Lead Software Engineer

$92.8k - $170.3k

PowerSchool Group

Dallas, TX

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Lead Software Engineer
Research and Development

2026-52606

Dallas, TX

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Overview

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you're joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.

Responsibilities
Role Overview

We are launching a major modernization effort to transform our legacy single-tenant reporting framework into a multi-tenant, cloud-native, AI-augmented reporting and analytics platform. This role will serve as the technical lead for the initiative, responsible for architecture, design leadership, and hands-on development. The Lead Engineer will drive technical direction, guide the engineering team, and help define how AI is leveraged to migrate business logic and report metadata from the current system to the new platform.

Key Responsibilities

Lead architecture and design for a new multi-tenant reporting platform built on AWS serverless technologies.
Provide hands-on development using Python, TypeScript, SQL, and AWS services including Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway and others.
Develop AI-driven pipelines that extract, translate, and validate business logic and report parameter screens from the legacy platform.
Define coding standards, best practices, and development patterns across the engineering team.
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers; conduct design and code reviews.
Partner with Product, Data, QA, and Architecture teams to align technical and business requirements.
Evaluate and recommend emerging AI technologies and frameworks to optimize automation capabilities.
Ensure platform scalability, security, tenant isolation, and operational excellence.

Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience

Extensive experience with AWS/Azure serverless architectures.
Expert-level proficiency in Python and TypeScript.
Prior experience with AI for code generation, metadata extraction, or workflow automation
Strong SQL background
Demonstrated experience building or integrating AI-driven systems (LLMs, embeddings, AI agents, transformation pipelines).
Solid experience with distributed systems, data pipelines, or modernizing legacy platforms.
Proven leadership in technical strategy and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience designing or operating multi-tenant platforms.
Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT architecture patterns.
Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholdermanagement skills.
Oracle experience is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation & Benefits

PowerSchool offers the following benefits:

Comprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)
Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts
Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
Comprehensive 401(k) plan
Generous Parental Leave
Unrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)
Wellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Optional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage

A reasonable estimate of the base compensation range for this position is $92,800 - $170,300 USD. This compensation range is specific to the United States and it incorporates many factors including but not limited to an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience and training; licensures, degrees, and certifications; internal equity; internal pay ranges; and market data/range parameters.

EEO Commitment
EEO Commitment

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing View email address on click.appcast.io.

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