Web Platform Developer

Phillips Academy • Andover, MA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Phillips Academy seeks a Web Platform Developer (WPD) for a two-year role to develop and maintain the front-end and back-end of its academic placement and practice platforms. This is a full-time, 12 month, benefits eligible, on-campus position. The WPD plays a central role in sustaining the Academy’s academic web ecosystem, with primary responsibility for the evolution of EduCompass and Amplify—two integrated Ruby on Rails applications supporting student placement, onboarding, assessment, and instructional content.

This position requires full‑stack development expertise and includes the following duties and responsibilities: enhancing the codebase, supporting annual placement cycles, onboarding partner schools, deploying assessments, curating question banks, monitoring performance, and contributing to long‑term sustainability and governance planning. Working with minimal supervision, the WPD translates internal and external users’ needs and requirements into technical solutions while managing multiple concurrent priorities.

This position reports to the Chief Information Technology Officer (CITO), with additional direction and guidance provided by the Director of the Tang Institute. The WPD collaborates closely with OIT staff, faculty, administrators, and partner‑school stakeholders to support the Academy’s academic and operational objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• full‑stack development expertise

Responsibilities

• enhancing the codebase
• supporting annual placement cycles
• onboarding partner schools
• deploying assessments
• curating question banks
• monitoring performance
• contributing to long‑term sustainability and governance planning
• translates internal and external users’ needs and requirements into technical solutions while managing multiple concurrent priorities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees