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Title: Full Stack Developer - Python/Django Focus
Payroll Title: Software Engineer II
Division & Department: Corporate Platform Development
Status: Full-Time Exempt
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Location: Remote – Anywhere in the contiguous US
Compensation: Anticipated compensation for this position is $135-160k* base salary.
Job Summary
Over the past five years, FranklinCovey has rapidly evolved from a traditional training company to a premier edtech leader. In 2018, we transitioned to a digital, subscription-based model through the launch of our All Access Pass. By 2021, our acquisition of Strive, a company trusted by high-growth tech firms like Slack, Airbnb, and Intuit, deepened our commitment to scalable, tech-driven learning. Since then, our Platforms team has accelerated innovation by delivering world-class solutions like the Impact Platform and AI Coach, now localized and enhanced for global learners.
We've modernized how leadership and organizational training happens, with thousands of companies using our tools to scale high-trust cultures and drive measurable behavior change. Join our Platforms team to help us expand this momentum—building the systems behind the most trusted leadership company in the world.
As a Software Engineer, you will build products to help organizations train their employees and overcome their most pressing people-related problems at scale. You will work with product, design, data, and content teams to build a modern learning platform with an emphasis on performance and scalability.
Essential Job Functions
Build
- You will ship regularly and iteratively, writing testable, readable, and maintainable code.
- Fix bugs and performance problems.
- Develop a deep understanding of how data flows through complex systems and work with intricate data models.
- Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve velocity and code quality.
- Design and implement solutions considering scale, security, performance, and privacy.
Collaborate
- Engineers participate early in the product development process. You will review quantitative and qualitative research about our clients and learners and weigh in on the product strategy and roadmap.
- Collaborate with fellow Engineering Team Members in Operational Reviews to monitor and analyze operational performance trends.
- Partner closely with Product to provide multiple viable technical paths for new features and improvements.
Support & Learn
- You will work with the product, design, and support teams to ensure users get the most value from the products you've built.
- Embrace our writing-focused culture: much of our collaboration, planning, and ideation happens in written form.
- Demonstrate curiosity and a willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies or domains.
- Participate in and lead code reviews, share learnings through presentations or documentation, and mentor others.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- Experience coding in a production Python/Django environment
- Experience writing and optimizing SQL queries and designing relational data models
- Experience with React and TypeScript
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
- Experience with tiered web application architecture, including backend services, APIs, and frontend integration
- Experience improving or refactoring complex systems in production without impacting customer experience—especially under conditions involving tight synchronization, legacy code, or data consistency challenges
- Excellent written communication skills, as much of our work and collaboration is driven through writing
Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, employee stock purchasing program, 401(k), paid time off, holiday pay, and more. Please visit https://franklincoveybenefits.com/ for details.
*Actual offer may be outside of this prediction and will be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as geographic location, internal equity and alignment with market data.
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Unless otherwise noted, applications will be accepted for a minimum of three (3) days from the initial published date on the FranklinCovey job board, but the posting may close at any time after the specified duration.
Employer Information
Please visit franklincoveybenefits.com for a complete US benefits overview. Benefits may include medical, dental, or vision insurance, HSA, PTO, 401(k), holiday pay, employee stock purchasing options, or other benefits. To determine status eligibility, visit https://franklincoveybenefits.com/enroll/.
For more information regarding benefits in other locations, please email [email protected]
For an overview of our Interview Process, please visit https://franklincovey.com/careers/working-at-franklincovey/.
FranklinCovey is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Please visit https://www.franklincovey.com/careers/notices-and-provisions/ for our full Equal Employment Opportunity policies and Nondiscrimination Provision.
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