Full Stack Developer, IHP

Kaplan

165d • $64,000 - $202,600

About The Position

For more than 80 years, Kaplan has been a trailblazer in education and professional advancement. We are a global company at the intersection of education and technology, focused on collaboration, innovation, and creativity to deliver a best-in-class educational experience and make Kaplan a great place to work. The future of education is here, and we are eager to work alongside those who want to make a positive impact and inspire change in the world around them. Instrumental in ensuring the product meets the current needs of customers while remaining compliant with minimal downtime. Development of new features on the front-end and back-end of our medical simulation system, and contributing to the design and implementation of our next-generation product.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in a computer science-related field.
• 6+ years of experience in full-stack development, including 4 years of backend experience in any language, preferably in Node.js, Java, Ruby.
• 4 years of frontend experience in React or Angular.
• 2 years of experience working in cloud-based hosted services (AWS, Azure, Google).
• Ability to thoroughly understand all the i-Human Patient products from a technical, deployment, and user perspective.
• Strong experience in microservices architecture, API development, and cloud-native design.
• Deep understanding of scalability, security, and performance optimization in distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to drive cross-functional alignment and technical decisions.
• Proven ability to balance long-term architecture goals with immediate business needs.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the solution design and architecture for new features and enhancements, ensuring modular, scalable, and maintainable codebases.
• Define best practices for full-stack development, API design, and system performance optimization.
• Drive architectural improvements, identifying and addressing technical debt and inefficiencies.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure strategies, ensuring resilient, high-availability deployment across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Guide and mentor engineers in design patterns, cloud architecture, and full-stack best practices.
• Service and support internal customers, which include IHP sales, product, customer service, operations, billing, and accounts teams, providing customized reports, datasets, fixes, and updated features where necessary, developing customized solutions, datasets, and features.
• Work with teams to understand/document the current medical simulation system and identify non-compliant and inefficient modules.
• Ensure minimal downtime and high system reliability through proactive monitoring and automated solutions.
• Drive the development of new, accessible features on the front-end (React, Angular) and back-end (Node.js, Java, Ruby).
• Architect and implement high-performance APIs, microservices, and serverless components to support scalable medical simulations.
• Lead code and design reviews, ensuring quality, security, and compliance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning capabilities and real-time analytics into simulation platforms.

Benefits

• Remote work provides a flexible work/life balance.
• Comprehensive Retirement Package automatically enrolled in The Company Contribution Plan (8-10% annual company contribution based on tenure).
• Gift of Knowledge Program provides tuition assistance and substantial discounts for employees and close family members.
• Comprehensive health benefits new hire eligibility starts on day 1 of employment.
• Generous Paid Time Off includes paid holidays, vacation, personal, sick paid time-off, plus one (1) volunteer day and one (1) diversity and inclusion day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree