Sr. Full Stack Engineer (SaaS Applications)

Strayer Education, Inc. · Remote, United States

Sophia Learning is an innovative education platform that helps students save time and money by offering low-cost, self-paced online courses designed to transfer for college credit. Our mission is to make higher education more accessible by delivering flexible, high-quality learning experiences that support students at every stage of their educational journey.
As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and supporting the mission-critical applications that power the Sophia learning platform. Youll help us embrace and mature an agentic software development lifecycle — directing AI coding tools to build and ship efficiently — while staying personally accountable for the quality of what you deliver.

Design, develop, and deliver full-stack features across our web applications, spanning database, backend, and user interface layers
Take end-to-end ownership of the features and services you build — from technical direction through delivery, quality, and production health
Practice and promote Agile development methodologies, including Test-Driven Development (TDD), automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines
Participate in software releases, partner with QA on test plans, and assist with implementation planning
Provide level 3 production support for enterprise applications after release
Help embrace and mature our agentic software development lifecycle — applying AI coding agents and AI-assisted workflows to build efficiently, and bringing curiosity and enthusiasm for integrating AI-powered features into the platform
Demonstrated proficiency across modern web application stacks, comfortable learning and shipping in whatever language a project requires
Experience designing and developing across all tiers of modern web applications
Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and established design patterns
Experience working with relational databases, including writing complex SQL queries, with familiarity in NoSQL technologies
Knowledge of responsive web design principles and modern front-end frameworks
Experience with cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, as well as cloud-native architectures
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated build and deployment processes, and version control systems (e.g., Experience working in Agile development environments, utilizing tools such as Jira
Exposure to, or a demonstrated interest in, agentic engineering principles and maturing an agentic software development lifecycle
Minimum of 5 years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of web applications
At least 5 years of hands-on full-stack development experience across modern web technologies
Minimum of 2 years of experience working with AWS or GCP infrastructure
Experience applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices and building automated solutions
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional certifications)
Experience with AI/ML tools, APIs, or AI-assisted development workflows
Demonstrated involvement in system architecture, technical decision-making, or long-term platform strategy
Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time
Typical office setting
Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor
Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job
Access information using a computer
In addition to medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, SEI employees may take advantage of well-being incentives, parental leave, paid time off, certain paid holidays, tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA), 401(k) retirement benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition assistance as well as entertainment and retail discounts. Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay, if applicable.
We welcome applications from all. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at