Job Description :

We’re looking for a Software Engineer at Blackboard to help us push the boundaries of what education can offer through the power of technology. Education is our passion and our team members bring that to work each day as they aim to advance learning in every region of the world. Blackboard is the world’s leading education technology company, providing dynamic products and services to the global education community. We’re focused on driving innovation in EdTech and working with our clients to create a smarter learning environment.   

• This role focuses on our Community Engagement platform. You’ll help provide K-12 schools with reliably hosted and low-maintenance content management and notification systems.
• These products allow parents access to a dashboard full of personalized student data and engage community members with news and upcoming events on a modern, mobile-friendly website.
• You’ll continually enhance and support the ability of each school to maintain its own online presence.

Responsibilities :

As a member of our Product Development organization, you’ll work in an agile environment delivering industry-leading SaaS products and web service platforms. You’ll be deeply involved in translating wireframes and sketches into working prototypes to refine user interface behaviors.

• As a Software Engineer at Blackboard, You should participate in hands-on technical design, coding, and implementation of product features
• Technical collaboration with Architects and Product Designers contributing to the overall architectural vision of cloud service infrastructure in support of Blackboard’s notification products
• Enhancing and supporting existing cloud-based products; designing and implementing new features; assessing and paying down technical debt
• Communicating progress and escalating issues to management in a timely manner
• Acting as an engineer on a development team responsible for developing and testing features or fixing bugs on our industry-leading Community Engagement products
• Developing a broad and deep knowledge of existing software architecture and implementation
• Collaborating in a cross-functional agile team to solve challenging technical problems with innovative solutions
• Following best practices and methodologies including coding and testing to produce desired software on time with top-notch quality

Required skills/qualifications:

• Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3-4 years of experience with web application development
• Strong object-oriented design and Python coding skills
• Understanding of Service-Oriented Architectures and RESTful Web Service best practices
• Hands-on experience with SQL/Database programming
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies (JavaScript, Ajax, jQuery, etc.)
• Experience participating in agile and fast-paced software development methodologies like XP or Scrum
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Preferred Skills/qualifications :

• Experience with C# or Java programming
• Experience in frontend frameworks like Angular or React
• Knowledge of Microservices architecture
• Experience working with various notification API suites (Twilio, Open Market)