Software Engineer - Mobile Developer
Bogota, Colombia
ONLY CVs SUBMITTED IN ENGLISH WILL BE CONSIDERED
The Opportunity:
Anthology offers the largest EdTech ecosystem on a global scale, supporting over 150 million users in 80 countries. Our 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 Anthology and our career opportunities, please visit www.anthology.com.
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As a Mobile Developer, you will be responsible for building or improving native Android and iOS applications including contributing to backend services for mobile counterparts. Your primary responsibility will be to design and develop these applications and to coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. Thus, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and product quality is essential.
At Anthology, we build software products that empower institutions to make strategic decisions with their data. These products assist with several aspects of higher education including Student Engagement, Program Assessment, and Course Evaluations. Our Software Engineers, along with ProdUX professionals, are fundamental to the creation of solutions for our member institutions.
At Anthology, software engineers will learn to apply their software development expertise as members of a cross-functional team. Our teams usually consist of Product Managers, UX Designers, and Developers of varying interests to create a Full Stack team. Software Engineers learn and practice all aspects of software development including (but not limited to) understanding user feedback, developing the software, testing, CI/CD practices, DevOps, and ongoing maintenance.
Primary responsibilities will include:
- Designing, building, testing, and maintaining effective mobile apps
- Understanding and demonstrating Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices
- Embracing and championing the use of IaC tools (e.g., Terraform)
- Implementing security best practices throughout the development lifecycle
- Monitoring the team's product areas running in production
- Resolving production issues and defects for solutions owned by the team
- Ensuring proper team and inter-team communication practices
- Contributing to process improvement initiatives on the team
- Participating in solution design on the team
The Candidate:
Required skills/qualifications:
- At least 3 years of relevant experience
- Computer Science/Engineering background or ability to demonstrate a strong technical background
- Fluency in written and spoken English at CEF B2 level or above
- Proven software development experience with native iOS and native Android
- Experience with RESTful patterns and web services
- Some experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
- Experience with linting code, creating unit tests, and being an active participant in code reviews
- Desire to work as a member of an inclusive, cross-functional team
Preferred skills/qualifications:
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure DevOps
- Experience with Firebase
- Experience with .NET and C#
- Experience with Node.js and Typescript
- Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
- Experience with event-driven microservice architectures
The Office:
We have an office located in Bogota, Colombia as a hub for the LAC market.
- Located in Capital Towers center in the financial district
- Excellent and secure area to eat lunch, have a walk, or dine after office hours
- Benefits in prepaid medicine
- Easy access to public transportation close to two important avenues, Carrera 7 and Calle 100
- Free bike parking for employees and paid bike parking for visitors
- Multiple private spaces for virtual and face-to-face meetings
- Regular events like bring your dog to work day and ping-pong, foosball, and Mario Kart tournaments
- Sodexo card provided for employees
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.
Anthology is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action 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.