AI-Enabled Full-Stack Engineer

Cengage Group

Virginia Beach (VA)

On-site

USD 77,000 - 123,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Cengage Group is seeking a Software Engineer to deliver a world-class experience on our learning platforms. You will work on an AI-first roadmap, collaborate across product, design, and engineering, and help modernize both frontend and backend services.

Ideal candidates have 2–5+ years of full-stack experience with Java/Spring and React, plus familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization. This is a full-time, on-site role in the United States, Virginia Beach area, with accommodations

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
2–5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with exposure to full-stack development.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end features across backend services (Java/Spring) and frontend applications (React) for higher education platforms and products.
Build dynamic, responsive, and accessible user interfaces using React that enhance the learning experience for students and instructors.
Develop scalable, high-performance backend services and RESTful APIs to support frontend functionality.
Collaborate with Product, UX, QA, and other engineers to deliver cohesive, user-centered solutions.
Write clean, maintainable, and testable code, with modern frontend patterns and scalable backend practices.
Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the stack, including UI bugs, API failures, and performance bottlenecks.
Contribute to platform modernization efforts, including frontend architecture evolution and backend service improvements.