Application Engineer SchoolNet

Overview:



Pearson has one defining goal: to help people progress in their lives through learning. We champion innovation and we invest in models for education that deliver on our promise for effective, accessible, and personal learning from early literacy, college and career readiness to professional education, through data informed instruction and inventive applications for mobile and digital learning.

Pearson, the world's leading learning company, has global-reach and market leading businesses in education, business, and consumer publishing and is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). For more information, visit www.pearson.com.



Schoolnet, Inc., a division of Pearson, is the leading provider of data-driven K12 education software that increases student achievement, teacher quality and operational efficiency. Our award-winning suite of data-driven education software is the only unified solution to align student assessment, curriculum and instruction; guide collaborative, data-informed discussion; and enable targeted instruction for every student. Our solutions are used successfully by many of the nation?s largest school districts including Chicago Public Schools and the School District of Philadelphia. Schoolnet is recognized by Inc. Magazine?s Top 500 List, Deloitte?s Fast 50 as one of the fastest growing private companies, and is the recipient of several CODiE Awards.



Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D, and a member of E-Verify.
Responsibilities:

We are constantly looking to add to our AMAZING team! Presently, we are in search of ASP.NET/C# Developers! Our developers are responsible for developing next generation, data-base driven, web software products. Schoolnet?s applications are large, scalable, multi-tier enterprise applications developed entirely on the .NET platform. Successful candidates must have a full understanding of the tools, platforms and software used to develop world-class projects. Experience in formal software design processes is appreciated but a premium is place on experience in agile software development.



What you?ll be doing?

Participating in an agile scrum team to plan, scope, and develop new product capabilities
Designing, coding and testing new software development projects
Refactoring and rearchitecting existing software
Applying test-driven development principals while authoring unit tests and integration tests
Researching and resolving customer-reported issues
Keeping team members aware of work status and impediments


Qualifications:

What we?re looking for?

3+ years experience programming multi-tier ASP.NET applications in C#
BS in Computer Science, or equivalent combination of education and experience; Advance degree a plus
Strong experience with data access technologies including LINQ and SQL
Strong experience with web technologies including JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX
Understanding of current software design principals and concepts
A devotion to writing clean code and implementing pixel-perfect layout
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Location:	525 Seventh Avenue Fourth Floor New York, NY 10018 United States