Software Engineer II

Job Title

Software Engineer II (Hybrid)

Job Description

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.

Our offices in India opened in Bengaluru in 2018. Since then, our team has fueled growth and innovation across the organization, impacting students worldwide. We are eager to grow and expand with skilled professionals like you who use their talent to build solutions, enable effective learning, and improve students’ lives.

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.

The Software Engineer II is responsible for software development as a member of a project team. Works closely with subject matter experts, product owners, quality analysts, scrum masters, and others to design, develop, and test software solutions to business problems.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Solve problems of considerable scope and complexity

• Designing, coding (at least 80%), debugging and optimizing both frontend and backend components as well as internal tools, such as configuration management

• Work closely with project, application, and enterprise architects to develop solutions.

• Drive the continuous evolution of best practices within the development team.

• Balance customer and business needs to design, develop, test, and deliver against timelines.

• Contribute to architecture and code design, estimates, code reviews, and documentation to ensure top quality software.

• Keeps current with emerging technologies and technological developments within the industry.

• Remains flexible and responsive to changing priorities and multiple, concurrent responsibilities.

• Be a talent multiplier that motivates the team around them to excel and perform well.

• Hybrid Schedule: 3 days remote / 2 days in office

• 30-day notification period preferred

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field
• 3 + years of software development experience
• Software development engineering experience, moderate design and architecture knowledge, as well as familiarity with object oriented design patterns, web server/service development
• Application development experience using using NodeJs, Angular10+, Javascript, CSS, and other web development technologies.
• Experience with Cloud Deployments
• Experience with Visual Studio and Visual Code
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies
• Automated build and continuous integration experience.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX.
• Experience using a JavaScript framework such as jQuery.
• Experience with SOAP and REST webservices.
• Experience with both relational databases (e.g. MySQL) and unstructured datastores (NoSQL).
• Moderate experience with a rich variety of software engineering principles, theories and concepts
• Some Experience with finding creative solutions, juggling multiple concurrent projects, releasing rapidly, and producing elegant, customer-centric applications.
• Has been a contributor on successful delivery on a large product or project, with applied knowledge and participation
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

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Location

Bangalore, KA, India

Additional Locations

Employee Type

Employee

Job Functional Area

Development

Business Unit

00092 Kaplan Health

At Kaplan, we recognize the importance of attracting and retaining top talent to drive our success in a competitive market. Our salary structure and compensation philosophy reflect the value we place on the experience, education, and skills that our employees bring to the organization, taking into consideration labor market trends and total rewards. All positions with Kaplan are paid at least $15 per hour or $31,200 per year for full-time positions. Additionally, certain positions are bonus or commission-eligible. And we have a comprehensive benefits package, learn more about our benefits here.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement:

Kaplan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employees’ diverse range of perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds give Kaplan a competitive edge in anticipating and surpassing the needs of our students in today's global marketplace. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive workplace that values diversity, promotes equity, and integrates inclusivity into all aspects of our operations. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our organization, fuels innovation, and improves our capacity to effectively serve our customers and communities. Learn more about our culture here.

Kaplan considers qualified applicants for employment even if applicants have an arrest or conviction in their background check records. Kaplan complies with related background check regulations, including but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. There are various positions where certain convictions may disqualify applicants, such as those positions requiring interaction with minors, financial records, or other sensitive and/or confidential information.