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Lead Full Stack Engineer

College Board · Education · $1.17B budget · 1,968 staff · Since 1900

Why College Board

FY2024 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Connects students to higher education and career opportunities through college readiness programs, standardized testing like the SAT, Advanced Placement courses, and financial aid planning resources.

  • Advanced Placement Program Founded in 1955, the Advanced Placement program gives students the opportunity to take college-level coursework and exams in high school. Students who succeed on AP exams are more likely to succeed in college and can potentially earn…$453.3M spent in FY2024
  • SAT Suite of Assessments College Board's SAT Suite, which includes the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, and PSAT 8/9, measures what research shows students need to succeed after high school. It also connects students with fee waivers, scholarship opportunities, free, personalized…$203.7M spent in FY2024
  • College and Career Opportunities and Enrollment By connecting students to colleges and scholarships, and providing access to credit programs, planning tools, and fee waivers for all who need them, College Board is increasing opportunities and breaking down barriers to college…$121.8M spent in FY2024

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$465K–$2.0M
12 officers reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$963.0M
spent in FY2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Staff
1,968
employees
583 volunteers
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 5–6
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
+18%
of revenue, FY2024
Looks good: revenue was at least expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
25 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 25.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 1942
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
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About the role

The org's own posting, as written

College Board - Technology - Data Science, Score, and Report Domain Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office). Type: This is a full-time position About the Team The Item Calibration team works together to solve complex technical problems and develop innovative solutions. Embracing a culture of continuous improvement, we look for ways to incorporate new technologies in the delivery of systems that are responsible for analysis and scoring of tests of SAT/PSAT and AP programs, all with the singular purpose of providing comprehensive assessments to millions of students.

We regularly collaborate sharing our ideas to help define the future of our applications. Our team is characterized by our positive team culture, strong technical skills, focus on delivering value and our ability to have fun while being productive. We are a collaborative group of engineers who mentor one another, pitch in when a teammate needs help, and treat mistakes as problems to solve together.

About the Opportunity

As a Lead Engineer on the Item Calibration team, you will lead the technical direction and development of critical scoring capabilities for College Board’s assessments, starting with backend and serverless systems and extending to user-facing tools for our Psychometrics partners. Leveraging your AWS expertise, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, you will analyze complex feature requirements, automate processes, and drive efficiencies. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will contribute to improving reliability and efficiency of systems.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, Agile environment and is eager to make a meaningful impact on the digital transformation of SAT, PSAT, and AP assessments. In this role, you will: Lead the design, development, testing and deployment of full stack AWS cloud solutions that include highly scalable REST APIs, microservices, data pipelines and other event driven applications using Node.js, TypeScript and serverless technologies, with initial work focused on the backend.

Contribute to building user interfaces in React for internal users, including a planned item review screen for Psychometrics, working with UX partners as they become available and bringing an understanding of what makes the interface work for the people who use it. Partner with business and technical teams to translate data insights into actionable recommendations and sound technical decisions. Lead the development and review of requirements, data mappings, user stories, and other artifacts, clearly communicating to both business and technical team members.

Lead the resolution of production issues, driving troubleshooting and root cause analysis and working with engineering teams to implement lasting fixes. Proactively monitor production deployments and, on occasion, troubleshoot outside normal business hours…

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About College Board

From its Form 990

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