Full-Stack Software Engineer — AI & Cloud

Cengage Group; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 77,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

Cengage Group in the United States is hiring a Software Engineer to contribute to the CLP with an AI-first roadmap. You will work on full-stack development across backend Java/Spring and frontend React, delivering accessible solutions for higher education platforms.

You will collaborate with product, UX, QA, and other engineers, write clean code, optimize performance, and participate in platform modernization initiatives, using modern frontend patterns and scalable backend practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 2–5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience with full-stack development (Java/Spring and React).
• Experience with AI/ML concepts and generative AI workflows.

Responsibilities

• Work on a high-performing engineering team focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end features across backend services (Java/Spring) and frontend applications (React).
• Build dynamic, responsive, and accessible user interfaces using React.
• Develop scalable, high-performance backend services and RESTful APIs to support frontend functionality.
• Collaborate with Product, UX, QA, and other engineers to deliver cohesive solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with modern frontend patterns and scalable backend practices.
• Troubleshoot issues across the stack including UI bugs and API failures.
• Contribute to platform modernization efforts.

Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Willingness to learn

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Java (Spring)

ReactJS

RESTful APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cengage Group in the United States is hiring a Software Engineer to contribute to the CLP with an AI-first roadmap. You will work on full-stack development across backend Java/Spring and frontend React, delivering accessible solutions for higher education platforms.

You will collaborate with product, UX, QA, and other engineers, write clean code, optimize performance, and participate in platform modernization initiatives, using modern frontend patterns and scalable backend practices.