Senior Software Engineer – Front End

At Skillsoft, we are all about making work matter. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. We are bold, sharp, driven and most of all, real. Join us in our quest to democratize learning and help individuals unleash their edge.

OVERVIEW:

Skillsoft is looking for a Senior Front End Software Engineer to join the Reporting and Analytics Engineering team working on our newest learning platform Percipio. This senior engineer will be responsible for designing and implementing the User Interface components and layouts that serve platform administrators their learning analytics. Information is presented in graphical visualizations (charts, maps, graphs, etc) as well as tabular paginated data. This senior engineer will transform Percipio UX design concepts and mock-ups into production ready code, deliver high quality and compelling experiences that inform and delight the Percipio administrators, all the while following industry best practices and utilizing state of the art technology.

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:

• Serve as a Senior Software Engineer with a front-end focus and help us continuously improve our Percipio learner experience.
• Hands on development role designing and coding solutions.
• Strong analytical skills and object-orientated design capabilities.
• Functionally de compose complex problems into simple, straight-forward solutions.
• Apply advanced front-end knowledge in SaaS application feature creation and enhancement, performance, scalability, security and engineering best practices.
• Knowledge on system interdependencies, limitations and mitigating risks.
• Enjoys working with others, eager to help out, self-starter, results driven, helps others succeed, customer focused, comfortable with change, takes pride in work, enjoys a challenge, happy to knowledge share, is not territorial, positive attitude, owns mistakes and learns from them.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years SaaS Industry experience in software engineering - designing, building and deploying enterprise-class software applications.
• Advanced front-end expertise, providing strategy, designs, and technical guidance for the application developer for local and remote development teams.
• Strong experience in front-end programming languages and frameworks (JavaScript, React, Redux, HTML5, CSS).
• Experienced in Microservices and RESTful API's. Experience with GraphQL is a plus.
• Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
• Solid knowledge of industry standards for best coding practices.
• A strong understanding of approaches and techniques to optimize web performance.
• Experience using Agile/Scrum in mature shop, can mentor others.
• Experience working on large complex projects.

SUCCESS QUALITIES:

Personally Accountable for Team Success. We unleash our edge together.

Confident Achievers. We are bold.

Intellectually Curious. We are sharp.

Adaptable, Agile & Resilient. We are driven.

Customer First. We are real.

MORE ABOUT SKILLSOFT:

Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.

Skillsoft and SumTotal are partners to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, and the SumTotal suite for Talent Development, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. Learn more at www.skillsoft.com.

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