At Sylvan, we are building academic confidence, igniting intellectual curiosity, and inspiring the love of learning. We believe education is everything. A child’s future depends on a solid education and a love of learning. We teach our students how to learn, so they build confidence and develop the skills needed to achieve success in school and beyond.

Making sure learning clicks for each child is not always easy, but it is exactly what we love. When you choose Sylvan as a career, you join a group of caring, bright, and motivated people who share a passion for making learning personal and inspiring kids to thrive. Join us in changing lives!

Sylvan Learning is a franchise organization and is the leading provider of tutoring to students of all ages, grades, and skill levels with more than 40 years of experience and more than 710 points of presence.

Then we want you!

Job Description

Sylvan is currently looking for a Director of Software Development. The Director of Software Development position is a highly technical role that involves coordinating the design, development, and implementation of Sylvan’s applications, as well as hands-on development. You will be working on a diverse suite of software solutions, including both new development and maintenance of existing systems, and be responsible for leading a team of software developers.

As a successful Director of Software Development, you will:

• Manage team of software developers and quality assurance members, including performance evaluations, development, mentoring, training, hiring, and staff budgeting;
• Architect new software solutions that meet business needs including functionality, cost, quality standards, and desired timeline;
• Work with product owners and business analysts to define complex requirements and ensure business needs are addressed;
• Lead daily scrums for the expanded technology team to ensure that projects are staying on schedule and needs are being addressed;
• Maintain team assignments of project backlog to provide adequate coverage and timely completions;
• Develop and review code;
• Maintain high quality by developing and documenting within standards for yourself and ensuring the team is working within those same standards;
• Work with expanded technology team when it comes to integrations, performance tuning, project timelines, testing, and debugging;
• Assist in selection, management, and review of external IT vendors to ensure quality of code released to production;
• Act as a key member of the project review board to help determine timelines and costs of technology projects.

We Require:

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 8+ years of development experience with 2+ in a leadership role
• Experience with solution architecture
• Expertise with Microsoft technologies, with a focus on .NET Framework, C# and
  SQL Server
• Experience developing ASP.NET MVC web applications
• Experience with Web Services (both SOAP and REST)
• Expertise with web technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Experience working in a multi-team environment
• Excellent analytical skills, understanding of project life cycles, and ability to act in an entrepreneurial manner
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage a challenging workload with tight deadlines
• A high-level of accommodation and flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment of constant change
• Organization and confidence to work independently but also a strong team player
• Desire to consistently grow and develop your career
• Positive attitude

We Prefer:

• Experience with ASP.NET (MVC and Webforms), WCF, SQL Server T-SQL
• Experience with popular front-end web frameworks and libraries, such as JQuery and Bootstrap
• Experience with Subversion (SVN) or Git
• Experience with SSIS and SSRS
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics
• Experience with Azure DevOps
• Experience integrating with 3rd party vendors via web service-based APIs
• Experience with large, high transaction volume SQL Server databases
• Experience with technical documentation

What you get in return:

As a Sylvan team member, you will work in a fast-paced environment and make an impact on our business contributing towards the success of the company.

Our Total Rewards Package Includes:

• Competitive market-based compensation
• Comprehensive benefits plans, including medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time employees
• 401(k) with discretionary match
• Fun company culture, with monthly employee engagement activities to empower team members and reward outstanding performance
• Great location in beautiful Hunt Valley and flexibility to work remotely
• Additionally, through on-the-job training and learning opportunities, you can develop your career at Sylvan and succeed with us in future roles!

If you want to be a part of an inspired organization that believes in fostering knowledge and confidence in children and improving the lives of thousands of families every day, then apply today, and do not let this opportunity pass you by!

Although this role is remote, we ask that candidates reside in the following states: AK, AL, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IN, MD, MI, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OK, PA TN, TX, VA, WA, WI.

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