Zaner-Bloser is an educational curricula and digital resources provider in language arts/literacy. Our flexible, customizable solutions support educators in their mission to help students learn. We provide distinctive and effective educational products and services to inspire all students to become lifelong learners and partner with educators to improve results in the classroom. With an ever-growing number of digital technologies and evolving research shaping the education landscape, Zaner-Bloser is committed to meeting schools’ needs today and in the future. As a Highlights Company, Zaner-Bloser is driven to always do what's right for children and to strive to make a significant contribution to their education.

Senior Software Engineer (.Net, Javascript)

As part of the Zaner-Bloser digital product team, the Sr. Software Engineer is a skilled and experienced developer who will write engaging learning software for teachers and students.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Develop high quality, testable code
Ensure that application code adheres to internally adopted patterns and styles, and meets functional, performance, and security requirements
Participate on an Agile team, contribute to complexity and time estimates, identify risks, and contribute to discussions and commitments.
Collaborate with other team members to develop robust solutions to business requirements.

Required Experience

.NET Core 3+ (or .NET 5/6/7)
ASP.Net Web API
Entity Framework Code First
Configuring dependency injection (IoC containers)
Experience designing solutions with SOLID concepts
Experience writing RESTful designs
Implementation of software design patterns
MSSQL
SQL Profiler
C# Unit Testing frameworks (ie NUnit, XUnit, etc.) and Mocking (Moq, NSubstitute, etc.)
Git
Postman
ReSharper (or JetBrains Rider IDE)

Nice-to-have Experience

Html5/CSS3
Angular 4+ experience (we are currently using version 13)
Azure products (storage, functions, logic apps, message queuing)
CI Configuration such as Jenkins or Azure Dev Ops
Familiar with at least one front-end unit testing framework, such as Mocha or Jasmine
Familiar with at least one end-to-end testing framework, such as Selenium, Nightwatch or Protractor

Within Your First Month, You’ll

Build a thorough understanding of our systems and software alongside our technical lead
Familiarize yourself with current projects and technical requirements
Contribute high-quality code towards active projects
Participate in peer-led code reviews

Within your first year, you’ll:

Become a subject matter expert of our systems and software
Effectively manage assigned projects while meeting technical requirements
Actively mentor less-experienced developers

What Highlights Can Offer You

Free Fridays and Meeting-Free Zone
Parental Leave of Absence
Growing Family Benefits
Care & Compassion Benefit
Highlight Helps
401K Match Program, 100% Vested Immediately
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Assistance Program
Humana EAP Program
Calm – Mental Health Fitness
Volunteer Time Off

If you don’t meet every single requirement listed, we encourage you to apply anyway. Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. Highlights for Children is committed to build a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace that fuels our innovation. So, if you are drawn to this role and your past experiences do not align perfectly to the job description, submit your application with us!

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