Staff Software Engineer
Description
Staff Software Engineer
Remote - Colombia
*ONLY CVs SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH WILL BE CONSIDERED*
The Opportunity:
Anthology delivers education and technology solutions so that students can reach their full potential and learning institutions thrive. Our mission is to empower educators and institutions with meaningful innovation that’s simple and intelligent, inspiring student success and institutional growth.
The Power of Together is built on having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of our hiring practices and who we are as a company.
For more information about Anthology and our career opportunities, please visit www.anthology.com.
At Anthology, we build software products that empower institutions to make strategic decisions with their data.
We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our growing team that empowers schools and students to have a more engaged and fulfilling experience within higher education institutions. You will be working with a team that participates in the full life cycle of product development from discovery to delivery.
Primary responsibilities will include:
- Planning, Designing, and implementing solutions for the areas of the application owned by the team
- Auditing existing infrastructure and proposing improvements
- Guide team in architecture best practices and principles
- Taking ownership of the team's product areas running in production
- Resolving production issues and defects for solutions owned by the team
- Ensuring and utilizing proper team and inter-team communication practices
- Identifying issues with internal team communication practices
- Guiding process improvement initiatives on the team
- Helping ensure the team is scoping work properly
- Work closely with Product Manager and Manager to realize product vision
- Be comfortable solving complex problems
- Mentoring team members for continuous improvement
The Candidate:
Required skills/qualifications:
- 9+ years of software development experience in large-scale, multi-platform environments
- Experience with server-side technologies such as .NET and Node.JS
- Willingness to learn Python
- Familiarity with relational databases
- Self-starter who can complete work with limited to no supervision in a timely manner
- Be able to QA own solutions and the solutions of others
- Experience with front-end libraries and frameworks such as React
- Deep Knowledge of the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Desire to work as a member of an inclusive, cross-functional team
- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences in a global environment
- Deep knowledge of core software development concepts
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience
- Fluency in written and spoken English at CEF B2 level or above
Preferred skills/qualifications:
- Working experience CI/CD lifecycles and Git
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure
- Django Framework
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Svelte
- Python
- Experience in CSS and HTML
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, specifically KanBan
This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.
Anthology is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.