Software Engineer II

Title: Software Engineer II

Location: United States

Job Description:

Overview

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 Ceres Adaptive Learning team is looking for a front-end Software Engineer II with experience building high quality, accessible Angular web applications. The Ceres Adaptive Learning platform provides highly interactive, individualized, and engaging content to students while adapting to their learning style and speed. As an engineer on our team, you'll build tools to help authors to design new adaptive learning experiences, make classroom management easier for teachers, and create fun learning experiences that support thousands of students.

The products are used by K-12 students and teachers for math, literacy, and social studies subjects. You would be contributing to the platform by building accessible features so that we can deliver vibrant content and a unique experience that makes learners excited to engage with the content.

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

What You'll Do:

• Participate in the design and development of applications and services to support business and engineering initiatives
• Build accessible student and teacher experiences for learners through responsive design and following WCAG 2.1 AA standards
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, and cross-functional teams on feature development
• Participate in agile ceremonies and champion engineering best practices to ensure quality, stability, performance, resiliency, and maintainability of your software
• Collaborate with engineers on your team on feature development and bug fixes
• Be a champion of the customer's voice and ensure our products are built with customer empathy at the forefront
• Share knowledge and practices with other teams through code reviews and documentation
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code with comprehensive unit and integration test coverage

What you bring:

• Software engineering experience with a distributed product and engineering team, preferably using Angular 2+. TypeScript, NgRx, and RxJs.
• Excitement about crafting engaging and accessible user interfaces for students and teachers so they can get the most out of our products.
• You can contribute to the full software development life cycle, to include writing application code, writing unit/integration/automation tests, documentation, and performance engineering.
• Proficient in HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, responsive design, and accessibility standards
• Strong communication skills and customer-focused mindset with empathy for end users.
• Self-motivated team player who thrives in an agile development environment
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset
• Background in education technology or mission-driven industries
• Familiarity with accessible design principles and practices

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 $93,900 - $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.