data on students from institutions around the country to figure out the best way to help students succeed. We also have plenty of non-technical roles available - Product Success, and Sales. You can take a look at our jobs at http://www.civitaslearning.com/careers/ Email me: g@civitaslearning.com