About the Employer
Visions In Education is one of the most established TK-12 public charter schools serving northern California. We provide high-quality educational programs for students and families seeking alternatives to the traditional public school setting. Visions In Education has successfully supported students and families for over 25 years and is a growing, thriving organization. Our success is rooted in hiring the most qualified teachers and staff, and helping them acquire the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. We have a dynamic and cohesive team and many of our staff have been at Visions for over 15 years. Visions In Education provides competitive salaries, a generous medical/dental/vision benefits package as well as STRS/PERS retirement contributions. Our students and families choose Visions as their school because we provide outstanding teachers, personalized learning plans, enrichment opportunities, standards-based curriculum choices, and effective student support systems and technologies to help them achieve their educational goals. We are a tuition-free, WASC-accredited (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) public charter school that provides a rigorous standards-based education to Home School students (TK-8), Online Middle School students (7 & 8), and Independent Study High School students (9-12), including our University Prep Early College High School program serving 8,700+ students across our nine-county service area, making us one of the largest and most stable charter schools in the Sacramento Valley region.
Job Summary
Job Summary
Visions In Education is seeking an experienced, forward-thinking Associate Director of Programming & Development to lead our Software Engineering and AI Engineering functions. This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on technical leader who is passionate about developing innovative technology solutions that improve educational services and organizational effectiveness. In this role, you will lead, mentor and develop a talented team of software engineers while guiding the design, development and integration of our school management platforms, business applications, data systems and artificial intelligence capabilities. As a working technical leader, you will contribute to complex software architecture, full-stack development, AI prototyping and critical system integrations while establishing development standards and driving strategic technology initiatives. The ideal candidate brings strong full-stack software development experience, expertise in Python, Angular, TypeScript and MySQL, and a solid understanding of AI/ML integration, data engineering and application architecture. You will also bring proven leadership skills, a passion for mentoring technical talent, and the ability to translate organizational needs into reliable, secure and innovative technology solutions. If you are a collaborative technology leader who enjoys building high-performing teams, solving complex technical challenges and using innovation to make a meaningful difference in education, we invite you to join Visions In Education! In general, this position will work at our office in Gold River, CA 5 days a week with opportunities for remote work on occasion. Visions In Education offers a very generous, competitive benefits package that includes options for 100% employer-paid Medical/Dental/Vision (single), retirement (CalSTRS/CalPERS), and time off including vacation, holidays, and sick days.
Requirements / Qualifications
Qualifications, Education and Experience: * A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, computer science engineering, computer engineering or a related field from an accredited institution is required. A master’s degree is preferred. * Seven or more years of professional experience designing, programming, deploying and supporting computer applications using object-oriented methodology, including two or more years of managerial or team-lead responsibility for software engineers. * Experience delivering production web applications in an object-oriented language, with relational database design and cloud deployment. * Experience leading, mentoring and evaluating software engineers is required. Experience supervising in a public agency or educational setting is preferred.
Please include a cover letter, resume, and two letters of reference. Please state clearly in your cover letter your experience that qualifies you for this position and why you want to work for Visions In Education Charter School. This position will require the candidate to lift 40 pounds on an intermittent basis. Please only apply if you can meet the lifting requirement.
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Please provide 2 letters of recommendation)
- Resume
Requirements / Qualifications
Qualifications, Education and Experience: * A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, computer science engineering, computer engineering or a related field from an accredited institution is required. A master’s degree is preferred. * Seven or more years of professional experience designing, programming, deploying and supporting computer applications using object-oriented methodology, including two or more years of managerial or team-lead responsibility for software engineers. * Experience delivering production web applications in an object-oriented language, with relational database design and cloud deployment. * Experience leading, mentoring and evaluating software engineers is required. Experience supervising in a public agency or educational setting is preferred.
Please include a cover letter, resume, and two letters of reference. Please state clearly in your cover letter your experience that qualifies you for this position and why you want to work for Visions In Education Charter School. This position will require the candidate to lift 40 pounds on an intermittent basis. Please only apply if you can meet the lifting requirement.
- Letter of Introduction
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Please provide 2 letters of recommendation)
- Resume