Senior Engineer

College Board is a mission-driven, not-for-profit organization dedicated to excellence in education. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and deploy backend APIs and microservices, while supporting high-traffic production environments in the AWS cloud.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test and deploy full stack AWS Cloud solutions that include highly scalable REST APIs, microservices, data pipelines and other event driven applications using Node.JS and serverless technologies. Create technical documentation such as flow diagrams, design specs etc
• Continuously deliver new software features by developing infrastructure-as-code (CDK) and scripting of automated CI/CD pipelines
• Implement observability solutions that allow our team to log, monitor, and analyze system health and user activity patterns
• Identify opportunities for improving application functionality and performance, seek continuous feedback from customers, identify and mitigate technical risks
• Utilize application development tools and methodologies across multiple platforms
• Collaborate with the team to deliver code that uses best practices and design patterns, that includes comprehensive unit testing, and that has gone through a sound code-review process

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or equivalent is preferred
• Minimum 7 years of experience in professional software development
• Minimum 5-6 years of hands-on development experience at a senior level
• Minimum 3-5 years of strong backend development experience in JavaScript and Node.js
• Minimum of 1-2 years of hands-on experience developing solutions with AWS services, including Lambda, S3, Step Functions, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch and more
• Proactive with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility
• Capable of analyzing, planning, designing, and owning complex or vaguely defined issues with little or no supervision
• Collaborative attitude that incorporates various perspectives
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical peers
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills
• Experience in DevOps and Agile methodologies
• Any prior experience and/or deep practical knowledge of automation testing (Integration, regression and end-to-end) will be a plus
• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite Tools (or a willingness to learn)
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
• Evidence of skills and mindsets required to live out College Board's Operating Principles, notably: A commitment to candid, timely, respectful feedback, A learner orientation and an openness to ideas and diverse perspectives, The ability to push for excellence through data-informed decision-making, iterative learning, external benchmarking and user-inputs, Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to break down complex issues and identify clear paths forward, A track record of prioritizing high-impact work, simplifying complexity, taking initiative, and making decisions quickly with clarity of purpose, A habit of collaborating across differences, practicing empathy, and contributing to a culture of trust and shared success
• Experience with Java
• Hands-on experience with AWS CDK and/or CloudFormation
• Experience with Linux shell scripting