Senior Backend Engineer for K-12 Learning Systems

Insight Global; Fries (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop and test backend solutions for K-12 learning environments. You will work with Node.js, AWS services, and RESTful APIs, delivering scalable software while collaborating with QA, product owners and other engineers.

The role emphasizes data modeling for relational and NoSQL databases, and applying best practices for source control and deployment processes in a distributed system landscape.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• 4+ years of experience with Node.js.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test software solutions for K-12 schools’ learning environments.
• Design, implement, and test RESTful web services using NodeJS.
• Perform data modeling to design relational and NoSQL/document databases.
• Work with various AWS services to build, host and maintain application environments.
• Implement and manage best practices for source code repositories and Git branching/merging strategies across multiple code bases.
• Analyze and resolve technical and application problems.
• Provide analysis and troubleshooting for production issues & code deployment activity.
• Contribute to user interface design and development.
• Collaborate with other developers, testers and product owners.

Skills

Node.js

AWS

SQL/PostgreSQL

NoSQL/MongoDB

RESTful APIs

Distributed systems

Backend architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

AWS CDK

EC2

Lambdas

Git

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop and test backend solutions for K-12 learning environments. You will work with Node.js, AWS services, and RESTful APIs, delivering scalable software while collaborating with QA, product owners and other engineers.

The role emphasizes data modeling for relational and NoSQL databases, and applying best practices for source control and deployment processes in a distributed system landscape.