Sr Software Engineer

Ascend Learning; Burlington (MA); Remote; USD 124,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance

Wellness Programs

Charitable Matching

Job summary

Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company headquartered in Burlington, MA, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Healthcare Workforce Solutions (HWS) group and help shape the Laudio product.

You’ll design and implement scalable cloud-based software, collaborating across time zones with React/Typescript frontends and Node.js backends on AWS. Remote-first, with occasional travel to Nepal.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Proven ability to lead projects from ideation to implementation in an iterative, agile environment.
• Strong experience building frontend applications with React and Typescript.
• Strong experience building scalable distributed systems with Node and Typescript.
• Strong database skills, including SQL performance tuning, design, and relational database management.

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable solutions - design, develop, and deploy highly available software.
• Hands-on coding across the full stack to drive product roadmap.
• Mentor teammates through code reviews and design discussions.
• Innovate and improve technology and processes across teams.
• Be the glue across feature development, infrastructure, and production troubleshooting.

Skills

React

Typescript

Node.js

Microservices

SQL

AWS

Azure

Agile

Scrum

CI/CD

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

AWS

Azure

Git

Job description

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 a Senior Software Engineer in the Healthcare Workforce Solutions (HWS) group, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our technology and development of the Laudio product. Reporting directly to the Sr Manager of Software Engineering, you’ll work in a dynamic, fast-growing environment, building and iterating on our cloud-based platform using React, Node.js, Typescript, and AWS. Our team is globally distributed across the United States and Nepal, meaning cross-time zone collaboration is key.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

• This role is primarily remote, but we prefer candidates located on the East Coast for occasional in-person collaboration. While we strive for asynchronous work, early morning meetings (7 AM ET) will be required.
• Additionally, we offer opportunities to travel to Nepal as needed for deeper collaboration with our engineering team.

How You'll Spend Your Time

As a Senior Software Engineer at HWS, your responsibilities will include:

• Architect Scalable Solutions - you'll design, develop, and deploy software that is highly 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 code reviews and design discussions.
• Innovate & Improve - continuously identify opportunities 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 GED required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Proven ability to lead projects from ideation to implementation in an iterative, agile environment.
• Strong experience building delightful frontend applications with React and Typescript.
• Solid expertise building scalable distributed systems using microservices architecture with Node and Typescript.
• Strong database skills, including SQL performance tuning, schema design, 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 smoothly operate, monitor, and troubleshoot production applications under pressure.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

HIRING RANGE

The current full-time, annualized base pay hiring range for this role is $123,600.00-$176,770.00. In accordance with applicable state laws, we are providing the expected pay 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
• Company paid life Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and parental leave
• Employee assistance program
• Other 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.