Senior Software Engineer

Cambium Learning Group

3d•Remote

About The Position

At Cambium Assessment, we’re building a next-generation tools that helps educators understand student performance, take timely action, and improve outcomes. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and delivering a modern, scalable platform with a SPA front end framework (VueJS /ReactJS), C#-based microservices, and AWS-native infrastructure, integrating with modern data warehouse and analytics platforms. You’ll collaborate closely with product, UX, and data teams to turn complex reporting needs into intuitive, high-performing features for teachers and school leaders.

Requirements

5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Exceptional experience building single-page applications with React/VueJS (hooks, component patterns, state management, performance optimization).
Hands-on experience designing and building microservices (preferably with C#/.NET in production).
AWS experience is required, including designing, deploying, and operating services using core AWS offerings.
Experience working with or integrating against at least one modern data warehouse such as: Clickhouse Amazon Redshift
Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures.
Strong grounding in software engineering best practices: code reviews, testing (unit/integration), version control, CI/CD.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, agile team.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Python for services, data processing, or automation.
Background in K–12 education, edtech, or reporting/analytics systems.
Experience with: ETL/ELT tools and patterns (e.g., AWS Glue, custom pipelines).
Infrastructure as Code (e.g., CloudFormation, CDK).
Modern data stores (e.g., PostgreSQL, SQL Server, DynamoDB, or other NoSQL).
Observability tools (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic).
Authentication and authorization frameworks (e.g., OAuth2, OpenID Connect, Cognito).

Responsibilities

Design & build front end experiences
Develop rich, responsive applications and dashboards and reporting workflows using VueJS /ReactJS
Implement reusable components, state management, and front-end architecture that scales.
Own backend microservices & data flows
Design and implement microservices (primarily in C#/.NET) that power reporting, data access, and business logic.
Build and consume APIs and data services that integrate with modern data warehouses (e.g., Clickhouse, Amazon Redshift, BigQuery, Databricks).
Work with data engineers to ensure reporting services are optimized for query performance and scalability.
Leverage AWS at scale
Design and implement services using AWS (e.g., ECS/Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS/Redshift, CloudWatch, etc.).
Advocate for and implement best practices around scalability, resilience, security, and cost optimization.
Drive quality and reliability
Champion automated testing, code reviews, and observability (logging, metrics, alerting).
Help evolve our CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices.
Collaborate & mentor
Work closely with Product Managers and UX Designers to refine requirements and deliver user-centric solutions.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; set engineering standards and practices for the team.
Participate in technical design discussions and architecture reviews.

Benefits

Remote First Work Environment
Our Remote First approach gives employees the flexibility and trust they need to effectively balance work with life.
It creates a culture in which all employees are valued and where success is measured in results.
It allows us to work collaboratively, inclusively and for greater positive impact, regardless of our individual locations.
If you will be working remotely, either occasionally or on a permanent basis, you must have a reliable internet connection through a cable or fiber-optic broadband service with minimum speeds of 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload.
As part of our Remote-First benefits, Cambium offers reimbursement to help cover the cost of setting up your home or remote office.
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 (including pregnancy, gender, gender identity/expression, or sexual orientation), national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or genetic information (including family medical history).
We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.