Senior Software Engineer - Ui (accessibility) Job in Skillsoft

Senior Software Engineer - UI

At SumTotal, we are all about making work matter. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. We are bold, sharp, driven and most of all, real. Join us in our quest to democratize learning and help individuals unleash their edge.

OVERVIEW:

To succeed in this challenging journey we have setup multiple co-located team across the globe (Hyderabad, US, Europe), embracing the scaled agile framework, a Micro Services approach combined with the DevOps model. We have passionate engineers working full time on this new platform in Hyderabad and its only the beginning. You will have the chance to work with brilliant people and some of the best development and design firms in addition of working with cutting edge technologies as React, Elixir, Node.js, Ruby, Docker, Kubernetes.

We are looking for exceptional UI full stack developers to join our team and also learn new technology as Node.js which some of our teams already use. You will work jointly with existing engineering team, Architect and DevOps to form a fully autonomous development squad and be in charge of one part of the product.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 6+ years of software engineering development experience background working with developing cloud based enterprise solutions.
• Experience in programming languages (Java*, JavaScript/jQuery*, HTML5*, CSS*)
• Experience in Javascript frameworks (Node.js, React*, Redux, AngularJS,* Express.js, Bootstrap)
• Experience in UI Test frameworks (CasperJS, PhantomJS, Mocha, Jasmine, Enzyme,JEST, Selenium, etc.)
• Advanced design, debugging and coding skills
• Proficient building responsive cross browser UIs
• Experience with code versioning tools, preferably Git (Github) and the feature branch workflow
• Good knowledge in working with REST API*, Web services,GraphQL and SAML* integrations
• Good knowledge on Browser Developer Tools, Responsive design
• Experience working with databases preferably Postgres.
• Experience with DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, AWS)(Good to have)
• Experience with automation tools like Maven, Gradle, NPM, WebPack, Grunt
• Must know how to code applications on Unix/Linux based systems*.
• Experience in working with Agile/Scrum environment*.

RELEASE/PI PLANNING

• Prepare for Release Planning, including:
• Support Product Management in program backlog refinement, and estimating features and epics.
• Actively participate in Release Planning:
• Establish own capacity/velocity for each increment.
• Support story refinement, help identify risks and dependencies.
• Support the Agile Team in establishing achievable PI objectives.
• Help to identify dependencies and foster cross team co-ordination.
• Commit to the mutually agreed plan.

ITERATION PLANNING

• Prepare for Iteration Planning, including:
• Actively participate in backlog refinement sessions in collaboration with other Agile team members.
• Identify and capture backlog items local to the team, such as defects and refactors.
• Actively participate in team planning and contributing to team goals.
• Volunteer for and commit to delivering stories and tasks within the iteration.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS:

• BE or MCA or equivalent preferred

SUCCESS QUALITIES:

Adaptable and Agile. We reward risk taking.

Confident & Audacious Achiever. We commit to be the brand.

Entrepreneurial Spirit with Learners Mindset. We stay curious.

Committed to our Collective Purpose. We unleash our edge together.

Authentic & Customer Centric. We get real.

MORE ABOUT SKILLSOFT:

Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets their people and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.

Skillsoft and SumTotal are partners to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, and the SumTotal suite for Talent Development, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. Learn more at.

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If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply!

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