Software Engineer II - Backend

Impact the Moment

At McGraw Hill we create best-in-class, next-generation learning platforms that are used by millions of students and educators worldwide every day. We design intuitive and effective tools and experiences that maximize teachers' time and students' learning. And we do all of this in a supportive and collaborative environment where we work alongside brilliant colleagues, touch lives around the world, see the difference our hard work makes, and continue our paths of lifelong learning

Your Impact on Team

The Assess Engineering team is looking for experienced, smart, and adaptable Software Engineer (Backend) to join the engineering team. The key trait is thought leadership through problem solving: This individual must exhibit independent creativity, a curiosity to research new technologies and methodologies, and a pervasive desire to dig into complex technical issues while respecting timelines and team commitments. This position will primarily focus on building the next set of platform capabilities in our K-12 Assessment platform. This will overall support instruction for our newest programs and products at McGraw Hill.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.

What You'll Do:

• Use your interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with product sponsors and senior leadership in engineering and business
• Analyze business requirements and identify possible gaps, ambiguities, missing scenarios, etc.
• Design and implement sound engineering solutions that meet the business need
• Work with a distributed team to solve problems quickly and collaboratively
• Present a passion for building high-quality, user-friendly, scalable APIs and data-centric backend processes

Our Stack includes:

• Node.js, .NET Core, Java, Go
• TypeScript, Angular, React
• Github Actions, Docker, Kubernetes
• Amazon Web Services - S3, RDS, Lambda and others
• Github
• JIRA, Confluence, Zoom, Slack

About You:

• You have demonstrated software delivery experience with a distributed product & engineering team
• 2+ years working with languages such as Node.js, Go, or Java
• You can work in a fast-paced software release environment, where you deliver production-grade (zero downtime, fault-tolerant, etc.) software daily for a system with millions of users
• You can contribute to the full software development life cycle - including writing application code, writing unit/integration/automation tests, documentation and performance engineering
• You are excited about building scalable, performant APIs

Applied knowledge of the following:

• RESTful Web Services (experience producing and consuming REST services)
• Relational database design concepts (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Application Testing (unit, integration, performance, end to end) for full user journeys
• Cloud Technologies (preferably Amazon Web Services - RDS, S3, others)
• Code Quality and Code Review
• Ability to write adhoc SQL queries and scripts to analyze usage and performance data

Some understanding of the following:

• Build/deploy tools (Github Actions, npm)
• Source/Version control systems (Git)

Why McGraw Hill?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively designing content that will build the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $105,000 - $125,000 annually. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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