[Hiring] Senior Engineer @College Board

Role Description

The Digital Assessment team is committed to making higher education accessible to every student through innovative technology, building cutting-edge applications to deliver College Board’s suite of assessments.

• Constantly seeking and experimenting with new technology
• Delivering world-class exam experiences to students across the planet
• Collaborating and sharing ideas to help define the future of applications
• Working closely with product owners, architects, user experience, testing centers, students, and external partners

As a Senior Engineer on the Digital Assessment team, you are a leader, collaborator, and innovator.

• Strong interest in understanding and improving products for students
• Bringing ideas and love of coding to support and enhance applications
• Contributing to all phases of software engineering including requirements definition, application design, coding, coaching, testing, deploying, and support

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills
• Experience working in an Agile / Scrum / Mob development environment
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with JavaScript (React and Node), Python, and TypeScript
• Strong knowledge of the AWS cloud platform and experience with AWS resources
• Experience with version control using Git and test automation
• Ability and enthusiasm to learn new technologies
• Good communicator with practical decision-making skills
• Proven track record of training and coaching less experienced teammates
• Authorized to work in the US

Requirements

• Experience with AWS resources such as Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, OpenSearch, Step Functions, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, DynamoDB
• Experience provisioning and managing Cloud infrastructure as code using AWS CLI, AWS CloudFormation, and/or AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)

Benefits

• Competitive benefits and compensation program
• Salary range of $150,000 to $163,000
• Comprehensive package designed to support employee well-being and promote education
• Robust benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, pet insurance, tuition assistance, retirement benefits, and more
• Recognition of exceptional performance through annual bonuses and opportunities for merit raises
• A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate, and thrive

Company Description

College Board reaches more than 7 million students a year, helping them navigate the path from high school to college and career.

• Founded more than 120 years ago
• Pioneered programs like the SAT® and AP®
• Helps students plan for college, pay for college, and explore careers through the BigFuture® program