Dedicated to improving technology literacy in schools? Ready to work hard and have fun, too? Eager to join like-minded co-workers in a growing company? Learning.com offers rewarding careers with exceptional benefits.
Benefits
Learning.com offers an exceptional benefits package to full-time employees including medical and dental coverage, 401k Plan, long-term disability, life insurance, an Employee Assistance Program, medical / dependent care / transportation reimbursement programs (including bicycles), health club reimbursement, PTO, 10 paid holidays, bananas, oatmeal and more...
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Position Summary
The Team Lead / Principal Software Architect will lead and mentor an award-winning software development team and deliver hands-on software architecture and design, participating in all phases of the software development lifecycle from requirements analysis to release celebration planning. Working for the premier provider of web-delivered curriculum and assessment, this is an opportunity to make a real impact on the learning outcomes of nearly 2 million students using our products to learn about technology, math and science.
Responsibilities
Work with the Director of Product Development and other business units to define and prioritize
technical aspects of the product roadmap
Define, maintain and improve software development standards
Lead application architectural design decisions
Organize, mentor and lead a team of highly motivated and talented engineers.
Proactively evaluate new technologies and advocate for their integration into our environment when
appropriate
Efficiently distribute workload to team and monitor progress towards goals
Ensure work estimates from the team are valid, accurate and achievable
Supervisory Responsibilities
Individual contributor. May provide input on personnel decisions and overall development / advancement of the team.
Requirements
BS / MS incomputer science or related field
10+ years developing software
2+ years successfully leading Agile software development teams
Excellent analytic, organization and communication skills
Deep expertise in developing maintainable, scalable and reliable high-traffic web applications using ASP.Net, C#, MVC, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, AJAX and SQL Server.
Deep expertise with Continuous Integration environments (Cruise Control.Net, NANT, MBUnit/NUnit)
Familiarity with SQL tools such as Profiler, DTA, SQLCMD and SSIS is a plus
Experience leading distributed technical teams (employees, contractors, on/off shore resources) is a plus.
Job Location
Portland, Oregon
Physical Demands
Work involves walking, talking, hearing, using hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reaching with hands and arms. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by
individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities,
and skills required of personnel so classified. Management has the right to assign or reassign duties and
responsibilities to his job at any time.
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