Java Software Engineer

Job Overview:

An ExploreLearning Software Engineer has a pivotal role in the definition, design, and implementation of our award-winning educational products. Our products include a series of highly engaging games that create an exceptional learning experience. In this position, you will collaborate with our team of system and operations engineers to develop our next generation of back-end services. For this position, you should have demonstrable experience developing scalable data-centric applications.

Job Responsibilities:

• Designs and implements Java/Spring applications.
• Troubleshoot problems of a complex nature.
• Works with DevOps to manage the deployment of applications into our operating environments.
• Responsible for the entire life cycle of a system or feature.
• Reviews and develops requirements, generates designs, provides rough order of magnitude estimates, implements, and performs unit testing.
• Collaborate with our team of educational application designers, graphic artists, backend systems engineers, QA and operational teams to ensure the timely delivery of high value educational software products.
• Demonstrates strong communication and inter-personal skills to negotiate different perspectives and goals.
• Holds themselves to a high standard of quality and works with the broader team to ensure that the products meet those standards.
• Works autonomously on multiple projects at one time, balancing needs, and deadlines.
• Supports systems that he/she has or has not implemented.
• Keeps informed of technical advances. Proposes changes based on newer technology.

Job Requirements:

• 6+ years software engineering experience.
• Exceptional proficiency in Java programming language
• Experience with Spring Boot framework
• Bachelor's Degree in Technical Discipline or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated track record of designing, developing and delivering modern web-based applications
• Experience with CI/CD tools and monitoring tools
• Relational database experience
• Experience with MS SQL Server stored procedures.
• Experience building RESTful services
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills

Why Work With Us?

In addition to competitive salaries and generous benefits, ExploreLearning offers an exciting and dynamic working environment in which creativity, teamwork and professional growth are valued and rewarded. Our award-winning online programs bring engaging and effective instructional strategies to K-12 classrooms around the world. Over the course of the last 20+ years, we’ve received numerous awards from some of the worlds most respected education organizations, and were recently named one of the Best Places to Work in Virginia.

Our office is based in historic downtown Charlottesville, Virginia, located approximately 100 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., and consistently rated one of America’s best places to live. The area offers a wide variety of business, cultural, historical, educational and sport-related attractions.

To learn more about our organization and the exciting work we do, visit us online.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

We are dedicated to fostering a culture that celebrates unique backgrounds, ideas, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.