Sr. Full Stack Engineer (SaaS Applications)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 8, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 5, 2026.
Sophia is an industry-leading provider of low-cost, self-paced online general education courses that are transferable for college credit.
As a Sr. Full Stack Engineer, you will play a pivotal role responsible for the application design, development, testing and deployment of mission critical applications for SEI.
The Sr. Full Stack Engineer is responsible for the design and development of modifications to our custom developed Sophia application. This person will work closely with business analysts, key users, and the project team to assess business needs and determine/implement technology solutions using an agile methodology.
This person must have skills in converting specifications and procedures of moderate to high complexity into application and software solutions. This person will also have experience developing in all tiers of an application and must possess knowledge of object-oriented programming techniques and patterns and how to apply them in variety application environments.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Adhere to and promote Agile development methods, including Test Driven Development and setup of automated build environments
- Recommend technical approaches that will help to deliver reliable an efficient code
- Work within a fast-paced Agile development environment
- Design and develop robust solutions
- Collaborate with project team members and other information technology colleagues to create future product iterations from defined requirements.
- Participate in and develop new software releases, work with QA in creating test plans, and assists in creating implementation plans.
- Troubleshoot and recommend solutions to existing production issues.
- Provide level 3 support of development after implementation of enterprise applications.
- Participates in the ongoing development of technical best practices
Job Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Ruby
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and Front End Frameworks
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and cloud architectures
- Databases (Relational and NoSQL)
- Experience writing complex SQL queries
- Responsive design patterns
- Familiarity with Kubernetes & Docker
- CI/CD pipelines
- Version control
- Agile
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills and an innovative mindset.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
Work Experience:
- Five plus (5+) years experience in web application design, development, and implementation.
- Five plus (5+) years experience with the following required: Ruby, JavaScript, Responsive Web Design
- 2 plus (2+) years of working with AWS Infrastructure
- Experience with Test Driven Development, Automation, AWS, Jira
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred
Certificates, licenses and registrations:
- AWS certifications are a plus
Other:
- Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time.
- Must be able to lift 25 lbs.
- Typical office setting.
- Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor.
- Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job.
- Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant.
- Access information using a computer.
- Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain.
- Effectively cope with stressful situations.
- Strong mental acuity.
- Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job.
- Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
SEI offers a comprehensive package of benefits to employees scheduled 30 hours or more per week. In addition to medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, SEI employees may take advantage of well-being incentives, parental leave, paid time off, certain paid holidays, tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA), 401(k) retirement benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition assistance as well as entertainment and retail discounts. Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay, if applicable.
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SEI is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture where individuals can grow their careers and contribute fully. We strive to attract talent with broad experiences, skills and perspectives. We welcome applications from all. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the pay range at SEI, we offer a competitive salary. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. Our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to discuss your interest in joining SEI. The expected salary range for this position is below.
$106,500.00 - $159,800.00 - SalaryIf you require reasonable accommodations to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at [email protected].