Job opening - Java Senior Software Engineer at Laureate (Mclean, VA; Columbia, MD; Baltimore, MD) (telecommute)

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Are you ready to help revolutionize the way the world learns 'right now' and make a real difference in people's lives and your career along the way? At Laureate Education, Inc., you can. As a leading global innovator, our network of 58 accredited universities offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 675,000 students in 28 countries, in campus-based, fully online and hybrid modalities. At Laureate, you'll quickly learn that IT is an integral partner within our business. There's no sitting around writing code all day for an anonymous company function or end user here. Instead, you'll be 100 percent focused on our students (the future leaders of tomorrow) and how you can help deliver the most effective, efficient and engaging educational tools and experiences possible. From leading-edge technologies and in-house software solutions, to the! latest in mobile applications and social media, we're all about creating bigger opportunities and better futures ' one University, one student, and one IT career at a time. 

Big Picture:
Laureate, Inc. is currently looking to add a highly qualified senior software engineer to be an integral part of a team of software developers. Our team delivers high-quality, scalable, hosted, student-facing learning applications to scholars around the world. The team members are expert Java developers who create high-quality business solutions for web and mobile platforms. Laureate works within an Agile/Scrum environment, working collaboratively with product managers, user experience and customer application experts to design and develop industry-leading software functionality.

Some of the cool stuff you'll get to do:

• Designs, Codes, tests, implements and maintains high-quality business applications ! and functionality


• Performs complex code design a! ctivities 


• Actively participates as a Scrum team member in all phases of the Scrum process (story, development, estimation, burndowns, continuous integration and retrospectives).


• Researches and implements new development techniques and technologies


• Designs and modifies, debugs, tests, and documents complex, distributed RESTful solutions that utilize SQL and noSQL database technology


• Use the latest technologies, tools, and techniques (GWT, REST, J2EE, Objective-C, XML, Web Services, EAI tools, Agile/Test Driven Development, etc.). 


• Create and contribute to the development of functional and technical specifications. 


• Mentor junior development staff in coding, design, continuous integration and Agile development methodologies.


• Pairs with other developers to set standards and define best practices for coding and design as well as perform design and code reviews. ! ;


• Work with a variety of other developers in a fast-paced pair programming environment. 


• Creates and executes jUnit tests based on system and functional requirements.


• Serve as tech lead for specific projects as assigned.


• Interact with Business teams and development teams.


• Works with management, release team members, and software development team members in identifying integration approaches and addressing data concerns.


• Stays current on targeted platform functionality and enhancements.

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