
Ascend Learning, LLC
Sr Software Engineer
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Job Description
Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company, is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning. From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025. We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more. As a Senior Software Engineer in the Healthcare Workforce Solutions (HWS) group, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our technology and development of the Laudio product. Reporting directly to the Sr Manager of Software Engineering, you’ll work in a dynamic, fast-growing environment, building and iterating on our cloud-based platform using React, Node.js, Typescript, and AWS. Our team is globally distributed across the United States and Nepal, meaning cross-time zone collaboration is key.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
- Proven ability to lead projects from ideation to implementation in an iterative, agile environment.
- Strong experience building delightful frontend applications with React and Typescript.
- Solid expertise building scalable distributed systems using microservices architecture with Node and Typescript.
- Strong database skills, including SQL performance tuning, schema design, and relational database management.
- Experience building cloud-native applications on platforms like AWS or Azure.
- Strong fundamentals in modern development practices, including Agile, Scrum, CI/CD, test automation, feature flagging, and observability.
- A passion for writing high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code.
- An ability to smoothly operate, monitor, and troubleshoot production applications under pressure.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
Skills & Technologies
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Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Salary Range
$123,600 – $176,770
Location
Burlington, MA
Work Mode
Remote
Posted
4 days ago
Country
US