Sr Software Engineer

We Impact Lives Through Purpose-Driven Work in A People First Culture

Ascend Learning, a leading healthcare and learning technology company,is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data-driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

From testing to certification, Ascend Learning products are used by physicians, emergency medical professionals, nurses, allied health professionals, certified personal trainers, financial advisors, skilled trades professionals and insurance brokers.

Headquartered in Burlington, MA, with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America’s 2025 Greatest Workplaces as well as America’s Best Places to work for Mental Well-Being for 2025.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

As aSenior Software Engineerin the Healthcare Workforce Solutions (HWS) group,you’llplay a pivotal role in shaping our technology and development of the Laudioproduct. Reporting directly to theSr Manager of Software Engineering,you’llwork in a dynamic, fast-growing environment, building and iterating on our cloud-based platform using

React,Node.js,Typescript, andAWS.

Our team is globally distributed across the United States and Nepal, meaning cross-time zone collaboration is key.

This role is primarily remote, but we prefer candidateslocatedon theEast Coastfor occasional in-person collaboration. While we strive for asynchronous work, early morning meetings (7 AM ET) will be required.

Additionally, we offer opportunities totravel to Nepal as neededfor deeper collaboration with our engineering team.

As a Senior Software Engineer at HWS, your responsibilities will include:

• Architect Scalable Solutions-you'lldesign, develop, and deploy software that ishighly available, performant, and scalable.
• Hands-on Coding- act as a key individual contributor, writing code across the full stack to drive our product and engineering roadmap forward.
• Mentor- foster a culture of learning by providing technical mentorship through code reviews and design discussions.
• Innovate & Improve- continuouslyidentifyopportunities to enhance our technology and operational processes.
• Being Glue-contribute across multiple areas, including feature development, code optimization, infrastructure improvements, and troubleshooting production issues.

High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.

Proven ability to lead projects from ideation to implementation in an iterative, agile environment.

Strong experience building delightful frontend applications with React and Typescript.

Solidexpertisebuildingscalable distributed systems usingmicroservicesarchitecture with Nodeand Typescript.

Strong database skills, including SQL performance tuning, schema design,and relational database management.

Experience building cloud-native applications on platforms like AWS or Azure.

Strong fundamentals in modern development practices, including Agile,Scrum,CI/CD,test automation, feature flagging, and observability.

A passion for writing high-quality,maintainable,and scalable code.

An ability to smoothly operate, monitor, and troubleshoot production applications under pressure.

Strong communication skills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

The current full-time, annualized base pay hiring range for this role is $-$. In accordance with applicable state laws, we are providing the expected pay range for this position. Individual compensation will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, qualifications, current business needs and local market factors. Most regular, full-time employees are eligible to participate in an Ascend incentive bonus or salesplan.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off and…