Company

Skillsoft is the global leader in eLearning – we train more professionals than any other company in the World, over 400 million learners and currently supporting more than 6000 customers including half the Fortune 500!

We are currently taking a big challenge – reinventing our product and solution for the years to come by building our next generation SaaS platform, from scratch. We believe that our customers deserve the best platform and we are delivering on those needs with the platform you will be working on. Our vision is that technology and product should come together to build the most beautiful product.

Position

At Skillsoft, you will be working with the smartest minds in the industry to come up with new ways to tackle problems and provide innovative solutions. In our Agile squads spread across the globe, you will be at the leading edge of new technologies, learning a wealth of information in a short amount of time.

By drawing on your academic, research and past project work, you will be working closely with other engineers and product management to conceptualize ideas, research into, prototype and then create a finished solution. Here’s what you will be expected to do:

• Interface with SMEs and Program Managers to understand requirements and develop proof of concept (prototypes) and help with new product research.
• Lead and design, develop, and adopt specifications for features and the overall plan for implementation to enable the engineering teams to be more efficient.
• Be current on the latest programming language paradigms.
• Embrace best practices and coding standards (e.g.: code reviews, logging and instrumentation, unit tests) within the team.
• Compose and maintain design and component documents.

What do we look for?

• Programming experience – Strong Java Script knowledge Or Mobile development using Hybrid technologies
• Knowledge of code analysis, bug-tracking and source control management tools.
• Desire to solve problems with creative software solutions
• Good understanding of operating systems specifically mobile
• Curiosity. Inquisitiveness about how things really work.

Education

• BS/MS degree candidate or equivalent in Computer Science or Computer engineering