Software Engineer II (Hybrid)

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.

As a Software Engineer II, you will be responsible for designing and building user interfaces and frameworks with a platform mindset, optimizing both frontend and backend components. Deploy new features, ensure reliability, and collaborate across teams, while staying updated on industry trends to adapt practices accordingly. Contributing to architecture, code design, and documentation ensures top-quality software development.

Key Responsibilities

• Design prototype and build user interfaces & frameworks with a platform mindset.
• Understanding and optimizing both frontend and backend components as well as internal tools, such as configuration management
• Deploy new features and perform unit testing.
• Ensure that applications and APIs developed by the team are reliable and meet users' needs
• Identify and report defects or issues in the software using a defect tracking system.
• Contribute to architecture, code design, estimates, code reviews, and documentation to ensure top quality software.
• Collaborate with software engineers, project managers, business analysts and QA analysts.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies to adapt Dev/QA practices accordingly.
• Hybrid Schedule: 3 days remote / 2 days in office
• 30-day notification period preferred
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering)
• 4+ years of expierence
• Well versed on Front End and/or BackEnd technologies such as HTML, CSS, Angular, React, NodeJS, .Net, Java, Salesforce Apex, Visualforce, Lightening, JavaScript, Shell, Python.
• Some experience with AWS DevOps.
• Able to define technical solutions that meet business requirements.
• Build resusable components.
• Strong fundamentals on software development: modularization, object oriented desing.
• Makes decisions on technical tradeoffs looking at tactical and strategic perspective.
• Writes production-quality code in one major programming language/framework. (production-quality: complexity/feature points, type of code review feedback)
• Follows coding standards and best practices.
• Knows more than one design pattern or approach to solving a technical problem.
• Identifies and leads discussions on benefits / risks to different approaches.
• Approaches all engineering work with an understanding of Atom architecture principles of scalability, flexibility, stability and simplicity. Actively looks for technical weaknesses both in the code and when providing peer reviews.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Participates in roadmap feedback with product team
  
  

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 committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace that values diversity, promotes equity, and integrates inclusivity into all aspects of our operations. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, nationality, or sex. We believe that diversity strengthens our organization, fuels innovation, and improves our ability to serve our students, 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.

Kaplan is a drug-free workplace and complies with applicable laws.