Together we are powering the future of Higher Education

Here at Ellucian, we are motivated by a mission ~ the power of education to transform lives and change the world. We are the global market leader in EdTech for Higher Education, serving more than 2,900 customers and reaching over 26 million students in 50+ countries. We are dedicated to helping Higher Ed thrive by transforming their institutions to agile, digitally connected campuses that enable student success.

About the Opportunity

Ellucian is seeking an innovative and dynamic Lead Software Full Stack Engineer. We are looking for a hands-on individual to be an integral part of the design, build out and adoption of an exciting new SaaS, cloud-based higher education solution. Working closely with product architects and product management you will be working on a new technology project involving the design and creation of a new product.

Where you will make an impact
• Participating in the design, development, and delivery of new solutions for the next generation of Higher Education products.
• Communicating to technical and non-technical audience both internally and with clients and business partners
• Advocating and implementing engineering best practices for Server side, Database and UI development including performance metrics.
• Providing written and verbal knowledge and to other team members through collaboration and training

What you will bring
• 8+ years of experience as a full stack software developer in a software product company.
• At least 5 years of extensive server-side development experience in technologies like Node JS, Java/Groovy, Spring, Hibernate.
• Solid fundamentals on Object-Oriented Design, Patterns and Data Structures.
• At least 3 years of hands-on experience with web tier programming / UI Layer – React JS, Angular or similar UI framework.
• Have a strong, working knowledge of web accessibility fundamentals and standards.
• Strong experience is desirable in database technologies like Oracle, PL/SQL, Postgres, and ability to write complex queries.
• Hands on experience with CI/CD pipeline such as Jenkins.
• Experience with Git/GitHub, DevOps Tools, Liquibase and Docker.
• Experience in technically leading a team of Software Engineers or experience in mentoring/coaching other developers.
• Hands-on experience with cloud tools, services, and technologies (preferably AWS)
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Experience with design and development of highly available, distributed, and scalable transactional enterprise systems.
• A self-motivated and innovative mindset with a passion for learning new technology.
• Strong, effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Desirable - Experience using some of the following tools: Selenium WebDriver, CodeUI, JUnit, JMeter
• Desirable - Scrum master experience.

What makes #Ellucianlife
• 22 days annual leave plus 11 public holidays
• Competitive gratuity policy
• Group insurance and Annual health check up plan with a variety of family and wellness benefits.
• Thrive Flex Program that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups such as: Buzzinga and Lean InTeam to name a few.
• Parental leave
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• We Foster a learning culture with:
• Education Assistance Program
• Professional development opportunities

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