Staff Java Engineer

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

· Lead in the building of cutting-edge applications and services to increase and improve the student experience

· Exemplify a mastery of coding excellence and software quality, mentoring others and pioneering new standards and architectural foundations

· Foster and utilize innovative approaches to problems and functionality for all key stakeholders

· Own technologies focusing on student success and scalability while supporting student-focused user experience

· Collaborate with developers, designers, and product management to develop features and innovative approaches to applications and features

· May mentor/advise engineering teams on new languages and technologies; act as a resident expert when needed

· Establish a balance between strategic planning and initiatives with development, communication, troubleshooting, and problem solving

· Lead in the prototyping and development of new technology and framework, improving the student experience

· Identify system redundancies and inefficiencies, proposing innovative and cost-effective solutions

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work equally well in self-managed and team-based Agile projects.

· Work with internal customers to gather business processes and project requirements

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities:

· Demonstrated ability to establish innovative websites

· Demonstrated ability to establish innovative system frameworks

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

· Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field

· 7 years' experience in software development; pioneering new approaches and technologies in engineering

· Experience in Angular 7 (or greater) web-based applications leveraging SEO

· Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Java, REST, GIT and TDD

· Experience with Adobe AEM and with email marketing tools (e.g. Marketo)

· Experience integrating with third-party products (such as Salesforce)

· Demonstrated ability to establish innovative system frameworks

Preferred Qualifications:

· Master's degree or higher in related field

· Proven experience in the following areas: SQL, Spring, and Spring boot