The Senior Software Engineer I will be an integral part of the Analysis software engineering team within Cambium Assessment. This group of professionals give custom software solutions for our clients as we'll as internal support systems. Much of the work we perform is new development, so the right candidate will have the skills needed to perform full life-cycle software development.
Job Responsibilities:
We work with LOTS of data (many, many TB) & it comes fast! Scalability & heavy transactional loads, heavy reporting are common challenges for us. We solve a lot of interesting and tricky problems. Often not your typical collect/save/display that you get at other places. Not snapping into established frameworks. Working across tiers as required. Opportunities for more advanced coding.
Milliseconds matter! Performance is key! Optimizing database access, algorithms, choosing the right data structures, in general working to design performant systems.
We write code from the ground up. we'don t use a lot of frameworks, packages, etc Not a lot of macro-level stuff. Core software engineering chops is what we're looking for.
Our suite of systems is vast and varied. There are web services (REST, SOAP, hybrid), windows services, daemons, websites, libraries, command line tools, windows apps. And they re always in motion, being enhanced to meet new requirements and to move them into the future. We have plans to redesign several of the older systems, which will be a lot of fun.
There are a lot of system interfaces, both within our own suite as we'll as across teams in the organization. Plenty of opportunities for collaboration with a lot of smart people.
We have immediate needs for refactoring and several enhancements to allow us to scale up to meet increased loads.
Although our front-end needs are modest we are looking for someone that can help us with new front end development and enhancements to existing systems.
We mostly use SQL server and C#.
Job Requirements:
bachelors degree in computer science (or related field) and 5+ years professional .NET software development experience or masters degree in computer science and 3+ years of .NET software development experience or related experience.
SQL experience to include development work with relational databases, stored procedures, triggers, writing SQL queries.
Experienced in object-oriented design.
Solid understanding of algorithms.
Detail-oriented with excellent problem-solving skills.
Good communication skills.
Self-starter, ability to work in a team environment as we'll as alone.
Preferred Qualifications:
M.S. in Computer Science
AWS
Why Work With Us
Our systems are highly scaled and mission critical serving over a third of all students in grades 3-8 in the United States.
Our web applications are highly interactive and universally accessible.
Our machine scoring methods are driven by artificial intelligence allowing computers to perform such complex operations as grading essays with more accuracy than humans.
Our processes use intensive algorithmic computing allowing a customized experience for each student as the exam adapts real-time based upon answers given.