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Software Engineer — Back End for the HMH Growth Measure Platform
HMH Software Engineering
HMH Software Engineering provides cutting edge, individualized learning experiences to millions of students across the United States. We are as driven by this mission as we are by continuously improving ourselves and the way we work. Our offices are high energy, collaborative beehives of activity where work is centered on small, autonomous teams that build great software. We trust each other, hold ourselves and our teammates accountable for results, and improve student outcomes with each release.
At HMH we constantly experiment with new approaches and novel ways of solving problems. We often succeed and sometimes stumble — either way we learn and move forward with more confidence than we had the day before. We are as passionate about new technologies and engineering craftsmanship as we are about transforming the EdTech industry itself.
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The Opportunity – Back End Software Engineer
Software Engineers personify the notion of constant improvement as they work with their team to build software that delivers on our mission to improve student outcomes. You’re not afraid to try new things even if they don’t work out as expected. You are independent, self-directed, high energy and as eager to contribute to your team as you are to progress on your own path to software craftsmanship. You’ll thrive working a fast-paced, low friction environment where you’ll be exposed to a wide range of cutting-edge technologies.
Growth Measure Platform:
You will be working on the HMH GM Platform that is part of the HMH Educational Online/Digital Learning Platform. The Assessment team builds highly scalable and available platform. The platform is built using Microservices Architecture, Java microservices backend, REACT JavaScript UI Frontend, REST APIs, Postgres Database, AWS Cloud technologies, AWS Kafka, Kubernetes or Mesos orchestration, DataDog for logging/monitoring/alerting, Concourse CI or Jenkins, Maven etc.
Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively as part of a software development team producing the code that matters to the students and teachers who use HMH products and services.
- Eagerly learn and apply new cutting-edge technologies like functional programming, distributed computing, machine learning, advance data engineering, and server-less computing.
- Take responsibility for critical components of our solutions.
- Contribute to our engineering culture and ever-improving concept of engineering best practices
Successful Candidates must demonstrate an appropriate combination of:
- 2 – 5 years of experience developing web-based applications and microservices using Java and Spring Boot framework.
- Logical and systematic problem-solving skills
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in small team and cross-functional environments
- Experience and knowledge working with technologies and concepts such:
- Architectural concepts such as micro-services and separation of concerns
- In-depth knowledge of class-based, object-oriented programming and design patterns
- Behavior-driven or test-driven development
- JVM-based languages such as Java and Scala
- Development frameworks such as Spring Boot
- Database technologies such as SQL, Aurora, Redshift, Liquibase or Flyway
- Strong command of SQL. SQL server tools, ETL jobs including stored procedures.
- Considerable experience with Cloud technologies.
- No-SQL technologies such as Redis, MongoDB and Cassandra
- Unit-testing frameworks such as jUnit
- Knowledge of DataDog for setting up monitoring and alerting dashboards.
- Performance testing frameworks such as Gatling
- Development tools such as GitHub, Jira, Jenkins and Maven
- Cloud technologies such as AWS and Azure
- Data Center Operating Technologies such as Apache Mesos, Apache Aurora, and TerraForm and container services such as Docker and Kubernetes
Required Education:
· A BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a STEM field.
Benefits & Packages.
- Competitive base salary and overall compensation package
- Full benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401 (K) with generous company match
- Generous Paid time off (PTO)
- Vacation, sick, and paid holidays
- Life Insurance coverage.
- Respect for your work-life balance
- Weekly lunches and unlimited fruits, snacks and drinks
- Discounted Gym memberships.
- Brand new state of the art office in Boston, centrally located near South Station
Physical Requirements
- Might be in a stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing).
- The person in this position needs to move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer.
- Must be able to collaborate with colleagues via face to face, conference calls, and online meetings.
ABOUT US:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K–12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world.
For more information, visit http://careers.hmhco.com
PLEASE NOTE:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
