Agile Software Developer for Education Software

Agile Software Developer for Education Software

Job ID: 2013-17551
# of Positions: 1
Posted Date: 7/19/2013
Job Location: US-AZ-Chandler
Position Type: Regular Full Time
Category: Information Technology

Overview

We are looking for intrepid (as in fearless, dauntless) software developers to help us shape the world of education software. As an agile software developer in our team, you'll be working on projects and products that make a difference in and improve the lives of millions of people. You will be part of an empowered product development team participating in all parts of development, from design to deployment. You should love working in an open and collaborative environment alongside a team of very talented individuals who support each other in their work and self-direct how their work gets done. You should also love to work at a company where your opinion matters and is actually taken into account and affects decision making. You should be someone who values abundant and

Our software development group is part of the Math and Literacy Group, which is focused on the design, development and deployment of effective learning solutions for the K-12 market. These products specialize in providing personalized instructions, high-stakes assessments, and virtual learning solutions.

Responsibilities

Before you apply to join our team, take this self-evaluation test:

You love working with all parts of development, from design to code

You think test-driven development is the way to go and are either doing it in your current job or are eager to get into it

You are a self-motivated individual who will research and learn the necessary things to create beautifully simple solutions

You have a black belt in software development and the skills and knowledge of a sensei (in software terms), and you are ready to take your career to the next level

You have a computer science degree or equivalent experience.

User experience is paramount in everything you do

You understand and think Agile (particularly Scrum) is a great way to develop software

You can easily integrate into a small team of highly motivated people

You get along well with people and are easy going. You have no ego (or you have a place where you can leave it when you come to work)

You are passionate about doing good around the world and helping children learn more effectively using technology

You love learning and coaching/teaching other people become better at what they do and sharing your knowledge

Bonus points: You have Groovy development experience and have worked with Grails

Extra bonus points: You have used behavior-driven development in the past or currently

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Qualifications

Keywords

HTML, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Backbone, GWT, UI, UX, front-end, back-end, software development, Services, Agile, Scrum, design, Selenium, BDD, mobile, unit testing, JUnit, functional testing, integration, CI, continuous integration, Fitnesse, pair programming, XP, pairing