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Team: The Big Train team - they manage the train tracks of data in and out of our applications
Profile: They seek a senior to lead-level candidate with SOLID AWS solutions experience, JavaScript, and TypeScript coding. This role is nearly solely focused on back-end microservices coding in all the AWS tech stack with some front-end development using ReactJS.
Tech Stack Grid
AWS - Dynamo
AWS - Lambda
AWS - S3
AWS - SNS/SQS
AWS - Kinesis
AWS CDK
node.js Development
JavaScript
React.js
AWS API Gateway
As a Senior Software Engineer, the ideal candidate will have designed, developed, tested, implemented, and documented solutions that include not only the code to supports business functionality, but also the underlying infrastructure required to run that code and the systems required to deploy it. The candidate will have also standardized and tuned the patterns and components in the complex system for use in other systems. They should also possess the vision and communication skills to help the team move the systems into the future.
The ideal candidate will have designed, developed and implemented serverless software solutions in support of data quality and automation. The candidate will also possess technical skills and experience in the data management domain that will help their ability to design and develop elegant and efficient data processes and systems.
The candidate will report to the Director and work within agile application teams that develops and maintains highly visible and critical applications. The candidate will have responsibility to design, implement and tune various software patterns to be used within the applications. They will also be expected to help others on the team use those patterns within the application. As an Agile team member, from time to time, they may be called on to implement, test, document and maintain complex technical software solutions in support of the application development and QA processes. Additionally, they will be expected to ensure communications and relationships with customers and cross-team members are professional and meet expectations.
The Senior Software Engineer will maintain awareness and knowledge of the emerging trends in technology, and its usage within the industry, and will apply this learning in the establishment of new and innovative technology strategies to support College Board’s business needs. The candidate will also work with the teams to establish related practices, standards, and guidelines and provide oversight and adoption support to solution delivery teams.
In addition, a successful candidate will be an innovative-thinkers and passionate in their pursuit of world class technology enabled business solutions. They will also be strong leaders, skilled communicators, and active partners, adept in interpreting and understanding the needs of the enterprise while translating those needs into technology architectures and solutions that are enduring and of high quality.
This is an opportunity for you to design and implement high-quality solutions that enable product and service delivery in support of the College Board’s mission, strategy, goals, and objectives. You'll be surrounded by people who are like you; wickedly smart, passionate about the cloud, and know that the work that they are doing today supports the next generation of thought leaders and their future
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