Software Engineer I

For the past 11 years, eCollege has been improving educational delivery methods by providing enterprise eLearning solutions with innovative technology and high-touch services. eCollege provides an on demand, or Software as a Service (SaaS) learning platform to growing colleges, universities and educational institutions across the globe. eCollege has been recognized as a proven leader in the use of educational technology. Our Course Management System (CMS) was ranked first in customer satisfaction in 2007 in independent research conducted by the IMS Global Learning Consortium. According to leading IT researchers, more than 40% of all software will be deployed with on demand, or Software as a Service (SaaS) models by 2012. If you want to make a contribution to the future of learning and prefer an open-minded approach to work, join the eCollege team! As a Pearson company, eCollege offers competitive benefits in a challenging work environment, steeped in a supporting IT culture.Pearson Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer EOE/M/F/V/D.



SUMMARYThe Software Engineer I provides software implementation solutions to business and engineering problems. The position demands someone who can analyze and recommend candidate solutions that meet functional as well as non-functional needs such as scalability, reliability, and extensibility. You will participate in a highly collaborative, team-oriented work environment. As a Software Engineer I you will have opportunities to push your skills to the limit, and help build great software. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESPerforms basic product design activities which may require research and analysisEnsures that code adheres to strict standards for accessibility, security, object-oriented practices and performanceDesigns and implements new software as well as maintains and enhances existing softwareAssists with writing documentation for both internal and external consumers, covering design artifacts, code, and fixesWrites and conducts unit and integration testsParticipates in peer code reviewsActively participates in requirements, architecture, and design meetingsIs able to decompose requirements into tasks and provide estimates for those tasksEffectively functions and communicates within a software development team consisting of developers, quality assurance, and project management membersOther duties as assigned EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCEBachelor's degree in Computer Science / MIS or equivalent experience required. Minimum one (1) year experience in software engineering and design.KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIESBasic experience or knowledge required in the following technologies:Object Oriented Design and ProgrammingJava or C#J2EE or ASP.NETSQL Server / OracleWeb Services (SOAP, REST)Layered software architectures / SOADesign Patterns / UMLUnit Testing / Test CoverageApplication SecurityHTML, JavaScript & CSSDesirable Experience:Developing and designing infrastructure solutions that contribute to scalable, high availability environmentsExperience working with collaborative teams to bring working software to end-users quicklyAbility to independently learn and actively seek new skills and knowledge to advance the development capabilities of the organization and the individual.Ability to dive into new technologies and languages across multiple platforms.CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Sun and/or Microsoft certification preferredObject-Oriented Analysis and Design with UML (IBM Test 486) preferredInvolvement in ACM or IEEE preferred