Senior Software Engineer (Encourage for Educators)

Role OverviewEncoura’s success is directly a function of talent. We are serious about hiring the best talent possible in creating our crew that is incredibly passionate and dedicated to building the next-gen ecosystem of systems and products that will improve the student experience across the entire college and career planning lifecycle. We are looking for an experienced hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join our Encourage for Educators (E4E) team. Our E4E Team is a small, distributed team of engineers focusing on modernizing and expanding our suite of products and features. You’ll work closely with Engineering and Product Leadership as you build your craft alongside other senior developers in small scrum teams. You will bring a continuous improvement mentality to the role, always on the lookout for ways to make things better across the company and within your own scope of responsibility.

A day in the life of a Senior Software Engineer

• Working with the Engineering Manager and Product Manager, propel the team through agile development of web apps, mobile apps, libraries, and frameworks, and GraphQL federated graphs.
• As a Senior Engineer, you’ll be very involved in the overall architecture of the system you are working on.
• Solve business needs with short-term deliverables, while constantly improving and moving towards long-term project goals.
• Promote a work environment that is highly collaborative and team centric.
• Enhance, refactor, and continuously improve the codebase.
• Keep management informed of project progress and problems, particularly as to needed changes in schedule, resources, or product scope.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical people.
• Generate innovative ideas, never say, or think "that's not my job". Take a proactive approach in keeping your skills fresh and up to date.

Role Progression

• Within 1 month, you will be learning about our business, our environment, and how we work. You will be working hands-on with our technology, getting to know your team, and carrying out code reviews.
• Within 3 months, you will be participating in planning and development activities and beginning to look at infrastructure designs, CI/CD pipelines, and working with the team to deliver software designs for the application.
• Within 6 months you should be taking ownership of the application architecture, production troubleshooting, working on cross-portfolio projects, and releasing software with the team.
• Within 1 year you will be fully immersed in the SDLC, providing technical leadership to your team and building bulletproof products whilst actively engaging in process optimization.

About you

• You hold a BS in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience/training in software development.
• You have 4+ years of experience building and delivering software.
• You have 4+ years of experience building web apps with React with microservice backend experience. Bonus points for Next.js, Nest.js, and GraphQL experience.
• You’ve worked with a technology stack similar to ours: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, macOS, Windows, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Redis, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, JavaScript, ReactJS, NodeJS, Datadog, GitHub, JIRA, and Confluence.
• You’re used to working in an iterative-based development environment using Agile/Scrum/Kanban.
• You love learning and applying modern technology to improve you and your team.
• You are always thinking, “What happens if this fails?”
• You hold an appreciation for pragmatism and simplicity in software architecture.
• You’re an excellent, collaborative team player with the communication skills to match.
• You are passionate about getting the job done well even under time pressure and thrive in a demanding environment.
• Demonstrated proactivity in capitalizing on opportunities and resolving issues.
• Intellectually curious – prepared to challenge and be challenged.
• Constantly striving to learn innovative technologies and looking for ways to stay current in this rapidly changing industry.

What Sets Us Apart

• Mission driven culture
• Comprehensive health and benefits package
• 401k company match that vests immediately upon participation
• Paid holidays and a generous PTO policy
• Paid parental leave

About Us
Encoura’s mission is to empower students and institutions to create meaningful connections so everyone can make the most informed decisions to achieve their goals. Since 1972, the company has evolved its products and services to better represent the link between students and higher education institutions and to create the highest probability of student success. With the launch of the Encoura platform in 2017, the company provides custom technology solutions that combine Eduventures research, data science, strategic enrollment, and multichannel marketing services to over 2,000 higher ed institutions. The company also offers Encourage® —the nation’s largest free college and career planning program used by millions of high school students and educators nationwide. Encoura is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. All applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. Encoura endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability and need an alternative method for applying, please contact the Talent Team.
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