Remote Software Developer / Software Engineer Job at Upswing, Remote

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  • Upswing
  • Remote

Job Description

Upswing is a mission-driven company that partners with colleges and universities to improve nontraditional student outcomes. Over 28% of students using Upswing are working while in college, and 43% are Hispanic or Black, and many are first-generation students. Our platform doesn’t cost students a thing; the school enlists our help to support their students. We’re looking for individuals who care about education and equality of student resources to come join our team!
We’re currently partnered with more than 70 colleges throughout the country, where Upswing helps over 700,000 students succeed throughout college. You’ll get to work with a team of motivated, intelligent, and fun people at Upswing – all working toward the same mission of student success and retention.
As a mission driven organization, we strive to build a community inside Upswing where we are able to live our values to help our students grow and thrive. Our values represent why we do what we do and how we plan on doing it. We hope to build a team that represents these values so that we can all grow together.
Our Values

  • Celebrate Concrete Roses
  • Dare to Fly First
  • Choose the Harder Right over the Easier Wrong
Position Salary:

$70,000 – $95,000 based on experience.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer, you’ll be a key part of our agile development team working on educational technology products to boost student success. Join our cohesive team, where you’ll have numerous chances to enhance your professional development, encompassing both technical and leadership aspects.
You are innovative, driven by engineering excellence and create code that is highly maintainable, testable and easily readable by other team members. You have an ability for understanding overall system architecture and making the appropriate design decisions to get the job done. You possess strong problem-solving skills and you are equally able to work on design and implementation as well as troubleshooting root cause analysis.  About You:

  • You have United States work authorization and currently live in the United States. Upswing does not  provide US work authorization or sponsorship.
  • You are passionate about technology and are excited about being part of a team that makes a positive social impact in higher education.
  • You have 1-3 years of experience in front-end, back-end, and relational database programming.
  • You possess strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
  • You also understand the distinction between striving for excellence and pursuing perfection.
  • You enjoy working in a team-based collaborative environment, are proactive and with a strong sense of ownership.
  • You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
The Skills You Need:
  • Strong front-end development skills and experience; .NET Blazor experience preferred.
  • Strong back-end coding skills using C#, .NET 8 or newer, and REST API development or integration.
  • Strong knowledge of relational databases including functions and stored procedures; PostgreSQL experience strongly preferred.
  • Solid understanding of OOP, Domain Driven Design, and Continuous Development/Integration.
  • Experience and understanding of Docker, developing in containers, and distributing them.
  • Understanding of the Google Cloud ecosystem and operations.
  • Version and change control experience; GitHub experience preferred.
  • Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment, understanding overall project goals and client needs.
  • Strong work ethic and sense of ownership with a constant willingness to learn new technologies.
  • Experience working on a software engineering team with business stakeholders such as Product Managers, and other internal stakeholders.
  • An ability to translate complicated concepts with many moving parts into a coherent architecture to produce clean, efficient, readable, and maintainable code.
  • Strong communication skills that allow you to provide clear feedback during code reviews, and when presenting your own work/ideas.
Bonus Skills:
  • Experience with CI/CD in Azure Pipelines.
  • Experience working with C# web applications outside of the ASP.NET / Blazor / MAUI ecosystem
  • Experience upgrading and maintaining legacy applications to newer technologies.
  • Working knowledge of WebRTC, SignalR, and other browser streaming technologies.
  • Knowledge of technical authentication integrations using SSO frameworks.
  • Higher education and/or EdTech experience.

Jobicy JobID: 136829

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