Senior Software Engineer

Location: California

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* Job Description:

** Senior Software Engineer
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* Location:

** Remote, CA, USAOur mission is to unlock human potential. We welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and we embrace individuals who get excited about learning. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion; it’s in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.
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* About the Role:

**# Senior Software Engineerzy Books is seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to work on our highly scalable educational platform. In this role, you'll architect, implement, and own critical software systems that power our web-based learning platform used by hundreds of thousands of students across 1800+ academic institutions. As a senior team member, you'll help shape our technical direction while working with Python, Go, AWS, MySQL, React, Handlebars, and SCSS in our education technology ecosystem.

Join us in our mission to transform STEM education!## How we work:
* Hyper-focused on the student and instructor experience, leveraging cutting-edge technology to enhance learning outcomes.
* Strong ownership culture where senior engineers lead end-to-end processes from architecture and R&D to delivery and production support.
* Emphasis on continuous learning and mentorship opportunities for all team members.
* Empowered engineering teams driving major initiatives with technical autonomy.
* Data-driven decision making balanced with educational research and pedagogical expertise.
* Highly collaborative and transparent engineering culture with rapid feedback cycles.## Responsibilities:
* Architect and implement scalable backend services in Python and Go with performance and maintainability in mind.
* Design and build modern web applications using React.
* Design and optimize complex MySQL database schemas and queries for educational data.
* Contribute to building authoring tools that enable content creators to develop high-quality educational materials.
* Mentor junior developers on engineering best practices.
* Drive technical decisions around architecture, scalability, and system design.
* Collaborate with product managers and designers to translate educational requirements into technical implementations.
* Participate in code reviews and technical documentation efforts.## Requirements:
* 5+ years of professional experience building web applications.
* Extensive experience with backend service development in Python or Go.
* Strong experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Ember, or Angular.
* Advanced knowledge of MySQL database design, optimization, and performance tuning.
* Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices.
* Proven track record of building scalable, resilient distributed systems.
* Experience with building scalable applications on AWS cloud infrastructure.
* Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
* Ability to mentor junior developers and contribute to engineering team growth.
* Passion for educational technology and student-centered design.
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

At zy Books (a brand of Wiley), we welcome you for who you are, the background you bring, and embrace individuals who get excited about learning whether online or by book. Learning is for everyone, and so is our workplace. Bring your experiences, your perspectives, and your passion. It's in our differences that we empower the way the world learns.

Wiley is a diverse, global organization and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate qualified applicants and treat all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
** About Wiley:
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