Software Engineer-I(Front End)

Job Title

Software Engineer - I (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.

A Software Engineer at Kaplan North America, creates responsive and elegant web applications that scale. This role works closely with platform owners, UX designers, and other subject matter experts to create lasting impressions.

Key Job Responsibilities
• Design, create, debug, optimize, and release full stack web applications
• Implement with the best web standards, accessibility, and SEO practices
• Optimize web application for speed and scalability
• Perform code reviews of pull requests
• Work closely with QA analysts for feature and regression testing
• Drives continuous improvement of best practices within the development team
• Perform any other tasks as necessary
• Hybrid Schedule: 3 days remote / 2 days in office
• 30-day notification period preferred

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree (B.A. /B.S.) In Computer Science, Management Information Systems or equivalent.
• 1+ year of experience
• Experience with C#, Visual Studio, MS SQL Server and other Microsoft tools
• Experience with JavaScript, or asynchronous programming
• Knowledge of modern web stack technologies including CSS, JQUERY, Angular, NEXT.JS
• Knowledge of Content Management Systems, or headless CMS (e.g. Prismic, Contentful)
• Knowledge of RESTful web service APIs
• Knowledge of Microservices
• Experience performing application diagnostics and using diagnostic tools (e.g. Fiddler, Chrome DevTools, IE Inspector, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications
• Knowledge or experience with Cloud Native (AWS) technologies and deployments (e.g. Serverless, SAM, etc.)
• Knowledge or experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge or experience with software development practices and creation of Continuous Integration pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub, etc.)
• Knowledge or experience with software build tools (e.g. Webpack, MsBuild) and automated continuous deployments

Location

Bangalore, KA, India

Additional Locations

Employee Type

Employee

Job Functional Area

Development

Business Unit

00092 Kaplan Health

Kaplan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All positions with Kaplan are paid at least $15 per hour or$31,200 per year for full-time positions. Compensation for specific positions are based on job level, skills, years of experience, and education, among other factors. Additionally, certain positions are bonus or commission eligible. Information regarding benefits can be found here.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Diversity inspires innovation and growth in the Kaplan community. Kaplan strives to be a model employer for inclusiveness. Not only does Kaplan value its employees for their professionalism and skills, but also for the unique viewpoints they bring to the Organization. Kaplan's employees bring diverse perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds that give Kaplan a competitive edge in anticipating and exceeding our students' needs in today's global market. Learn more about our culture