Senior Software Engineer

Overview

Build the Future
At McGraw Hill, we are dedicated to delivering digital learning experiences that transform education for learners and educators. Our focus is on creating seamless, impactful products that truly benefit our users while supporting growth and collaboration across teams. We foster a culture that values innovation, teamwork, and a balance between career growth and personal well-being.

How can you make an impact?

McGraw Hill is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help design, build, and evolve enterprise-scale, cloud-native platforms that power our Open Learning program. This role focuses on developing foundational services and web applications that support highly available, scalable, and resilient experiences for students, educators, and authors.

As a senior engineer, you will contribute not only through technical execution, but also by helping shape architecture, engineering practices, and team collaboration. You’ll work closely with product managers, engineering leaders, and fellow engineers to deliver solutions that are thoughtful, reliable, and impactful.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within the United States.

What You'll Do

• Design, build, and deliver highly available, scalable, and resilient services and applications. Owning solutions through their full lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and engineering leaders to drive technical solutions and successful delivery.
• Produce technical documentation, architectural guidance, and engineering best practices that strengthen teams and improve platform development.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, performance, and maintainability across core services.
• Contribute to technical decision-making and help shape the evolution of platform architecture.

What You Bring:

• 6+ years of professional software development experience, including significant experience building and operating production backend services with Node.js/Golang.
• Front-end development experience with Angular and modern JavaScript/TypeScript, including building accessible user experiences aligned with web accessibility standards and best practices.
• Strong experience designing and building microservices and distributed systems.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with an interest in shaping engineering practices and contributing to team success.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and AI-enabled engineering techniques to accelerate software delivery, improve problem-solving, and enhance engineering efficiency.
• Hands on knowledge of AWS and cloud-based application development.
• Understanding of PostgreSQL, including data modeling and query optimization.

Nice to Have:

• Familiarity with CI/CD and build/deployment tools such as GitHub Actions.
• Experience with application monitoring and observability tools such as New Relic or Datadog.
• Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS.
• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code.

Why work for us?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively building experiences that will help shape the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $125,000 - $150,000 annually, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered. Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

McGraw Hill recruiters always use a “@mheducation.com” email address and/or from our Applicant Tracking System, iCIMS. Any variation of this email domain should be considered suspicious. Additionally, McGraw Hill recruiters and authorized representatives will never request sensitive information in email. 

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