College Board Technology Division - Data Science & Item Cloud Remote Hybrid Onsite About the Team The Data Science and Item Cloud teams are committed to building and driving innovation for internal-facing, data intensive web applications that support College Board's core products. In total, we are a group of 32, consisting primarily of engineers and data scientists. We are creative problem solvers and idea-generators. We own 3 complex, single-page web applications that represent our internal content creation processes. We build everything serverless, in the cloud, staying current on technology. Our data science team provides support for custom machine learning microservices architecture. Together, the impact of our ideas leads to innovations and dramatic improvements in College Board's biggest program applications, which serve millions of students in support of our mission. About the Opportunity You will apply your skills while leading large, strategic and complex initiatives that have a clear impact on the students that we serve. As the Principal Engineer, you are a technical leader, a partner, and an innovator. This role requires someone with strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills that uses data to inform decisions and actions. Someone who maintains awareness and knowledge of emerging technology trends that will accelerate your ability to provide technical oversight of our teams' products, as well as guide the teams toward improved ways of working. The engineer will be able to move forward multiple projects in concert, both independently and as a member of the teams. The team communicates directly with our clients, to gain a deep understanding of their needs. You will work directly with our product owners, designers, and users to find the most efficient and effective technical solutions to meet and exceed our users' needs. In this role, you will be responsible for the following: Strategy & Design Leadership (60%) * Set architectural direction for a broad set of domains and systems. * Design and implement best-in-class systems and frameworks that will succeed long-term. * Deliver upon initiatives with organizational impact and priority. * Define technical strategy that improves products, infrastructure, processes, and organization, while staying abreast of risks and opportunities that influence strategy. * Provide exceptional leadership and technical innovations to features that span boundaries across engineering teams. Coaching & Collaboration (40%) * Be a great partner, working across technical teams to build sustainable contracts looking out for the good of system vs. what might be easiest for a sole product. * Foster strong working relationships with other technologists outside our team, especially within Enterprise Architecture, DevSecOps, and InfoSec * Play a critical role in coaching and mentoring junior engineers. * Contribute content and facilitation for the Full Stack Technical Education program. * Support recruiting and hiring for various engineering teams and positions. About you, you have: * 10+ years of experience in software systems, programming, database development, and infrastructure development and administration. * A graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or similar experience with fundamentals * A track record of influencing and delivering initiatives with organizational impact. * An aptitude for directly engaging clients and users to gain strong understanding of their holistic needs. * An orientation towards teaching and developing junior employees. * A collaborative mindset prioritizing team success over individual accolades. * Passion for working in an iterative development environment. * Ability to solve complex problems using divergent thinking resulting in innovative solutions. * Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. Technical athleticism: * An ability to break down complex initiatives into simple systems. * Deep technical domain knowledge: apps services, systems, or frameworks * Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with a growing set of languages, with experience in JavaScript (especially React and Node), Python, and TypeScript * Strong knowledge of the AWS cloud platform and experience working with AWS resources such as Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, Kinesis, Step Functions, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, DynamoDB About Our Process * Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. * While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and and reference checks. About Our Benefits and Compensation College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. As a self-sustaining non-profit, we believe in compensating employees equitably in relation to each other, their qualifications, their impact, and the relevant market. The hiring range for a new employee in this position is $220,000 to $230,000. College Board differentiates salaries by location so where you live will narrow the portion of this range in which you can expect a salary. Your salary will be carefully determined based on your location, relevant experience, the external labor market, and the pay of College Board employees in similar roles. College Board strives to provide our best offer up front based on this criteria. Your salary is only one part of all that College Board offers, including but not limited to: * A comprehensive package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families and promote education. Our robust benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, pet insurance, tuition assistance, retirement benefits, and more * Recognition of exceptional performance through annual bonuses, salary growth over time through market increases, and opportunities for merit raises and promotions based on increased scope of responsibility * A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive You can expect to have transparent conversations about benefits and compensation with our recruiters throughout your application process. About Our Culture: * We are motivated to positively impact the educational and career trajectories of millions of students a year. * We prioritize building a diverse and inclusive team where every employee can thrive, and every voice is heard. * We value learning and growth; we offer formal and informal ways to lead through your superpowers, sharpen your strengths, and meet your development goals. * Our high-performing engineers work with the latest technologies, so you will be constantly learning and sharpening your skills, enabling you to be industry-forward instead of left behind technologically. #LI-TheAcorn #LI-Remote