edX was launched as a joint venture between MIT and Harvard, and we’re on a mission to increase access to online education to learners worldwide. Anytime. Anywhere. Today, our work is more important than ever.

We seek a full stack developer to join our team. It's a high-impact role and a game-changing opportunity for the right person. Our platform enables more than 30 million learners around the world to access education across a variety of subjects.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and support scalable software systems
• Collaborate with Product Management, UX, and Data Science to understand business problems and identify solutions
• Provide mentorship to team members and assist with feedback on code reviews
• Build and maintain operationally viable solutions throughout the software life cycle
• Commit to owning your code and supporting the customer facing environment
• Lead team members on independent project initiatives
• Promote teamwork, research cutting edge technology, and support a vibrant innovative work atmosphere

Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of full-stack coding experience 
• Real-world experience with developing and deploying large websites in React or another modern JavaScript framework
• Ability to problem solve, drive projects with loosely defined requirements, communicate with stakeholders, and learn from both success and failure
• Ability to share your knowledge with team members through mentoring, code reviews, pair programming, presentations, etc.

Nice to Have

• Experience working with Python and Django 
• Experience building static websites (we use Gatsby and GraphQL)
• Experience working in an agile development environment
• Experience with Optimizely or similar A/B testing tools
• Familiarity with experiment design and evaluation
• Working knowledge of SEO
• Experience with accessibility best practices and compliant front-end development standards
• Familiarity with open source frameworks
• An interest in enabling and integrating open source contributions
• BS in Computer Science or related experience

We offer highly competitive benefits and retirement plans, a pension program, free lunches every day, and meaningful work! Are you ready to be a part of our mission?

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