Lead Software Engineer

Ascend Learning; Burlington, Northern (MA, KY); On-site; USD 124,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and parental leave

Employee assistance program

Wellness programs

Job summary

Ascend Learning is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Healthcare Workforce Solutions group. You will shape the technology and development of the Laudio product, reporting to the Sr Manager of Software Engineering, and collaborate with a globally distributed team across the United States and Nepal.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, architectural design of scalable systems, and leadership within an agile environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer; 3+ in a technical leadership role.
• Strong frontend experience with React and TypeScript; backend with Node.js.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software engineering team within the Healthcare Workforce Solutions group using Scrum to ship features.
• Architect scalable, highly available, and performant distributed systems.
• Hands-on coding across the full stack to drive product roadmap.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and design discussions.
• Identify opportunities to enhance technology and operational processes.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Node.js

AWS

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Code quality

Mentorship

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

React

TypeScript

Node.js

Job description

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We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company,is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers.

Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As aLeadSoftware Engineerin theHealthcare Workforce Solutions (HWS)group,you’llplay a pivotal role in shaping our technology and developmentof theLaudioproduct. Reporting directly to theSr Manager of Software Engineering,you’llwork in a dynamic, fast-growing environment, building and iterating on our cloud-based platform usingReact,Node.js,Typescript, andAWS.

Our team is globally distributed across theUnited States and Nepal, meaningcross-time zone collaborationis key.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This role is primarilyremote, but we prefer candidateslocatedon theEast Coastfor occasional in-person collaboration. While we strive forasynchronous work, early morning meetings (7 AM ET)will berequired.

Additionally, we offer opportunities totravel to Nepal as neededfor deeper collaboration with our engineering team.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

As aLeadSoftware Engineer at HWS, your responsibilities will include:

Lead-you'llpartner with Product tolead a team of software engineersusing the Scrum frameworkto rapidly ship high quality features to production.

Architect Scalable Solutions-you'lldesign, develop, and deploy software that ishighly available, performant, and scalable.

Hands-on Coding- act as a key individual contributor, writing code across the full stack to drive our product and engineering roadmap forward.

Mentor- foster a culture of learning by providing technical mentorship through codereviews and design discussions.

Innovate & Improve- continuouslyidentifyopportunities to enhance our technology and operational processes.

Being Glue-contribute across multiple areas, including feature development, code optimization, infrastructure improvements, and troubleshooting production issues.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

High School Diploma or GEDrequired. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

5+ years of experience as aSoftwareEngineer. 3+ in a technical leadership role.

Proven ability to lead projects from ideation to implementation in an iterative, agile environment.

Strong experience building delightful frontend applications with React and Typescript.

Solidexpertisebuildingscalable distributed systems usingmicroservicesarchitecture with Nodeand Typescript.

Strong database skills, including SQL performance tuning, schemadesign,and relational database management.

Experience building cloud-native applications on platforms like AWS or Azure.

Strong fundamentals in modern development practices, including Agile,Scrum,CI/CD,test automation, feature flagging, and observability.

A passion for writing high-quality,maintainable,and scalable code.

An ability to smoothlyoperate, monitor, and troubleshoot production applications under pressure.

Strong communicationskills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

HIRING RANGE

The current full-time annualized hiring range for this role is $123,600.00-$176,770.00 and does not include discretionary bonus or sales incentives, if applicable. In accordance with applicable state laws, we are providing the expected salary range for this position. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, qualifications, current business needs and local market factors. Most regular, full-time employees are eligible to participate in an Ascend incentive bonus or sales plan.

BENEFITS

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Other employee wellness programs such as Headspace and Airvet
• Charitable matching program

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers. We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and be authentic. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S.-based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.