Staff Software Engineer

Anthology s Student Development team focuses on using both industry standards and cutting-edge technologies to develop innovative solutions that are essential to our user s success. This position guides the architectural direction of our products; is involved in identifying and tracking current risks and future trends; gets hands-on with solution design, vetting 3rd parties, and complex coding and triaging; and is a self-driven technology leader capable of collaboration and clear communication. You will become an active member of an agile team of developers participating in daily stand-ups, design sessions, code reviews, and sprint demos. You will embrace test driven development as an integral part of what you deliver as a software developer. You will also be willing to respond to the unique challenges of delivering and maintaining cloud-based software. Primary responsibilities will include Informing Product team of architectural and technical debt risks and opportunities enabling informed decisions Creating and/or maintaining architecture documentation directly or via delegation in various forms for purposes including Onboarding new hires Illustrating future changes and reviewing impact to the system Request for Proposals (RFPs) Input for Marketing material Mentoring developers through training, code reviews and other forums to continuously improve the team s skills and mindset Contributing to resolving difficult areas or extreme challenges to illustrate what concepts are possible and those that might be too far out of reach The Candidate Required skills/qualifications Bachelor s degree in Computer Science , Computer Engineering or similar technical discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience 8-12 years of relevant experience in software development Experience working in a geographically distributed SCRUM development environment Front-end development experience with expertise in React.JS, Redux, Saga, JavaScript, Typescript, ES6, Bootstrap, HTML5/CSS/SCSS Solid understanding of front-end development principles including responsive design, UI/UX best practices, and front-end framework libraries Extensive hands-on experience with back-end development using ASP.Net Core, C#, Web API, Entity Framework Core, Relational databases Experience unit testing both front-end and back-end Experience with REST API design Experience with .NET Framework and .NET Core Experience in microservices Experience with the Azure platform Experience in design patterns Experience in T-SQL Experience in Asynchronous programming Excellent understanding of OOPS concepts, SOLID design principle, design patterns, and coding standards Debugging and troubleshooting skills Clear and open communication skills, ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences Ability to see the big picture Strong attention to detail and analysis skills Fluency in English Preferred skills/qualifications Master s degree in Computer Science Experience in any of the messaging queue Experience in Docker and AKS Experience in micro front-end