Lead Full Stack Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the design, development, testing, and deployment of backend AWS cloud solutions.

• Create highly scalable REST APIs, microservices, data pipelines, and event-driven applications utilizing Node.js, TypeScript, and serverless technologies.

• Convert data insights into actionable recommendations and technical decisions alongside business and technical teams.

• Lead the development and review of requirements, data mappings, user stories, and various artifacts.

• Address production issues through effective troubleshooting and root cause analysis.

• Monitor production deployments and provide troubleshooting assistance outside standard business hours as necessary.

• Direct functional testing by ensuring data accuracy, system behavior, and process integrity.

• Establish and maintain engineering standards, best practices, design patterns, unit testing, and code review processes.

• Act as a technical lead, mentoring and coaching junior engineers while offering technical guidance.

• Influence technical direction and the adoption of engineering practices within the team and with partners.

• Develop design specifications, flow diagrams, reference implementations, code templates, runbooks, and user stories.

• Decompose complex features into manageable tasks and review the work of junior engineers.

• Collaborate with the manager, product team, and Psychometrics stakeholders on roadmap, estimation, and delivery planning.

• Utilize and promote the responsible use of AI-assisted development tools for design, coding, testing, and documentation.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of software development experience in a production environment, including experience leading technical design and delivery.

• 3–4 years of hands-on experience in developing solutions with AWS services such as Lambda, S3, Step Functions, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, and CloudWatch.

• Strong backend development expertise in JavaScript/Node.js and TypeScript.

• Experience with CI/CD and NoSQL data stores.

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code; knowledge of AWS CDK is advantageous.

• Proven capability to lead and mentor engineers while establishing technical direction.

• Ability to influence and align engineers and partners without formal authority.

• Competence in analyzing, planning, designing, and managing vaguely defined issues with minimal supervision.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Understanding of Agile methodology and DevOps best practices.

• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development, Behavior-Driven Development, and Documentation as Code.

• Practical experience using AI coding assistants and assessing AI-generated output.

• Experience with assessment or education technology systems is a distinct advantage.

• Strong organizational skills and interest in Developer Experience and User Experience concepts.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent.

• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer.

• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies.

• A learner's mindset and commitment to personal growth.

• Collaborative and empathetic approach.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work option available.

• Hybrid work option for candidates located near College Board offices (Tuesday and Wednesday in office).

• Fair and competitive compensation.

• Supportive team environment.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Transparent discussions regarding compensation and benefits.

• Opportunities to engage with emerging technologies and AI-driven solutions.

• Mentoring and professional growth through feedback and continuous learning.