Job Overview:
Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning Group company and industry leader in online reading technologies is looking to bring on an experienced Software Engineering Manager to run a team within our growing application development group.
As a hands-on Software Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in building applications on our cloud-hosted Education Technology platform. You will drive a small team of Software Engineers focused on the development and maintenance of rich web-based applications. You will be fully engaged in the development process, including writing code, designing systems, taking part in code reviews, and troubleshooting issues.
Job Responsibilities:
- Guide developers on an agile team in building full-stack applications using PHP, mySQL, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
- Collaborate with product, architecture, QA and agile team members in ensuring successful delivery of product features.
- Assist with the technical product management of the platform, including writing requirements, planning objectives, and creating acceptance criteria.
- Hold yourself and the team to a high standard of quality and work with the broader team to ensure that the products meet those standards.
- Be an advocate for continuous improvement through the execution of technical initiatives, including refactoring and reduction of technical debt.
- Support hiring and mentoring of engineers on the team. Provide career development support to developers.
Job Requirements:
- Eight or more years of software engineering experience, including two or more years managing at least one direct report.
- Experience leading technical projects or teams.
- Knowledge and experience building web applications with PHP or another object oriented backend language.
- Experience designing, creating, and testing REST web services and APIs.
- Experience with version control (Git), containerization (Docker/Vagrant), automation (Bamboo or Jenkins), and shell scripting.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Applicants will be asked to provide a technical writing sample.
- Ability to work in a fully remote environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Experience working with PHP and the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).
- Experience with frontend development, including but not limited to Javascript, Typescript, Webpack, and node.js.
- Experience with at least one major Javascript framework, including Angular, React, or Vue.
- Exceptional relational database skills using technologies like MySQL or SQL Server.
- Bachelor's degree or better in a technical discipline.
To learn more about our organization and the exciting work we do, visit https://www.lexialearning.com/
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We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.
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