Full Stack Engineer

College Board is a mission-driven organization focused on enhancing educational opportunities. As a Full Stack Engineer, you will play a key role in building and evolving shared platform capabilities, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement reliable systems that meet user needs.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver transformative software solutions using modern technologies, building component-driven, scalable, secure, and cost-effective systems that elevate our product ecosystem and accelerate innovation
• Champion engineering excellence by collaborating closely with product owners, architects, and stakeholders to ensure our systems and services meet the highest standards of quality and reliability
• Translate new product capabilities into actionable engineering work, breaking down complex ideas into clear, testable, functional components
• Drive best-in-class delivery by applying Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps practices to create solutions that are robust, maintainable, and built for continuous improvement
• Lead and contribute to Agile ceremonies, from sprint planning to daily stand-ups, to help your team align, deliver, and continuously improve
• Elevate team performance by participating in (and sometimes leading) peer reviews that strengthen code quality, architecture, and engineering rigor
• Support production excellence by helping diagnose and resolve issues quickly and effectively
• Uphold and evolve engineering standards, ensuring compliance with security and development best practices
• Embrace CI/CD culture, continuously refining pipelines and delivery workflows to ship high-quality code with speed and confidence
• Invest in your own growth by continually expanding your skills to thrive in a collaborative, poly-skilled Agile environment
• Deeply understand customer needs and business processes, ensuring every solution delivers tangible value and aligns with real-world workflows
• Collaborate with architects, lead engineers, and data partners to evaluate new features, estimate complexity, and shape sprint plans
• Contribute to a culture of thoughtful design and technical excellence by conducting and participating in peer design and code reviews

Requirements:

• 4+ years of production level software development experience managing the entire lifecycle of features, including design, development, documentation, and deployment, with a focus on clear and accurate interfaces and integrations
• Proficiency in reviewing and improving code structure and architecture for testability, maintainability, and scalability, with hands-on experience in modern coding frameworks (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js), and AWS Serverless technologies
• Strong problem-solving skills, working collaboratively with team members to identify and resolve issues, and partnering with Product Owners to prioritize backlog
• Proven ability to pitch new ideas and implement improved systems and processes, delivering excellent results
• Effective communicator and team lead, able to provide actionable feedback, mentor team members, and participate in interviews to evaluate engineering talent
• Ability to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office
• Authorization to work in the United States
• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• 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
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input
• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking
• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success