Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack/Backend Technologies

Company Description

When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For more than 20 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 16,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Gradescope by Turnitin, iThenticate, Turnitin Feedback Studio, Turnitin Originality, Turnitin Similarity, ExamSoft, and ProctorExam.

Turnitin has offices in Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education. Come join us, and let's make change together.

Job Description

Turnitin is seeking a Senior Fullstack/Backend Engineer with a strong focus on backend development, particularly in Java and serverless architectures, combined with solid frontend experience. This role is ideal for engineers passionate about building scalable distributed systems, data modeling, and delivering high-performing, reliable software solutions for our award-winning educational platform.

As a core contributor to our shared services team, you will play a key role in developing and enhancing the foundational systems that power both existing and new applications. 

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable shared backend services using Java and serverless technologies (AWS Lambda)
• Design / implement RESTful APIs and event-driven systems
• Contribute to the development of user-facing frontend components as needed.
• Optimize existing services for improved performance and cost-efficiency
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Architects, Product Managers, and other engineering leads, to deliver innovative solutions.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers, fostering growth and sharing best practices.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure high-quality code through peer reviews, automated testing, and adherence to software development standards.
• Create comprehensive documentation for the developed shared components, including usage guidelines and examples.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge/Experience

• 8+ years of expertise in backend development, with proficiency in Java and experience with serverless frameworks (e.g., AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions).
• Hands-on experience with frontend technologies (e.g., React, Web Components).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and data modeling.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and collaborate with stakeholders across various locations, including distributed teams based in Europe and the USA, to deliver impactful solutions.
• Practical experience in cloud technologies and frameworks, specifically developing serverless applications on AWS using technologies such as lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway and SNS/SQS/EventBridge.
• Extensive experience with software development best practices (e.g. design patterns, test-driven development, code profiling, debugging).
• Experience with CI/CD tools, including build, deployment and test automation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues in agile environments.
• A passion for mentoring and developing the skills of junior engineers.

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, and Knowledge/Experience

• Understanding or experience with AI/ML.

Additional Information

Our Mission
is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes. 

Our Values
underpin everything we do.

• Customer Centric -
  We realize our mission to ensure integrity and improve learning outcomes by  putting educators and learners at the center of everything we do.
• Passion for Learning -
  We seek out teammates that are constantly learning and growing and build a workplace which enables them to do so.
• Integrity -
  We believe integrity is the heartbeat of Turnitin. It shapes our products, the way we treat each other, and how we work with our customers and vendors.
• Action & Ownership -
  We have a bias toward action and empower teammates to make decisions.
• One Team -
  We strive to break down silos, collaborate effectively, and celebrate each other's successes.
• Global Mindset -
  We respect local cultures and embrace diversity. We think globally and act locally to maximize our impact on education.

Seeing Beyond the Job Ad
At Turnitin, we recognize it's unrealistic for candidates to fulfill 100% of the criteria in a job ad.  We encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of the requirements because we know that skills evolve over time. If you're willing to learn and evolve alongside us, join our team  

Turnitin, LLC is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment. We strongly encourage applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and the LGBTQ+ community, regardless of age, gender, religion, marital or veterans status.