Software Developer

Job Description

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At Ellucian, we’re motivated by a mission. Higher education is facing profound change. Shifting demographics and cultural perceptions, combined with declining support and rising expectations, are forcing colleges to do more with less. That’s where we come in. As true believers in the power of education to transform lives, we’re dedicated to helping all our customers thrive—not just survive—in these challenging times by transforming their institutions from the traditional paper-based colleges of yesterday to the agile, connected campuses of today. From cloud solutions built on world-class infrastructure to powerful analytics that drive successful planning, we lead the industry in building enterprise-class solutions tailored to institutions around the world.

Our passion and commitment for learning and continuous improvement drive us internally, too. From professional development to flexibility and work-life balance, we give our global employees the tools they need to succeed so we can all grow together.

Job Responsibilities & Requirements

• Implementing design, writing code, unit testing, automated unit tests, provide technical inputs to the Documentation team, maintenance of the source code and some cross-functional support for escalations.
• Ability to quickly pick up new areas in the product and write optimal code taking into consideration the security and performance aspects of the product.
• Be a proactive team member curious during the grooming of stories and asking relevant questions to the Product Owner/Product Manager.
• Demonstrate an understanding of business and technical requirements for each assigned user story.
• Experience working in a fast-paced agile development environment.
• Build responsive user interfaces utilizing the framework of common UI components.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, fellow Developers, QAs and fellow Designers to determine the optimum user interface design, workflow, and functionality of software products.
• Ready to learn new technologies and try out developing working POCs during innovation days.
• Taking ownership of day to day deliverables and bringing it to a logical conclusion.
• Ability to work with a fast-paced high performing built around the culture of trust and candor.

Required Skills/Knowledge/Experience

• 2-3 years of in-depth experience designing and developing highly scalable, distributed applications, products, and services.
• In-depth knowledge of Node.js and has work experience of at least 1 year.
• Experience with full-stack architecture and development (Angular JS or REACT, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, jQuery, Ajax).
• Experience with HTML5, CSS, jQuery, Ajax and JavaScript.
• Experience in relational databases and SQL development.
• Experience with RESTful Web Services.
• Well versed in Object-Oriented Design and Principles.
• Experience using Bitbucket /GitHub for version controlling.
• Experience with Agile software development practices such as Agile, Scrum, and Kanban.
• Experience with DevOps tools – Docker, Jenkins, Terraform and its processes.

Desired Skills/Knowledge/Experience

• Functional knowledge of the Higher Education Domain is a plus.

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Ellucian provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Ellucian complies with all laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Ellucian expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Ellucian employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.