Senior Full Stack Engineer - Springfield, United States - The College Board

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• Technology
• Digital Assessments100% RemoteAbout the TeamThe Test Day Toolkit (TDTK) team at College Board is a dedicated team of 20+ technologists with a passion for student success.

We are committed to providing exceptional tools and customer support to facilitate the Digital Testing, Test Administration Management and Test Day Operations.

We utilize the best-of-breed Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology solutions to empower all users of College Board's Test Day applications to be successful in the administration of the Digital SAT Suite.

We are the face of the College Board for running Test Day Operations, partnering across the organization with other teams on the Bluebook Digital Assessment Platform to further the program, technology, and operational goals for College Board and the students that we serve.

About the OpportunityAs a Senior Full Stack Engineer on the Test Day Toolkit team, you are a leader, collaborator, and innovator.

You have a strong interest in understanding and improving products for our key customers.

You relish the opportunity to bring your ideas and your love of coding to support, enhance and define the future of applications that will be used by thousands of state, district, and school administrators across the country.

You are not shy about taking on new work or utilizing technologies you may not have previously utilized while eagerly contributing to all phases of software engineering, including requirements definition and analysis, application design, coding, coaching, testing, deploying, and support.

In this role, you will:
Design & Implementation (75%)

Design and implement high-quality software using the latest technologies with a focus on building component-based, cost-effective, scalable, and secure solutions using design patterns to improve collaboration with other microservices/apps and promoting code reuseMaintain the highest engineering standards in collaboration with product owners, architects, and stakeholders, in support of our systems and servicesUnderstand new product capabilities and decompose the implementation into specific functional changes for verificationBuild solutions using the best practices of Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps.

Team Operations & Success (15%)Participate in Agile SCRUM ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily SCRUM, Demo) and contribute to team deliverablesParticipate in peer reviews of software engineering artifactsAssist in the resolution of production issuesAdhere to development standards and security policies and proceduresAdopt the continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practice ofapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code based on the team's DevOps modelContinuously develop the skills required to work as part of the Agile team in a poly-skilled development environmentSoftware Solutioning & Design (10%)Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the customer's business processes and operationsWork closely with Solutions Architect, Lead Engineer and Data Leads evaluating feature requests, providing level-of-effort estimates and contribute to sprint planningConduct and participates in peer code and design reviewsAbout you have:
Ideally 6+ years of professional software development experienceStrong knowledge and hands-on experience with JavaScript/Typescript, React, Node.jsStrong knowledge of the AWS cloud platform and experience working with AWS resources such as Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, OpenSearch, Step Functions, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, DynamoDBExperience provisioning and managin Cloud infrastructure as code using AWS CLI, AWS CloudFormation, and/or AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills using data to inform decisions and actionsExperience working in an Agile / Scrum development environment with an ethos of continuous improvementAbility and enthusiasm to learn new and innovative technologiesProven track record of coaching and mentoring less experienced teammates in new technologiesDifferentiatorsStrong experience with version control using Git, build automation using Webpack, continuous integration using AWS Code Pipeline or similar, and test automationStrong customer focus, ownership, urgency, and driveIndependent, proactive, and able to deliver high-quality codeExcellent communication and collaboration skills - working cross-functionally with other engineers and stakeholders in a fast-paced environmentEnthusiastic about innovating and learningAbo ut Our ProcessApplication review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filledWhile the hiring process may#J-18808-Ljbffr