Senior Software Engineer - Encourage for Educators

December 20, 2024

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The National Research Center for College & University Admissions, Inc.

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The National Research Center for College & University Admissions, Inc. (now Encoura) is dedicated to empowering educational institutions and students by providing industry-leading research, strategic insights, and proprietary data to improve enrollment, marketing, and academic programming success. Through their Encoura platform, they offer services such as enrollment marketing, digital marketing solutions, and strategic enrollment consulting, leveraging a comprehensive database and predictive modeling to enhance recruitment and engagement strategies. Their solutions help understand market trends, engage students and families effectively, optimize enrollment funnels, and tailor educational program offerings, all while fostering meaningful connections between students and educational institutions.

51 - 200 employees

📚 Education

📋 Description

• Encoura’s success is directly a function of talent. We are serious about hiring the best talent possible in creating our crew that is incredibly passionate and dedicated to building the next-gen ecosystem of systems and products that will improve the student experience across the entire college and career planning lifecycle. • We are looking for an experienced hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join our Encourage for Educators (E4E) team. Our E4E Team is a small, distributed team of engineers focusing on modernizing and expanding our suite of products and features. You’ll work closely with Engineering and Product Leadership as you build your craft alongside other senior developers in small scrum teams. You will bring a continuous improvement mentality to the role, always on the lookout for ways to make things better across the company and within your own scope of responsibility.

🎯 Requirements

• You hold a BS in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience/training in software development. • You have 4+ years of experience building and delivering software. • You have 4+ years of experience building web apps with React with microservice backend experience. Bonus points for Next.js, Nest.js, and GraphQL experience. • You’ve worked with a technology stack similar to ours: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, macOS, Windows, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Redis, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, JavaScript, ReactJS, NodeJS, Datadog, GitHub, JIRA, and Confluence. • You’re used to working in an iterative-based development environment using Agile/Scrum/Kanban. • You love learning and applying modern technology to improve you and your team. • You are always thinking, “What happens if this fails?” • You hold an appreciation for pragmatism and simplicity in software architecture. • You’re an excellent, collaborative team player with the communication skills to match. • You are passionate about getting the job done well even under time pressure and thrive in a demanding environment. • Demonstrated proactivity in capitalizing on opportunities and resolving issues. • Intellectually curious – prepared to challenge and be challenged. • Constantly striving to learn innovative technologies and looking for ways to stay current in this rapidly changing industry.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and benefits package • 401k company match that vests immediately upon participation • Paid holidays and a generous PTO policy • Paid parental leave