Senior Backend Software Engineer (USA Remote)
Turnitin, LLCCompany Description
When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in global education. For over 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educators and institutions to develop learning integrity solutions that recognize the enduring value of critical thinking in a rapidly changing world. Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services in more than 185 countries around the world: Turnitin Feedback Studio, Clarity, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate. Protecting the value of an authentic education is at the heart of who we are.
Experience a remote-first culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.
Turnitin is a global organization with team members in over 35 countries including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.
Job Description
As a member of the GRaF (Grading and Feedback) team, the purpose of this role is to build and maintain services related to grading and feedback functionality. The Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, high-performance backend systems using AWS Lambda and related technologies. This role is critical in developing and optimizing our serverless architecture. Cross functionally this role will interface mainly with QA, Product, UX and Support.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and develop robust, scalable backend services using AWS Lambda.
- Design / implement RESTful APIs and event-driven systems.
- Optimize existing services for improved performance and cost-efficiency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate backend services with frontend applications.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines with github actions
- Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments.
- Continue to grow and learn as a developer.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in backend development.
- Strong proficiency in at least one programming language suitable for AWS Lambda (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js) Java strongly preferred.
- Experience with AWS services, particularly Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.
- Solid understanding of serverless architecture principles and best practices.
- Experience with microservices design patterns and event-driven architectures.
- Proficiency in modern version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
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