Senior Software Developer - CMS

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• API: Rest and SOAP
• Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform

Senior Software Developer

Software Development at HMH is focused on building fantastic software to meet the challenges facing teachers and students, enabling and supporting a wide range of state-of-the-art learning experiences. We build applications used by millions, sitting on top of a content platform used to create and publish great learning content.

Our self-contained development teams are filled with Developers who love solving problems and building high-quality products and services, using a wide range of technologies.

If you want to make a difference in the lives of students and teachers by supporting the creation of world-class learning content, and understand what it takes to deliver high-quality software, we would love to talk to you.

You'll work with technologies such as:

• API: Rest and SOAP
• Deployment: GitHub, Jenkins, Chef
• Cloud: AWS, Terraform

Even if you don’t have experience in the entire tech stack - if you’re interested in learning new things, we’re interested in teaching you. Visit our HMH Engineering Blog - here

What you’ll be doing:

• Oversee development and support for two applications of our content platform:
  • Content authoring of print learning materials, including print-to-digital pipelines
  • Digital and Print content archiving
• Review code and lead development team activities across two teams
• Contribute not only front-end and back-end code, but also to the full application life including devops, cloud, monitoring, testing automation

What you’ll bring:

• 6+ years of experience in software development - a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field is preferred
• Understanding of software development processes
• Ability to test, analyze data and improve constantly
• Understanding of RESTful services (status codes, operation types, payload formats)
• Cloud familiarity (preference for AWS)
• Code reviews and version control (preference for Git)

Physical Requirements:

• Might be in a stationary position for a considerable time (sitting and/or standing)
• The person in this position needs to move about inside office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer
• Must be able to collaborate with colleagues via face to face, conference calls, and online meetings

ABOUT US:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (NASDAQ:HMHC) is a global learning company dedicated to changing people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious learners. As a leading provider of pre-K-12 education content, services, and cutting-edge technology solutions across a variety of media, HMH enables learning in a changing landscape. HMH is uniquely positioned to create engaging and effective educational content and experiences from early childhood to beyond the classroom. HMH serves more than 50 million students in over 150 countries worldwide, while its award-winning children's books, novels, non-fiction, and reference titles are enjoyed by readers throughout the world. Follow HMH on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. For more information, visit

PLEASE NOTE:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is an equal employment opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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