ABOUT ASCENDION

Ascendion is a full-service digital engineering solutions company. We make and manage software platforms and products that power growth and deliver captivating experiences to consumers and employees. Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 11,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next.
Ascendion | Engineering to elevate life

We have a culture built on opportunity, inclusion, and a spirit of partnership. Come, change the world with us:

• Build the coolest tech for world’s leading brands
• Solve complex problems – and learn new skills
• Experience the power of transforming digital engineering for Fortune 500 clients
• Master your craft with leading training programs and hands-on experience

EXPERIENCE A COMMUNITY OF CHANGE MAKERS!

Join a culture of high-performing innovators with endless ideas and a passion for tech. Our culture is the fabric of our company, and it is what makes us unique and diverse. The way we share ideas, learning, experiences, successes, and joy allows everyone to be their best at Ascendion.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field required.
• 5+ years of experience with Hack/PHP, 90% backend
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript
• Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
• Experience owning a component, feature or system
• Experience building and shipping high quality work and achieving high reliability
• Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
• FAANG background or top tech

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field
• 8+ years of experience with Hack/PHP, 90% backend
• Experience in programming languages such as C, C++, Java
• Track record of setting technical direction for a team, driving consensus and successful cross-functional partnerships
• Exposure to architectural patterns of large-scale software applications
  Location: Remote from any of these locations: Washington/Oregon/California
  Salary Range: The salary for this position is between $104,000 – $166,400 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
  Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: [medical insurance] [dental insurance] [vision insurance] [401(k) retirement plan] [long-term disability insurance] [short-term disability insurance] [5 personal days accrued each calendar year. The Paid time off benefits meet the paid sick and safe time laws that pertains to the City/ State] [10-15 days of paid vacation time] [6 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday per calendar year] [Ascendion Learning Management System]

WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD? LET US KNOW.

Tell us about your experiences, education, and ambitions. Bring your knowledge, unique viewpoint, and creativity to the table. Let’s talk!

PREFERRED SKILLS

PHP/Hack

• Software Engineering
• C/C++
• Java
• Backend Development
• Python
• JavaScript

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Software Engineer II

ASCENDION IS A FULL-SERVICE DIGITAL ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS COMPANY. WE MAKE AND MANAGE SOFTWARE PLATFORMS AND PRODUCTS THAT POWER GROWTH AND DELIVER CAPTIVATING EXPERIENCES TO CONSUMERS AND EMPLOYEES.

Our engineering, cloud, data, experience design, and talent solution capabilities accelerate transformation and impact for enterprise clients. Headquartered in New Jersey, our workforce of 6,000+ Ascenders delivers solutions from around the globe. Ascendion is built differently to engineer the next

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• A typical software engineer researches, designs, develops, and tests operating systems-level software, compilers, and network distribution software for medical, industrial, military, communications, aerospace, business, scientific and general computing applications.
  Job Title: Software Engineer II

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and implement core, backend software components
• Code using primarily PHP, Hack, potentially C/C++, Java as well
• Interface with other teams, team members to incorporate their innovations and vice versa
• Conduct design and code reviews
• Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
• Establish self as an owner of a particular component, feature or system with expert end-to-end understanding
• Successfully complete projects at medium scope while maintaining a consistent high level of productivity