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At StraighterLine we are on a mission to help students succeed!
About Us
StraighterLine is the leading provider of high-quality, affordable, online courses that help learners earn college credit and meet their professional goals. Each year, 150,000 learners take one of StraighterLine’s 215 courses to upskill into new careers or earn credit from over 2,000 colleges and universities worldwide. StraighterLine works with institutions and corporate partners to provide their students and employees with flexible education options that allow them to work and learn at their own pace. Visit www.straighterline.com for more information.
Within our Early Childhood Education division, ProSolutions Training and the ChildCare Education Institute are the market leaders in early childhood training and certifications, trusted by educators nationwide as they pursue professional development and career growth.
To continue supporting this scale and to prepare for future growth, we are modernizing the platforms that power these learning experiences.
As a Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will report to and work closely with the Director of Engineering for the Early Childhood Education division. You will contribute directly to the next generation of our training and certification systems by building modern, scalable services and applications using React/Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, and AWS. You will also help maintain and stabilize existing legacy systems during the transition to new architectures.
You will join a small, high-impact engineering team that collaborates with product managers, designers, QA, and offshore development partners. The environment values ownership, clear communication, thoughtful architecture, and continuous improvement. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, contributing to modernization efforts, and building systems that have a meaningful impact on early childhood educators across the United States.
What You’ll Do
- Modern Platform Development (Primary Focus)
- Build new features and services using React/Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and AWSDevelop APIs, serverless functions, and event-driven components
- Collaborate on architecture, shared services, internal tooling, and interface design
- Contribute to modernization using the strangler-fig pattern as we transition away from legacy monoliths
- Leverage AI development tools (code assistants, documentation generators, test generators, etc.) to improve development speed, quality, and consistency
- Help design and deliver new AI-powered features as part of our upcoming roadmap (e.g., guided workflows, smart recommendations, automated validations, and internal productivity tools)
- Legacy Support (Lightweight but Important)
- Debug and maintain existing ColdFusion/Lucee applications
- Support stability and incident response — no new ColdFusion development
- Engineering Excellence
- Write clean, maintainable, well-documented code
- Improve CI/CD pipelines, testing, and deployment practices
- Participate in a moderate on-call rotation and drive down incident MTTR
- Work closely with Product, QA, and offshore teams to ship high-quality features
- Contribute to engineering decisions and best practices
Tech Stack
- Modern Stack (Your Main Focus)
- React, Next.js, TypeScript
- Node.js, GraphQL
- PostgreSQL, SQL Server
- AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, RDS, SQS/SNS, CloudFront)
- GitHub or Bitbucket, CI/CD pipelines
- Legacy Systems (Support Only)
- ColdFusion / Lucee
- SQL Server (procedures and tasks)
What You’ll Bring
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong full-stack skills, especially with React + TypeScript and Node.js
- Experience building API-driven and serverless systems
- Solid SQL and relational database knowledge (Postgres, SQL Server, MySQL)
- Strong experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms
- Ability to debug legacy systems — AI tools are fair game
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- A builder’s mindset — you own features from idea to launch to support
- Comfortable with on-call and production support
- ColdFusion/Lucee familiarity
- GraphQL experience
- Experience modernizing legacy systems
- Worked with offshore engineering teams
- DevOps mindset (automation, CI/CD, observability)
- Prior experience in small, senior teams
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification
Required
Nice to Have
Working at StraighterLine
StraighterLine team members work every day knowing that they are helping learners on their path to employability and career success. We're an inclusive team that fosters collaboration, that trusts and communicates openly. Like our students, we are lifelong learners and strive for excellence in our work. We are committed to bringing innovative solutions to the field - your ideas will never go unheard. And, best of all, we love to celebrate each other's contributions and wins.
We also know how important a life outside of work is, and the support that employers can contribute.
Our Benefits:
Generous time off policies, 13 public holidays.
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Coverage (*one option full funded by StraighterLine)
401K Safe Harbor: StraighterLine contributes 3% of your total salary whether you contribute or not
Six weeks paid parental leave
Free StraighterLine courses for you and your family members
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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