Senior Software Engineer I

Summary The Senior Software Engineer I will report directly to the School Apps Development Manager and will be responsible for the development and delivery of features for NHA’s proprietary student information system and other custom software components. The ideal candidate for this position will have experience with Microsoft .NET 6/7+, modern front-end Javascript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Vue), legacy AngularJS, and HTML/CSS (or related preprocessors). Company Information National Heritage Academies (NHA) partners with communities to build and operate public charter schools. Founded in 1995, today NHA serves over 100 schools in nine states, with more than 65,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Our schools are designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in college, career, and life. A majority of our schools consistently outperform their local district on the state test. According to the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, NHA is a leading performer among charter schools and management organizations, outperforming both conventional district schools and other charter school operators. In addition, according to our employee survey, over 90% of respondents agree that the work they do is meaningful to them. Join our team. Duties and Responsibilities Leads and delivers well-scoped projects of moderate complexity through to completion. Contributes to defining technical standards, processes, and patterns within their area Maintains and improves NHA’s existing software suite, with a focus on system optimization. Knowledge and experience with the entirety of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) using SAFE Agile practices. A solid understanding of how their work fits into the larger architectural picture from a maintainability and testability point-of-view. Ability to break down high-level tasks and carry them through to completion. Mentors and coaches’ other engineers on the team, sharing knowledge within their area. Ability to provide production support on an as-needed basis. Qualifications Experience working on long-running projects with medium to large project teams. Agile-based software development team experience using SAFE Agile, SCRUM, or similar methodologies. Experience working with Enterprise Systems. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or equivalent. 5+ years of .NET development experience. 5+ years of Javascript development experience (preferably a Javascript framework). 5+ years of HTML/CSS (or related preprocessor) development experience. Strong knowledge of Service Based Architectures & Related Technologies (WebAPI, REST, oData, Claims Authorization, etc.). Experience with Object Relational Mapping Tools (Entity Framework, nHibernate, etc.). Experience developing web services for enterprise applications (SOAP, REST, XML & JSON). Experience with Client Development Tools (Angular, AngularJS for legacy support, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, SignalR, etc.). Strong knowledge of Git and Azure DevOps Pipelines. Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Swarm/Kubernetes). Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as Elastic APM or similar. Excellent multitasking and prioritization abilities. Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical people. This is an in-person position at our NHA Service Center located at 3850 Broadmoor Ave., Grand Rapids, MI. Please to find out more about our core values. National Heritage Academies is an equal-opportunity employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr Socket