Scholastic · 7 hours ago
Sr. Specialist/Lead Software Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $145K/yrScholastic is a leading publisher and distributor of children's books, dedicated to fostering literacy and learning. The Sr. Specialist/Lead Software Engineer will lead an agile team to define software requirements for education products and mentor other engineers, ensuring the delivery of quality software that meets customer needs.
BooksEdTechEducationPublishingTraining
Responsibilities
Determines the best approach for software implementations and architecture and works with the team to develop them
Applies and coaches/advocates for common principles of good code development, including extensibility, reusability, maintainability, and testability through coaching/mentoring and code review
Takes the primary role of leading sizing/estimating and backlog grooming
Partners closely with the team’s Product Owner, designer, quality lead, and DevOps to manage within team capacity, manage tech debt, and mature/evolve effective team Agile product development practices
Works with the PO to develop shared team understanding of business context, value, and strategic importance of their work
Advocates for the team’s needs with engineering leadership
Plays a key role in resolving code/architecture related production incidents, partnering strongly with other team members
Qualification
Required
Aptitude for troubleshooting and problem solving
Expertise in modern web application/services development, technical design and architecture
Practical experience in software engineering and application/service architecture
Strong sense of ownership and accountability with a commitment to delivering high quality software that balances technical and business goals
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate with a variety of audiences at all levels
Strong understanding of Agile product development and practices
Deep knowledge of modern backend(Java, Python) and frontend(React) development ecosystems, tooling, and best practices
Strong backend development experience using Java (Spring Boot) and/or Python, including building APIs, services, and data processing components
Leverage agentic AI tools for software development (Cline/Cursor/Kiro etc.)
Experience with cloud infrastructure and services, Amazon Web Services preferred(Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFormation/Terraform)
Prior experience in a mid-level engineering role, with responsibility for technical design and strong expertise with one or more technical areas
Bachelors or masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar field of study, or equivalent experience
Preferred
Strong understanding of service oriented architecture concepts
Knowledge of Object Oriented Programming, Model View Controller paradigm
Experience with relational or NoSQL data platforms like MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
Knowledge of version control systems and workflow (e.g. Git)
Experience building solutions that leverage generative AI capabilities
Experience with GenAI agentic frameworks like Bedrock, LlamaIndex, Langchain etc
Understanding of HTML, CSS, and a web application framework such as Angular/React
Benefits
Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
Generous Parental Leave Program
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount
Company
Scholastic
Scholastic publishes and distributes children's books, connecting educators and families through accessibility, engagement, and expertise.
Founded in 1920
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2015-04-24Acquired
1992-02-24IPO
Leadership Team
Peter Warwick
President & Chief Executive Officer
Haji Glover
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
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