Description:
Senior Full Stack Engineer
College Board Technology Division - Item Cloud Teal Team
100% Remote
About the Team:
The Item Cloud Teal team drives innovation at College Board by developing
shared-services solutions to benefit both our peer Item Cloud engineering
teams, as well as the test item creators we all support. The vision at team
Teal is to unify, reuse, and create new solutions across our division,
while also advising on technical design and best practices to optimize for our
mission. Item Cloud spans several teams, creating internal-facing web
applications to support the digital transformation of our core products. The
team consists of 3 groups (Blue, Green, and Teal), with several
sub-teams, each owning a unique piece of high-impact and secure React
applications focused on our internal content creation processes. We leverage
serverless infrastructure and modern technologies to be a force-multiplier for
the programs we serve. We are remote, but close-knit. We are strong
advocates of work/life balance and flexibility with schedules, when
needed. We are proactive, passionate, and outco me-oriented, putting a
premium on quality and efficiency. We are creative problem solvers and idea
generators, who's impacts have led to innovations and dramatic
improvements in College Board's biggest programs, clearing the path for
all stu
About the Opportunity:
As a Full Stack Engineer, you are a talented technologist and problem
solver. You have extensive knowledge and expertise designing,
implementing, and testing web-based solutions and will apply this to deliver
high-impact content creation web applications that integrate with a rapidly
growing content management ecosystem. You are communicative, approachable,
self-driven, and collaborative.
In this role, you will:
Design and implement, in collaboration with your team, data-intensive
services and components with an emphasis on reusability, scalability, and
secur
Understand our users' workflows and processes and use technology to help
them solve problems
Think holistically and participate in conversations on proposed
architecture, testing strategies, the developer experience, security,
performance, and fault-tolerance
Collaborate within our team and within Item Cloud through code review,
effective written communication, and pair or mob programming
Mentor and help junior engineers in their growth
About you, you have:
Ideally 7+ years of professional software development experience
Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with TypeScript and JavaScript across
the stack (React, Node.js)
Strong knowledge of the AWS cloud platform and experience working with AWS
resources such as Lambda, EC2, SQS, S3, OpenSearch, IAM, CloudWatch, DynamoDB
Experience provisioning and managing Cloud infrastructure as code using AWS
Cloud Development Kit (CDK) and/or Terraform
Knowledge of observability best practices
Experience with NoSQL modeling and database design
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and discover innovative and
efficient solutions
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 phone screen, hiring manager
interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview,
a conversation with leadership and reference checks
Our Benefits & Compensation:
College Board offers a strong compensation and benefits package that attracts
top talent looking to make a difference in education.
Our robust benefits package includes health, dental, and vision
insurance, tuition assistance, paid time off, paid parental leave,
retirement benefits with a generous matching program, and more.
We reward performance through annual bonuses and provide opportunities for
salary growth over time through base compensation increases, merit raises
an promotions.
We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other,
their qualifications, and their impact. The salary range for a new employee
in this position is $144,000-$157,000. The salary offer of an
individual candidate within this range is specific to their location and
qualif
Each salary offer is determined carefully using internal and external
benchmarking and adjusting for the candidate's location. You will have an
opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the application
process.
As a self-sustaining non-profit organization with global impact, College
Board offers a job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to
learn, innovate and thrive!
About Our Culture:
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