Software Engineer

Position Summary: Penn Foster Group is seeking an experienced full stack Software Engineer to join the platform engineering team, building user-centered, data-driven products for learners. Penn Foster is undergoing a platform transformation, consolidating multiple education brands onto the Microsoft Azure stack while introducing cutting-edge capabilities. As a Software Engineer on the platform development team, your work will directly enable learners to achieve their potential, bridging the gap between education and employment. The ideal candidate possesses a strong passion for the mission, advanced knowledge of Azure services, and a commitment to software development best practices within an event-driven architecture. Essential Job Functions: Invest in personal growth by being curious, seeking learning opportunities, and providing constructive feedback. Coordinate tasks effectively within the team. Actively participate in feature development, rigorous code reviews, and architectural discussions, particularly within the context of Azure services. Write clean, maintainable, scalable, performant, and well-tested code, focusing on Azure Function Apps and event-driven patterns.Collaborate with teammates, Product, and Design to deliver customer-focused features, breaking down features into detailed development tasks with accurate effort estimates. Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership and accountability for all delivered solutions. Work within an Agile Scrum development environment, contributing to iterative development cycles. Utilize data-driven decision-making to optimize solutions and improve performance. Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the performance and reliability of Azure-based solutions. Design and implement event-driven architecture using Azure Service Bus and Event Grid. Develop and maintain robust APIs and services utilizing Azure Function Apps. Design and implement data models and performant queries for Cosmos DB and Azure SQL Database. Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps. Develop and maintain modern, responsive user interfaces using React. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Goal-oriented engineer with a strong product and customer focus. Extensive full-stack software development experience with .NET, C#, SQL, and React. Deep understanding and practical experience with Azure services, including: Azure Function Apps Azure Service Bus Azure Event Grid Azure Cosmos DB Azure SQL Database Azure DevOps Proficiency with Git and the Atlassian suite of tools. Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for production issues in a cloud environment. Curious and creative problem-solving abilities. Excellent collaboration skills, with proven experience working in cross-functional teams (Product Management, Design, and business stakeholders). Self-starter mindset, capable of working independently while maintaining effective team communication. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Proven experience with domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, and microservices patterns. Strong understanding of asynchronous programming. Experience with testing best practices including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing. About Us: At Penn Foster Group, we are transforming online learning to help learners by bringing together Penn Foster, CareerStep, Ashworth College, James Madison High School, the New York Institute of Photography, the New York Institute of Art and Design, and other education platforms. Together, we create an accelerated path to greater economic mobility through real-world skills and knowledge that enable learners to achieve long-term success in the workplaces of the future.  Our history dates back to 1890 when our founder, Thomas Foster, pioneered distance education by offering training by mail for coal miners to get the necessary skills for safer jobs. Today, with the partners who use our education and training programs, we continue that mission of providing accessible training and education for in-demand skills and are building a workforce that’s prepared for the future job market. Equal Employment Opportunity: We strive toward Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Penn Foster Group by intentionally building diverse teams – in identities, lived experiences, and ideas to create a culture where people feel connected to each other and have a sense of belonging. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion because it is the foundation that enables us to achieve what we set out to do as an organization – from maximizing the number of learners who can reach their goals while giving them the kinds of experiences we want them to have, to becoming the type of company we want to work in.   What We Offer: We offer a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, generous paid time off, sponsored volunteer opportunities, a 401K with a company match, and free access to our online programs.