Senior Software Engineer

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

We’re seeking a full-stack Senior Software Engineer to join a brand new team responsible for building and maturing edX Online Campus. edX Online Campus is a fully-online experience that extends the reach of education beyond the classroom, enabling any learning institution to build flexible solutions for the remote learner and augment existing on-campus offerings. Interested in solving business and engineering problems that will have a global impact? 

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
• Weigh in on technical decisions, implementations, and trade-offs that impact engineering teams across the organization
• Build and maintain operationally viable solutions throughout the software life cycle
• Promote teamwork, research cutting edge technology, and support a work atmosphere that encourages continuous improvement

Qualifications & Skills:

• 5+ years of full-stack coding experience with JavaScript, Python, or other server-based programming languages
• Real-world experience with web development frameworks like Django
• Experience developing REST APIs
• Demonstrated skills in building service-oriented architectures
• Prior experience researching and proposing new technologies
• Ability to problem solve and drive projects with loosely defined requirements
• Experience working in an agile development environment

Nice to Have:

• Contributions to Open Source projects
• Experience with React or other modern JavaScript frameworks
• Architecture and solutions development leveraging microservices
• Test Driven Development
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

edX is an MIT startup company that offers highly competitive benefits and retirement plans, free lunches every day, and meaningful work! Are you ready to be a part of our mission?

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