Description
Senior Software Engineer II
Bangalore, India
The Opportunity :
Anthology delivers education and technology solutions so that students can reach their full potential and learning institutions thrive. Our mission is to empower educators and institutions with meaningful innovation that’s simple and intelligent, inspiring student success and institutional growth.
The Power of Together is built on having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of our hiring practices and who we are as a company.
For more information about Anthology and our career opportunities, please visit anthology.
As Senior Software Engineer at Anthology, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and delivering high-quality technology solutions that empower the higher education community. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, provide technical leadership, and ensure best practices in software development to drive efficiency and innovation.
Primary responsibilities will include :
- Working closely with stakeholders, including product management, business analysts, product architects, and development teams to understand business initiatives and translate them into a strategic technical roadmap
- Developing and maintaining standards and best practices for engineering scalable and complex technology solutions
- Actively participating in design discussions and reviews, ensuring alignment with architectural principles and business requirements
- Leveraging AI and other innovative technologies to enhance product capabilities, improve quality, and drive efficiency in software solutions
- Analyzing business requirements, assessing impacted areas, and proposing effective solutions
- Writing clean, testable, reusable, and efficient code while performing thorough unit testing and debugging
- Overseeing stabilization and maintenance of the product suite, identifying root causes of issues and suggesting areas for improvement
- Collaborating with senior technical experts and industry groups to resolve complex technical challenges
- Mentoring and guiding team members in design collaboration, code reviews, development tools, and engineering processes
- Mentoring and guiding team members on design patterns, development best practices, and coding standards
- Ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions that enhance product performance, maintainability, and scalability
- Leading the design, development, and implementation of scalable and high-performance enterprise applications
- Suggesting multiple alternatives to resolve issues and enhance system performance, scalability, and reliability
- Understanding and contributing to software architecture, ensuring alignment with multi-tiered, microservices, and cloud-native best practices
- Defining and maintaining standards, best practices, and coding guidelines across projects
- Troubleshooting production / customer issues, utilizing tools like Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Splunk to diagnose and resolve problems efficiently
- Actively participating in SCRUM ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives), providing constructive suggestions and input
- Actively contributing to team commitments and driving continuous improvements in development processes
- Working with offshore and onshore teams, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing
- Proactively identifying risks, bottlenecks, and improvement areas, ensuring smooth project execution
The Candidate :
Required skills / qualifications :
BE / BTech / MCA degree or above in Computer Science / IT or equivalent functional experience8-10 years of experience in commercial software development in a SaaS-based companyProven experience in software development, with a solid understanding of programming concepts, best practices, and design principlesStrong technical background in Microsoft technologies (C#, ASP.NET) with a minimum of 5 years in web-based application developmentExpertise in AI-powered solutions, leveraging Azure AI, Machine Learning, and Cognitive Services to enhance automation, decision-making, and data-driven insightsExperience with Azure Analytics services, including Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Power BI, and Application Insights, for data processing, reporting, and visualizationAbility to evaluate emerging technologies, assess their benefits and costs, and develop proof-of-concepts to demonstrate their potential impactThorough understanding of multi-tiered software architectures and service-oriented / microservices design patternsStrong understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, and the ability to create detailed design specifications, implementation guides, and architecture diagramsProven experience developing high-performance, multi-threaded, enterprise-grade applicationsHands-on experience in cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure, including infrastructure, scalability, and security best practicesExpertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 : Customization building blocksSolutions – Building, Layering, and PublishingSchema, Workflows, Business Rules, and PluginsFlow / Power Automate with connectorsAzure Functions, Logic Apps, Power Apps, and App InsightsIntegration with 3rd party ISVsStrong experience with .NET / .NET Core, MVC, Web API, and WCFUI Development expertise with React, Angular, jQuery, and other modern JavaScript frameworks for building scalable, responsive web applicationsExperience in Web GUI development and Single Page Application (SPA) developmentExperience in unit testing and mocking frameworks, such as NUnit & MoqWorking experience with Azure DevOps (or TFS) and Git for source control and CI / CD pipelinesStrong troubleshooting skills for production / customer issues, including log analysis, debugging, performance tuning, and root cause identificationHands-on experience with monitoring and diagnostic tools, such as Application Insights, Azure Monitor, and Splunk, to ensure system reliabilityStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, including debugging and troubleshooting performance issuesAbility to establish and enforce coding standards and best practicesStrong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teamsProactive and solution-oriented mindset, with a "can do" attitude that fosters teamwork and successExperience working with offshore development teams and ability to mentor junior developersAbility to work independently and drive initiatives from concept to completionFluency in written and spoken EnglishThis job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.
Anthology is an equal employment opportunity / affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employmentwithout regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, protected military / veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.