At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world's leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential.
What We're Looking For:
As an Engineer III at 2U Inc., you will play a pivotal role in leading the development of complex components within our software products. You will take initiative in problem-solving, effectively troubleshooting and resolving issues even when they are not well-defined. Your leadership will be evident as you drive multi-sprint work on various software products, focusing on delivering business value while reducing uncertainty. Additionally, you will lead technical design efforts, contribute to process improvements, and actively participate in community initiatives and discussions.
As a member of this agile team, you will work independently on major software, complex components as well as participate collaboratively toward any team project work.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
Lead the design and implementation of new projects that span across multiple software components and systems, focusing on delivering business value and reducing uncertainty.
Write maintainable high-performance code, refactoring to keep code maintainable, conducting exploratory and automated testing, debugging complex problems under time constraints, running deployment software to put code on production.
Advocate for end user needs in software development, collaborating with product managers to define and refine requirements, planning and estimating development tasks and short-term projects.
Proactively solve problems and effectively troubleshoot issues, even when they are not well-defined.
Thoughtfully consider priorities, making well-reasoned and well-documented design decisions and trade-offs for squad or team.
Should be flexible to solve customer issues/production issues according to urgency.
Collaborate with product management to define technical requirements and priorities.
Drive continuous improvement in coding practices, tools, and processes.
Conduct performance optimization and code refactoring as necessary.
Work in unfamiliar areas of the codebase with guidance, leading technical design efforts for features and considering infrastructure cost implications.
Contribute to the technical development of colleagues.
Provide technical guidance and feedback to other team members.
Things That Should Be In Your Background:
5+ years of experience as a software engineer
Experience with specific technologies varies by team
Demonstrated experience with Key Roles and Responsibilities above
The standard working hours for this role are from 1:00 PM to 10:00 PM SAST.
Benefits & Culture
Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you're excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow
We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance.Full-time, ZA benefits include:
2 complimentary Getsmarter short courses per year
Subsidised medical aid with Discovery Health Medical Scheme
4% 2U contribution towards Discovery Life Pension Fund and Group Risk Benefit
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Generous leave policy including time off to volunteer for non-profit organization, study leave, sports leave and a company-wide festive season break
2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we've taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.
2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at:******.
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