Sr. Software Engineer (Front End)

Mheducation; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is redefining education through innovative learning platforms. In this remote role, you will be the technical expert driving the product vision, collaborating closely with engineers and product managers to enhance our adaptive learning solution. Your strong background in front-end development, particularly with JavaScript frameworks and UI design, will enable you to create impactful learning tools for instructors and learners alike. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly influence the success of students worldwide. Embrace your curiosity and grow with us as we transform the future of education.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in front-end design/development required.
• Strong hands-on experience with UI, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements and create test plans with engineers and product managers.
• Develop testing frameworks and manage defects.

Skills

UI Design

CSS

JavaScript

Angular

React

Bootstrap

Playwright Automation

RESTFUL Programming

NodeJS

UI/UX Design Principles

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

GitHub Actions

AWS

Spring Boot

SQL

Job description

Overview

Impact the Moment

McGraw Hill is a diverse and inclusive company that believes we can change the world by leveling the playing field and giving every learner an equal opportunity to succeed. We create best-in-class, next-generation learning platforms which are used by millions of students and educators worldwide. Our goal is to accelerate student success through intuitive and effective learning experiences, continually reimagining the way our customers teach and learn, simplifying the path to a better education for all.

McGraw Hill Connect is a course management and adaptive learning solution that enables millions of learners to achieve their full potential. In this role, you will be expanding Connect to put new learning tools in the hands of instructors and learners.

In this role, you will be the linchpin of the product – the technical expert for the product, sales, marketing, and business teams, and the product expert for the technical teams. By combining intimate knowledge of customers, strong analytical skills, and technical acumen, you will drive a holistic product vision that energizes your teammates and delights your customers.

As an education innovation company, we're proud to play our part by inspiring learners around the world. If you bring your curiosity, we'll help you grow in a collaborative environment where everyone shares a passion for success.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within Canada.

What You’ll Do

1. Focusing on development, gathering requirements, and creating test plans in collaboration with engineers and product managers.
2. Defect management.
3. Develop testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and make them available to the team.
4. Be responsible for end-to-end delivery (tech design, development, and testing) and maintenance of our products.
5. Work with a talented group of engineers who believe in extreme ownership.

About You

1. 5+ years front-end design/development or equivalent experience is required.
2. Strong hands-on experience with UI, CSS, and/or JavaScript frameworks (Angular, React, Bootstrap, Materialize, Vue.JS, etc.).
3. Experience with modern HTML5, JavaScript (ES6+), and CSS3.
4. Strong experience with Playwright Automation framework.
5. Experience with RESTFUL and asynchronous programming.
6. Experience working on NodeJS.
7. Knowledge of UI/UX design principles.
8. Knowledge of CI/CD pipeline; experience in GitHub Actions will be preferred.
9. Experience with AWS services.
10. Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).
11. Experience in microservices and cloud-native applications using Spring Boot.
12. Experience with working on databases, SQLs.
13. Willingness to learn new technologies.

Bonus

1. Experience using Java/J2EE applications and using various open-source and proprietary frameworks - Spring, Hibernate, etc.
2. Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.

Why McGraw Hill?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively designing content that will build the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfillment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

McGraw Hill recruiters always use a “@mheducation.com” email address and/or from our Applicant Tracking System, iCIMS. Any variation of this email domain should be considered suspicious. Additionally, McGraw Hill recruiters and authorized representatives will never request sensitive information in email.