Sr Full Stack Engineer, Platform Services

Senior Full Stack Engineer, Platform Services

College Board – Technology, InfoSec & Infrastructure 

Location: This is a remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). All CB employees are required to occasionally travel to meet in person for business purposes. 

Type: This is a full-time position 

About the Team  

About the Opportunity   

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will play a strong technical role in the design, development, and reliability of a cloud-native, AWS-based platform that aggregates data and services from multiple domains into a cohesive, performant, and role-aware user experience for teachers, students, and administrators. 

You bring strong full-stack engineering experience, with deep hands-on skills across React front-end development and AWS-based backend/API architecture. You are comfortable owning solutions end-to-end — from API design and cloud infrastructure to secure service layers and polished, responsive UI components — and you can guide architectural decisions, not just implement them. You are experienced in building Backend for Frontend (BFF) patterns that aggregate multi-domain APIs into clean, efficient contracts tailored to the UI's needs. 

You have a strong grasp of authentication and session-aware UI — designing and implementing role-based rendering, token handling, and post-login experiences that adapt to the user's profile and permissions. You understand the performance demands of a landing page — applying strategies such as lazy loading, caching, and web vitals optimization to ensure fast, reliable experiences across devices. 

You are senior enough to mentor other engineers, drive technical design discussions, and push back constructively on approaches that won't scale, while remaining hands-on in the code. You understand cloud software delivery practices deeply and are technologically curious, staying current on emerging tools, patterns, and standards. Your communication and collaboration skills allow you to articulate solutions clearly to both engineers and stakeholders while maintaining a clear, unified experience for the end user.  

In this role, you will:  

Software Solutioning & Design (10%) 

• Develop deep understanding of the business processes and domains that the BAWP UI serves 

• Lead evaluation of feature requests, provide effort estimates, and drive sprint/technical planning 

• Define and own architectural patterns and API contracts for integrating multiple domain services into the BAWP UI 

• Lead peer code and design reviews to ensure quality, consistency, and scalability 

Design, Architecture & Implementation (60%) 

• Architect and build scalable, secure full-stack solutions using React (TypeScript) on the front end and AWS-native services on the backend 

• Design and implement APIs and data integration layers that aggregate content from multiple upstream domains, with robust handling of latency, partial failures, and caching 

• Build reusable, well-architected front-end components and shared modules within the BAWP Shell (micro-frontend/Module Federation or equivalent) 

• Design and implement cloud-native architectures using AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, Step Functions, SQS/SNS, ECS, CloudWatch) 

• Apply and evolve architectural patterns, automation practices, and observability standards across the platform 

• Ensure systems meet enterprise requirements for scalability, data integrity, security, availability, and reliability 

• Integrate monitoring, telemetry, and operational readiness into all platform components 

• Own and evolve automated end-to-end and UI testing frameworks (Playwright) to ensure application quality and reliability 

• Drive performance optimization across API integration and rendering layers 

Technical Contribution & Engineering Excellence (20%) 

• Solve complex technical problems and drive improvements to overall system design 

• Mentor and guide other engineers on best practices in development, testing, and system design 

• Continuously evaluate and introduce new cloud, front-end, and test automation technologies where they add value 

• Communicate technical approaches, tradeoffs, and architectural decisions clearly to engineering and business stakeholders 

• Champion best practices in secure system design, automation, performance, and resilient engineering 

Team Operations & Cross-Functional Collaboration (10%) 

• Partner with product, operations, security, and domain teams to deliver aligned, well-integrated solutions 

• Support platform readiness through leadership in testing, monitoring, and reliability efforts 

• Drive documentation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement initiatives 

• Collaborate with QA and engineering teams to embed automated testing into CI/CD pipelines 

• Foster a culture of ownership, documentation, accountability, and continuous improvement 

About You 

You have: 

• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and supporting scalable, cloud-native full-stack applications 

• 3+ years of experience building modern front-end applications using TypeScript and React 

• Strong hands-on experience with backend technologies such as Node.js (preferably TypeScript), building APIs and data integration layers 

• Deep experience with AWS services: Lambda, API Gateway, SNS, SQS, S3, Step Functions, EC2, ECS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, DynamoDB 

• Experience with Backstage and GitHub Actions 

• Experience designing systems that integrate and aggregate data and content from multiple independent backend/domain services into a single UI 

• Strong knowledge of distributed cloud infrastructure and microservices architecture 

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK, CloudFormation) 

• Experience building responsive, secure, high-performance UIs using React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS 

• Familiarity with micro-frontend architectures (e.g., Module Federation) and shared shell/component patterns 

• Experience with automated testing frameworks, for end-to-end and UI testing, and integrating them into CI/CD pipelines 

• Strong focus on scalability, data integrity, reliability, and quality engineering practices 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present ideas in business-friendly language and mentor other engineers 

• Ability to prioritize and lead execution of tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment 

Nice to Have: 

• Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as Grafana, CloudWatch dashboards 

• Familiarity with real-time stream processing (Apache Flink or similar) 

• Familiarity with ML/AI lifecycle concepts, and interest in AI-driven features (e.g., AI-generated insights) as part of the platform roadmap 

• Understanding of data isolation, performance segmentation, and secure access in distributed systems 

All roles at College Board require:  

• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work 

• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer 

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and a comfort learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.  

• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal 

• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input. 

• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking. 

• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success. 

About Our Process   

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. 

• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.    

What We Offer 

At College Board, we offer more than just a paycheck—we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation, grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market. 

A Thoughtful Approach to Compensation 

• The hiring range for this role is $153,000–$166,000. 

• Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board. 

• We aim to make our best offer upfront rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data. 

• We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live. 

You’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at the College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more. 

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