Hybrid Senior Lead Engineer, Teamship

at The College Board

• Job title: Senior Lead Engineer, Teamship
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $185,000 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, JavaScript, Microservices, Node.js, React, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Senior Lead Engineer building a national-scale platform for student career development at College Board. Leading technical strategy and ensuring high-quality engineering practices in collaborative environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-quality software using the latest technologies with a focus on building component-based, cost-effective, scalable, and secure solutions using design patterns to improve collaboration with other microservices/apps and promoting code reuse
• Maintain the highest engineering standards in collaboration with product owners, architects, and stakeholders, in support of our systems and services
• Understand new product capabilities and decompose the implementation into specific functional changes for verification
• Build solutions using the best practices of Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps.
• Participate in, or lead Agile SCRUM ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily SCRUM, Demo) and contribute to team deliverables.
• Participate and lead peer reviews of software engineering artifacts
• Assist in the resolution of production issues
• Adhere to development standards and security policies and procedures
• Adopt the continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practice of rapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code based on the team’s DevOps model
• Continuously develop the skills required to work as part of the Agile team in a poly-skilled development environment
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the customer’s business processes and operations
• Work closely with Product Management and Design to evaluate feature requests, provide level-of-effort estimates and contribute to sprint planning
• Conduct and participates in peer code and design reviews
• Participate in design research in close collaboration with Product Management and Design; including user interviews, observation, and development of prototypes.

Requirements

• 10+ years of production level software development experience managing the entire lifecycle of features, including design, development, documentation, and deployment
• Proficiency in reviewing and improving code structure and architecture for testability, maintainability, and scalability, with hands-on experience in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, and AWS Serverless technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills, working collaboratively with team members to identify and resolve issues, and partnering with Product Owners to prioritize backlog.
• Proven ability to pitch new ideas and implement improved systems and processes, delivering excellent results.
• Effective communicator and team lead, able to provide actionable feedback, mentor team members, and participate in interviews to evaluate engineering talent.
• Ability to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Benefits

• Annual bonuses and opportunities for merit-based raises and promotions
• A mission-driven workplace where your impact matters
• A team that invests in your development and success