{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"850b242d89ffa23592f779b6","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/850b242d89ffa23592f779b6","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/850b242d89ffa23592f779b6","title":"Senior Software Engineer, ERP Platform","description":"Overview\r\nAt 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.\r\nTeam Overview\r\nOur 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.\r\nResponsibilities\r\nWe are establishing an ERP Platform team to modernize our core architecture and transition legacy COBOL and Genero applications into a modern domain-driven C#/.NET platform.\r\nWe are seeking a high-impact Staff Software Engineer (Builder-Architect) to lead the technical execution of this modernization. This role combines deep software engineering with platform architecture and AI-assisted modernization.\r\nYou will design and build the Agentic Modernization Factory—a suite of AI-driven workflows that automate translation, refactoring, and validation of legacy business logic. At the same time, you will help architect the next-generation ERP platform using modern .NET services, event-driven integrations, and micro-frontend user interfaces.\r\nYour day-to-day job will consist of:\r\nLegacy Modernization\r\nAnalyze and understand legacy COBOL (BusinessPlus) and Genero (eFinancePlus) applications including batch jobs, business rules, copybooks, and file processing.\r\nTranslate legacy logic into clean, maintainable C#/.NET aligned with modern architecture patterns.\r\nIdentify and remediate platform assumptions from HP MPE, UNIX emulation, file systems, and batch schedulers.\r\nReconcile legacy data access patterns with SQL Server relational schemas and modern ORM practices.\r\nPreserve financial correctness including fund accounting, allocations, accruals, and auditability.\r\nBuild the AI Modernization Factory\r\nDesign agentic workflows that automate COBOL/Genero translation into C#.\r\nImplement pipelines for\r\nautomated code translation\r\nautomated test generation\r\noutput diffing and reconciliation\r\ndeterministic execution\r\nmismatch detection and reporting\r\nBuild self-correction loops that analyze test failures and refactor generated code.\r\nImplement Golden Master testing frameworks to validate parity between legacy and modern systems.\r\nPlatform Architecture & Integration\r\nArchitect an event-driven integration platform using AWS services including:\r\nEventBridge\r\nLambda\r\nAPI Gateway\r\nSQS\r\nDesign an asynchronous integration gateway with canonical data contracts.\r\nEstablish publish/subscribe domain event patterns across ERP services.\r\nBuild hybrid connectivity across cloud and on-premise environments using:\r\nPrivateLink\r\nVPC\r\nSite-to-Site VPN\r\nCreate reusable modernization patterns and shared platform services.\r\nModern Application Development\r\nDesign and build enterprise backend services using C#/.NET.\r\nImplement architecture patterns including\r\nDomain-Driven Design\r\nRepository and Unit of Work\r\nDependency Injection\r\nEvent-driven messaging\r\nBuild micro-frontend applications using React and TypeScript.\r\nDevelop reusable enterprise UI components and dynamic screen frameworks.\r\nImplement robust automated testing across services and UI.\r\nKey Technologies\r\nC# / .NET\r\nReact / TypeScript\r\nAWS (EventBridge, Lambda, API Gateway)\r\nSQL Server\r\nDomain-Driven Design\r\nAI-assisted development workflows\r\nQualifications\r\nMinimum Qualifications\r\n8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant experience building enterprise applications.\r\nStrong proficiency in C# and .NET, including experience designing and developing scalable backend services.\r\nExperience designing and implementing event-driven or distributed systems.\r\nExperience working with relational databases (SQL Server or similar) and modern data access patterns.\r\nDemonstrated experience applying object-oriented design principles and common design patterns (e.g., Repository, Dependency Injection, Pub/Sub).\r\nExperience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP and building API-driven services.\r\nExperience developing automated tests and working within CI/CD pipelines.\r\nAbility to analyze and refactor large or legacy codebases and translate business logic into modern architectures.\r\nStrong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on complex technical initiatives.\r\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.\r\nPreferred Qualifications\r\nExperience working with COBOL or legacy ERP systems.\r\nExperience with React and TypeScript or modern frontend frameworks.\r\nExperience implementing Domain-Driven Design (DDD).\r\nExperience with AWS services such as EventBridge, Lambda, API Gateway, or SQS.\r\nExperience with AI-assisted development tools or LLM orchestration frameworks.\r\nExperience with financial systems, fund accounting, or enterprise ERP platforms.\r\nCompensation & Benefits\r\nCompensation & Benefits\r\nPowerSchool Offers The Following Benefits\r\nComprehensive Insurance Coverage (including Medical, Dental, Vision, Pharmacy benefits, Life Insurance and AD&D)\r\nFlexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts\r\nShort-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability\r\nComprehensive 401(k) plan\r\nGenerous Parental Leave\r\nUnrestricted paid time off (known as Discretionary Time Off - DTO)\r\nWellness Program, including ClassPass & Employee Assistance Program\r\nTuition Reimbursement\r\nOptional Benefits: Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Student Debt Repayment Program and Prepaid Legal coverage\r\nA 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.\r\nEEO Commitment\r\nEEO 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. 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