ITHAKA · 20 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer (Enablement)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$125K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expITHAKA is dedicated to expanding access to knowledge and education globally. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to enhance software development and delivery across the product engineering organization, focusing on internal platforms and developer experience.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Architect, develop, and maintain internal platforms, services, and tooling that support CI/CD, automation, and software delivery
Design and build scalable backend services and APIs, including event-driven microservices
Build and maintain user-facing interfaces and internal web applications using modern frontend frameworks and UI best practices
Lead and support the evolution of CI/CD pipelines, deployment strategies, and platform automation
Apply DevOps and enablement methodologies to improve development velocity, reliability, quality, and operational efficiency
Partner closely with product, platform, and application engineering teams to improve developer workflows and platform usability
Champion developer experience by ensuring enablement tools are intuitive, accessible, well-documented, and aligned with user needs
Mentor and coach engineers across teams on architecture, coding standards, DevOps practices, and UI/UX considerations
Facilitate technical deep dives, design reviews, and training sessions to promote shared learning and best practices
Evaluate, prototype, and integrate new technologies that add value to the software delivery ecosystem
Contribute to internal platform roadmaps and help translate organizational goals into actionable technical initiatives
Operate with a 'You Build It, You Own It' mindset, taking shared responsibility for the reliability, maintainability, and evolution of the code you help put into production
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 5 years as a full-stack software engineer delivering large-scale, distributed web applications
Able to act as a strategic product thinker and community builder
Proven ability to design and develop scalable backend services and RESTful APIs
Hands-on development of user-facing or internal web applications using modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Vue), informed by UI/UX and accessibility best practices
Working knowledge of CI/CD concepts, automation, and software delivery pipelines, including tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar
Practical expertise contributing to or operating internal developer platforms, enablement tooling, or shared services
Strong experience working with AWS (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, EKS) and deploying applications using Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize performance across the stack
Comfort collaborating in Agile, cross-functional, and distributed or self-directed teams
Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts, designs, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision plans
An employer-paid 10% retirement contribution
Paid parental and caregiver leave
22 days of paid time off
11 paid holidays
Up to 12 sick days
Wellness benefits
Company
ITHAKA
ITHAKA's mission is to expand access to knowledge and education around the world.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Arielle A.
Chief Financial Officer
Rebecca Seger
Vice President, Institutional Participation and Strategic Partnerships
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