THE OPPORTUNITY

 

Working with the non-profit organization that presents the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the incumbent works with the operations and technology team to ensure the continued development and maintenance of the organization’s tech stacks and technical products. Central to this role is the launch, maintenance, support, and enhancement of the Scholastic Awards Portal, a serverless management system that is used to implement all aspects of the Scholastic Awards program, set to launch in September of 2023.

 

Responsibilities

 

Support the development and implementation of the organization’s technology plan and infrastructure:

 

• Work across the full stack, develop new features and infrastructure for the newly developed Awards Portal
• Assume leadership of new projects, from conceptualization to deployment
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, and maintain high standards for code quality and application design
• Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities
• Working under the guidance of the Manager of Web & Information Services, engage in day-to-day development work and technical support:
• Provide day-to-day support for the Awards Portal and artandwriting.org
• Participate in all aspects of agile software development, including design, implementation, and deployment
• Work primarily in React, JavaScript, using industry standard frameworks like NextJS
• Provide guidance on building and maintaining end-to-end systems optimized for speed and scale within serverless environments
• Engage with inspiring designers and front-end engineers, and collaborate with leading back-end engineers to create reliable APIs
• Collaborate across time zones via Teams, Jira, GitHub
• Provide technical support for the organization’s team as assigned.

 

Who We Are

 

Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online. True to its mission of 100+ years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at www.scholastic.com.

 

Some benefits that we offer:

 

• 100% vested of 401(k) Retirement Plan after 5 years employment
• Up to 1M worth of supplemental Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Purchase Scholastic stock at a 15% discount

 

Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.

 

Qualifications

 

HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)

 

Skills & Qualifications

 

• Previous experience building web applications
• Previous experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs
• Front-end knowledge of React, JavaScript
• Experience in debugging and optimization skills, unit/integration testing
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) or technical certification (e.g. Bootcamp) in computer science, information technology, or engineering strongly preferred
• Interest in learning new tools, languages, workflows, and philosophies
• Interest in creative fields (e.g. art and writing) and/or mission-driven non-profits a plus
• Strong collaboration and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with both technically savvy colleagues and those with limited technological expertise

 

Time Type:

 

Full time

 

Job Type:

 

Regular

 

Job Family Group:

 

Internet/E-Commerce

 

Location Region/State:

 

New York

 

Compensation Range:

 

Annual Salary: 75,000.00 - 82.50

 

EEO Statement:

 

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.

 

EEO is the Law Poster

 

EEO Scholastic Policy Statement

 

Pay Transparency Provision

 

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