Engineer IV - REQ002277_1-3175

This job was posted by : For moreinformation, please see:Engineer IVCollege Board - Technology - BigFuture HEDLocation: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CBoffices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday andWednesday in office).Type: This is a full-time positionAbout the TeamBigFuture is committed to empowering all students to take the rightfirst step after high school, reaching over 7 million students each yearas the leading free resource for college, scholarship, and careerexploration. The BigFuture HED teams build and maintain the full breadthof BigFuture products like BigFuture College Profile, Connections,Search, Intel, Wellspring and Aquifer that support the outcomes for thestrategic HED and BigFuture. We work in an agile, collaborativeenvironment that values creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving,delivering clean and sustainable solutions that scale to meet the needsof millions while reducing technical debt. Engineers on our team notonly code, but also mentor, document, and partner with product anddesign to shape solutions and influence the direction of our work. Wethrive on learning from each other, raising risks early, and findingsimplicity in complexity, all while celebrating shared successes andgrowth. Together, we are mission-driven technologists who take pride inbuilding products that positively transform the educational and careertrajectories of students nationwide.About the OpportunityAs an Engineer IV, you will contribute across the full stack with aprimary focus on backend systems (60%) while still engaging meaningfullyin frontend development (40%) to deliver high-impact, student-facingfeatures. You bring deep experience in backend engineering-designingAPIs, working with distributed systems, building serverless services,and ensuring performance and reliability at scale-while alsodemonstrating proficiency in modern frontend frameworks. You cannavigate complex integrations, troubleshoot across service boundaries,and collaborate with UI engineers and designers to ensure cohesive,high-quality experiences.You'll work closely with product owners, architects, and otherengineers to translate requirements into scalable technical solutionswhile raising the bar on code quality, documentation, and sustainableengineering practices. This role also offers opportunities to mentorteammates, influence system architecture, and explore emergingtechnologies like this role, you will:Design & Implementation (60% Backend, 40% Frontend)- Lead backend design and development (primary focus), building scalable, secure, and reliable services, APIs, and data integrations using modern cloud-native and serverless patterns.- Develop backend components that support BigFuture's core capabilities, ensuring performance and resiliency for millions of users.- Contribute to frontend implementation using React/Next.js-translating UX designs into performant, accessible, and modular interfaces.- Break down product capabilities into verifiable technical work, ensuring backend and frontend systems integrate seamlessly.- Champion Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, and instrumentation best practices to improve system health and developer velocity.Team Operations & Success (20%)- Participate in or lead Agile ceremonies, promoting alignment, accountability, and continuous improvement.- Provide thoughtful code reviews across backend and frontend work, strengthening reliability and maintainability.- Troubleshoot production issues across the stack with urgency and attention to root cause.- Model engineering excellence-security, documentation, testing, and code quality.Software Solutioning & Design (20%)- Develop an expert understanding of the business domain to design backend systems that reflect real user needs.- Partner with architects and leads to shape technical direction, contributing backend-oriented insights that improve scalability and resilience.- Participate in design and code reviews, offering guidance on backend architecture and API design while supporting frontend best practices.About You - You Have:4-6 years of production software engineering experience, owning the fulllifecycle of features from design through deployment with a strongemphasis on backend architecture and API design.Deep expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, backend application architecture,distributed systems, API development, and AWS serverless technologies(Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, etc.).Proficiency in modern frontend development (React, Next.js) withexperience ensuring accessibility, performance, intuitive UX, andcomponent-driven design.Strong problem-solving skills, able to drive clarity in ambiguousbackend requirements and collaborate with product to guideprioritization.The ability to

Created: 2025-12-15