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Company Name : Blackboard
Location : Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Job Description : Software Engineer
Chennai, India
The Opportunity:
Recently combined with Anthology, Blackboard offers the largest EdTech ecosystem on a global scale, supporting over 150 million users in 80 countries. The company’s mission is to provide dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community so that learners and educators can achieve their goals.
We believe in the power of a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. As we expand globally, we are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of not only our hiring practices but who we are as a company.
For more information about our company and career opportunities, please visit www.blackboard.com.
This role focuses on our Community Engagement platform. You’ll help provide K-12 schools with reliably hosted and low-maintenance content management systems. This product allows parents access to a dashboard full of personalized student data and engages community members with news and upcoming events on a modern, mobile-friendly website. You’ll continually enhance and support the ability for each school to maintain its own online presence.
As Software Engineer, you will be a part of the team responsible for developing industry-leading SaaS products and web service platforms.
Specific responsibilities will include:
Participating in hands-on technical design, coding, and implementation of product features
Collaborating technically with Architects and Product Designers, contributing to the overall architectural vision of cloud service infrastructure in support of Blackboard’s notification products
Enhancing and supporting existing cloud-based products; designing and implementing new features; assessing and paying down technical debt
Communicating progress and escalating issues to management in a timely manner
Acting as an engineer on the development team responsible for developing and testing features or fixing bugs on our industry-leading Community Engagement platform
Developing broad and deep knowledge on existing software architecture and implementation
Collaborating in a cross-functional agile team to solve challenging technical problems with innovative solutions
Following best practices and methodologies including coding and testing to produce desired software on time with top-notch quality
The Candidate:
Required skills/qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
At least 2 years of experience with web application development
Strong object-oriented design skills and proven experience as a .NET developer
Hands-on experience with C# and familiarity with the ASP.NET framework, SQL Server, and design/architectural patterns (MVC)
Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs (REST, RPC) and their best practices
Basic understanding of front-end technologies (JavaScript, Ajax, jQuery, etc.)
Experience participating in agile and fast-paced software development methodologies like XP or Scrum
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Preferred skills/qualifications:
2-5 years of experience
Experience in front end frameworks such as Angular or React
Knowledge of Microservices architecture
Experience writing clean, scalable code using .NET programming languages
Knowledge of testing and deploying applications
Exposure to any of the cloud technologies (AWS, Azure)
Experience improving existing software; good knowledge of refactoring and debugging code
Exposure to other databases (SQL or NoSQL)
Quick learner and willingness to learn new technologies as needed
To ensure the safety and wellbeing of our employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, Blackboard positions are currently remote (where possible).
The Office:
Blackboard has an office in one of the biggest cultural, economic, and educational centers in South India: Chennai.
Located on OMR, the IT corridor of South Chennai
Easy access to Velachery, Thiruvanmiyur Railway station and bus stop
Very close to Tidel Park, Ascendas, and SRP Tools – Holiday Inn
Office provides lunch Tuesday – Thursday and evening snacks Monday – Friday
Office is situated behind Hotel Turyaa on the 5th floor of Rayala Techno Park
Fun Committee, Happy Fete Team, Food Committee, and Sports Committee ensures fun at work
ISR Team actively engages employees in contributing to various local charities
This 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.
Blackboard is an equal employment opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without 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.

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