Software Engineer II

Profile

What We’re Looking For:

Engineering at 2U is fast paced, innovative, and full of people passionate about delivering on the promise of higher education via technology. We’re growing rapidly and are seeking collaborative and results-driven individuals to join us. In return, we can offer you a fun learning environment where your skills, experience and creativity will make a material impact on the company’s success and its overall mission. Your tenure at 2U will be a highlight of your career.

We strive for our teams to be cross-functional, self-organizing and autonomous. You will be working directly with product managers, QA, and your peers in a highly collaborative manner to design best in class solutions for our students and staff.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:

Architecting modular frameworks for managing websites at scale

Vetting content management tools on the market

Writing maintainable high-performance code

Refactoring to keep code maintainable

Debugging complex problems under time constraints

Leading technical design of applications and participating in larger system design efforts

Providing technical guidance and feedback to other team-members

Things That Should Be In Your Background:

Expert Knowledge of frameworks & languages like Node JS, Vanilla Javascript ES5/ES6, React,, GraphQL, Semantic UI, Material UI and other popular frameworks.

Experience unit testing code and providing guidance to other developers for best practices.

Databases like Postgres,

AWS products like Lambda, RDS, Kinesis, Cloudfront, SNS, and SQS

A Passion for learning new technologies

Leading Small to Medium Sized teams of JR and Mid level Engineers by providing technical guidance and mentorship.

Ability to work outside the engineering space and participate in scoping discussions with stakeholders to evaluate business needs along side product management.

Comfortable writing technical documentation and architectural analysis ( ATAM, Decision Matrix

Expert Level CSS Best Practices, and experience with PostCSS, SCSS, LESS

Solid understanding of Best Practices for ADA Standards

Experience in the Education Space is a huge plus. If you’ve worked with SaaS solutions such as Canvas or Open Source platforms such as Moodle that’s great!

Other Attributes That Will Help You In This Role:

A Bonus if you have SalesForce Development experience / Understanding of APEX code.

Knowledge of GO is a plus, but the ability to pick up new technologies & languages and the desire to learn them fundamental.

Canvas / IMS / LTI Development

Release management tools like Docker, Kubernetes and Buildkite

About 2U Inc. (NASDAQ: TWOU)

2U is comprised of 3 lines of business: Graduate Degree Programs, Short Course, and Boot Camps. Going beyond traditional learning management systems, we use tech, people, and data to help top universities and enterprise organizations transform in the digital era—and eliminate the back row in higher ed. We support lifelong learning which means thinking beyond a single degree. It means finding ways for students to gain the skills they need to change careers, evolve their expertise, and meet the challenges of the changing world head-on. We help our partners fill those needs—developing new digital education technologies and offerings capable of supporting students at different points in their lives. Whether they need a simple refresher, to learn something new, or to change their career trajectories completely, our partners are there to help them succeed. Together with our partners, 2U has positively transformed the lives of more than 275,000 students and lifelong learners.

2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement

At 2U, we are committed to creating and sustaining a culture that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities of our employees. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by the ways in which we are different, as well as the ways in which we are the same.

Benefits & Culture

Working at 2U means working with individuals that are passionate and mission driven. We collaborate on tough problems to deliver the best outcomes for our partners, students, and each other. You will find team members working together in our open office spaces, gathered in the kitchen grabbing a snack, or taking a break in our game rooms.

2U offers a comprehensive benefits package:

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance, disability and 401(k)

Unlimited snacks and drinks

Generous paid leave policies including unlimited PTO

Additional time off benefits include: volunteer days, parental leave, and a company-wide winter break from Christmas through New Years!

To learn more, visit 2U.com. #NoBackRow

Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

2U is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against applicants or employees and ensures equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital status, disability, citizenship, military or veterans’ status, or any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. 2U’s equal opportunity policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, job benefits, pay and dismissal.

Company info

2U, Inc
Website : http://2u.com