Sr Full Stack Engineer, Platform Services
College Board1 day ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$153k - $166k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable, secure full-stack solutions using React, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS services.
- Define API contracts and implement Backend-for-Frontend and data integration layers aggregating multiple domain services.
- Build reusable frontend components and shared modules within a micro-frontend platform shell.
- Design cloud-native architectures using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, Step Functions, SQS/SNS, ECS, and CloudWatch.
- Lead architectural design, technical planning, code reviews, performance optimization, and system reliability efforts.
- Develop authentication, session-aware interfaces, role-based rendering, token handling, caching, and responsive user experiences.
- Own automated end-to-end and UI testing frameworks and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Embed monitoring, telemetry, observability, operational readiness, scalability, security, and availability into platform components.
- Mentor engineers, communicate technical decisions, document solutions, and collaborate with product, security, operations, QA, and domain teams.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience designing, building, and supporting scalable cloud-native full-stack applications.
- 3+ years of experience building modern frontend applications with TypeScript and React.
- Strong backend experience with Node.js, preferably using TypeScript, including API and data integration development.
- Deep experience with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, SNS, SQS, S3, Step Functions, EC2, ECS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and DynamoDB.
- Experience with Backstage, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK or CloudFormation, and microservices architecture.
- Experience integrating multiple independent backend or domain services into a single user interface.
- Experience building responsive, secure, high-performance interfaces with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
- Familiarity with micro-frontend architectures such as Module Federation and shared shell/component patterns.
- Experience with automated end-to-end and UI testing and CI/CD pipeline integration.
- Preferred qualifications include Grafana or CloudWatch dashboard experience, Apache Flink or similar stream processing, and familiarity with ML/AI lifecycle concepts.
- Strong communication, collaboration, mentoring, prioritization, and execution skills are required.
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
Benefits
- Remote work is available, with an optional hybrid schedule of Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the office for candidates near College Board offices.
- This is a full-time role with occasional travel required for in-person business purposes.
- College Board offers a comprehensive benefits package, a supportive team, and mission-driven nonprofit work.
- Compensation is adjusted by location and discussed transparently during the hiring process.
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About College Board
College Board is a nonprofit education organization that builds and administers programs such as the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, Advanced Placement, CLEP, and BigFuture planning tools for students, schools, and colleges. It generates revenue primarily through exam and program fees and services to educational institutions. Founded in 1900 and headquartered in New York, it works with U.S. secondary schools and higher-ed admissions to deliver assessments and course frameworks.