Full Stack Engineer

College Board Technology Division – Item Cloud Teal Team

100% Remote (working EST)

About the Team 

The 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 Opportunity  

As a Full Stack Engineer,, you are a 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 reuse
• Maintain the highest engineering standards in collaboration with product owners, architects, and stakeholders, in support of our systems and services 
• Understand new product capabilities and decompose the implementation into specific functional changes for verification
• Build 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 deliverables
• Participate in peer reviews of software engineering artifacts
• Assist in the resolution of production issues
• Adhere to development standards and security policies and procedures
• Adopt the continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practice of rapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code based on the team’s DevOps model
• Continuously develop the skills required to work as part of the Agile team in a poly-skilled development environment

Software Solutioning & Design (10%)

• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the customer’s business processes and operations
• Work closely with Solutions Architect, Lead Engineer and Data Leads evaluating feature requests, providing level-of-effort estimates and contributing to sprint planning
• Conduct and participates in peer code and design reviews

About you, you have:

• Ideally 4+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with JavaScript/Typescript, React, Node.js
• Strong knowledge of the AWS cloud platform and experience working with AWS resources such as Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, Open Search, Step Functions, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, DynamoDB
• Experience with version control using Git, build automation using Webpack, continuous integration using AWS Code Pipeline or similar, and test automation
• Independent, proactive, and able to deliver high-quality code.
• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills using data to inform decisions and actions
• Experience working in an Agile / Scrum development environment with an ethos of continuous improvement
• Ability and enthusiasm to learn new and innovative technologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills working cross-functionally with other engineers and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
• Enthusiastic about innovating and learning
• You must be authorized to work in the US

About Our Process

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled
• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes resume and application submission, recruiter video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks

About Our Benefits and Compensation

• The College Board offers a strong compensation and benefits package that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. As a self-sustaining non-profit, we believe in compensating employees equitably in relation to each other, their qualifications, their impact, and the relevant market.
• The hiring range for a new employee in this position is $120,000 to $143,000
• College Board differentiates salaries by location so where you live will narrow the portion of this range in which you can expect a salary.
• Your salary will be carefully determined based on your location, relevant experience, the external labor market, and the pay of College Board employees in similar roles. College Board strives to provide our best offer up front based on these criteria.

Your salary is only one part of all that College Board offers, including but not limited to:

• A comprehensive package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families and promote education. Our robust benefits package includes 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, salary growth over time through market increases, and opportunities for merit raises and promotions based on increased scope of responsibility
• A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive

You can expect to have transparent conversations about benefits and compensation with our recruiters throughout your application process.

About Us

• We are motivated to positively impact the educational and career trajectories of millions of students a year
• We prioritize building a diverse and inclusive team where every employee can thrive, and every voice is heard
• We value learning and growth; we offer formal and informal ways to lead through your superpowers, sharpen your strengths, and meet your development goals
• Our high-performing engineers work with the latest technologies, so you will be constantly learning and sharpening your skills