Working at MIT offers opportunities, an environment, a culture – and benefits – that just aren’t found together anywhere else. If you’re curious, motivated, want to be part of a unique community, and help shape the future – then take a look at this opportunity.

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER (FRONT-END), edX-Engagement Engineering Team, to join a team that is responsible for scaling and building out a new platform for edX learners. Responsibilities will include designing, developing, deploying, and supporting scalable software systems; collaborating with product management, UX, and data science groups to understand business problems and identify solutions; mentoring team members and assisting with feedback on code reviews; building and maintaining operationally viable solutions throughout the software life cycle; committing to owning code and supporting the customer facing environment; leading team members on independent project initiatives; and promoting teamwork, researching cutting edge technology, and supporting a vibrant innovative work atmosphere. 

EdX, the world’s leading learning destination site and platform, is an open source educational software startup venture between MIT and Harvard. 

Job Requirements

REQUIRED:  at least five years’ JavaScript experience and two years’ full-stack coding experience; real-world experience developing and deploying large websites in React or another modern JavaScript framework; ability to problem solve, drive projects with loosely defined requirements, communicate with stakeholders, and learn from both success and failure; and ability to share knowledge with team members through mentoring, code reviews, pair programming, presentations, etc.  PREFERRED: experience working with Python and Django, building static websites (e.g., Gatsby and GraphQL), working in an agile development environment, Optimizely or similar A/B testing tools, and accessibility best practices and compliant front-end development standards; familiarity with experiment design and evaluation and open source frameworks; working knowledge of SEO; interest in enabling and integrating open source contributions; and a B.S. in computer science or related field.  Job #18697-Q

MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.

MIT considers equivalent combinations of experience and education for certain jobs. All candidates who believe they possess equivalent experience and education are encouraged to apply.