Type: This is a full-time position

About the Team

The Item Cloud team is committed to building and driving innovation for internal-facing web applications that support College Board’s core products. Our team consists of 2 small squads, each of which owns a unique, data-intensive, high-impact, single-page web application that represents our internal content creation processes. We own the full stack, from the infrastructure in AWS to the front-end and back-end code deployed there. We build everything serverless, in the cloud, leveraging current technologies and novel techniques 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 often accomplish our work through paired or mob programming. We are proactive, passionate, and outcome-oriented, putting a premium on quality and efficiency. We use Agile scrum to manage our work and deliver value regularly following a DevOps model. The impact of our efforts as creative problem-solvers and idea-generators leads to innovations and dramatic improvements in College Board’s biggest program applications, serving millions of students to help them take ownership of their future.

About the Opportunity

Being a Senior Engineer on our Item Cloud team offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where you'll design, implement, and test high-performance, fault-tolerant serverless and container-based applications in the cloud. You'll be at the forefront of enhancing our search capabilities with OpenSearch, improving the content authoring experience, and advancing our CI/CD processes and documentation practices. The role is ideal for a communicative and approachable technologist who thrives on innovation and continuous learning, and is driven by the challenge of applying cutting-edge cloud-based solutions in an innovative and mission orientated Technology organization.

About You

In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain user-facing features and back-end services using React, TypeScript, and AWS services, ensuring scalability and reliability. 
• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using AWS CDK. 
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, provide technical guidance to junior developers, and drive the adoption of best practices and new technologies. 
• Optimize application performance, implement automated testing using Playwright, and ensure technical feasibility and code quality through reviews. 
• Solve complex problems using divergent thinking resulting in innovative solutions. 
• Follow DevOps best practices including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practice of rapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code.  
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of our customer’s business processes and operations. 
• Support team-centered, Agile software development. 

You have:

• 5+ years' experience in full stack development, building, testing, and managing web-based applications.
• At least 3 years of recent, strong, hands-on experience with React, TypeScript, and AWS services.
• Experience working within the AWS cloud ecosystem, including serverless architecture and resources such as Lambda, Gateway API, OpenSearch, SNS, SQS, S3, Step Functions, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and DynamoDB.
• You have a passion for learning, driving change, and proposing solutions to complex problems.
• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Information Systems.

In addition, you are:

• User and mission oriented. 
• Generous in service of students, colleagues, and partners. 
• You are authorized to work in the United States. 

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 & Compensation:  

College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program 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 $144,000 to $157,000. 

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 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 strengths, sharpen your skills, and achieve your development goals
• We work with the latest technologies, so you will be industry-forward instead of left behind

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