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Savvas Learning Company is a global education company that produces award-winning learning solutions that empower educators and engage students with the highest quality content.

Recognized as an industry leader, we serve millions of K-12 learners with innovative, student-centered educational programs that turn today’s classrooms into active learning environments. By embracing technology, personalized learning, and immersive experiences delivered across multiple platforms, we design our learning solutions to be more accessible and relevant to each student.

Our comprehensive solutions for core curriculum, and supplemental and intervention programs - supported by an array of professional development services - allow teachers to use data to inform classroom practices and tailor instructions to an individual’s abilities and learning styles.

Do you want to impact the way millions of students experience education and learning? Come join Savvas - the number one provider of core curricula in the country. Savvas Learning Company is the industry leader in delivering the highest-quality educational materials. Savvas’s flagship K-12 solution Savvas Realize, is one of the edtech industry’s most versatile learning management systems (LMS), and was honored in both the primary and secondary education categories as a technology solution that is key to helping schools transition to remote, hybrid, and blended learning environments. You will be part of an exciting team and work on products that are used by students every day. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about building innovative applications of the highest quality and demonstrate ownership of the product area assigned to them.

As a Principal Engineer you will be responsible for working closely with the Product team for business requirements. You will drive technical design and architecture and lead teams towards accomplishing sound engineering design process and planning principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, analyze, design and implement effective solutions for short term and long term needs
• Evaluate new technologies and software that will improve our products.
• Mentor and lead an agile team to deliver key business requirements - foster a collaborative, trusting environment where the team can grow, improve, inspect, and adapt.
• Automate everything, build code that is maintainable and extensible

Basic Qualifications

• Expert knowledge and capabilities in Java development, Angular and Javascript.
• Track record of successfully leading and mentoring diverse teams to deliver exceptional results.
• 10+ years experience in software development roles with at least 5 years of experience as Technical Lead or Architect
• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, with strong fundamentals and problem solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of JavaScript technologies such as Angular, Node.js, Typescript.
• Experience with AWS Cloud deployments.
• Understanding of Cloud Architecture and building microservices - AWS is a plus
• Proficient in NoSQL and document-based database design and function, preferably MongoDB and DynamoDB. Experience with SQL and relational database design is considered a plus.
• Expert knowledge and capabilities in Domain Driven Design

This position cannot be performed in the state of Colorado.

Savvas Learning Company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Savvas is a drug free workplace.

Savvas Learning Company provides access to a benefits experience created to offer our employees choice, flexibility, and the opportunity to save money for the future. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, tax-advantaged accounts, pharmacy, life insurance, disability insurance, matching 401(k), and paid time off. Our benefits are part of a total package that is carefully designed to support the total well-being of our employees.

Please visit www.savvas.com for more information about us, or visit us at LinkedIn , Twitter , Facebook , or YouTube .

Savvas Learning Company is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Savvas Learning Company provides access to a benefits experience created to offer our employees choice, flexibility, and the opportunity to save money for the future. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, tax-advantaged accounts, pharmacy, life insurance, disability insurance, matching 401(k), and paid time off. Our benefits are part of a total package that is carefully designed to support the total well-being of our employees.

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