{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"dde56479956762bb3b662b8b","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dde56479956762bb3b662b8b","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/dde56479956762bb3b662b8b","title":"Software Engineer, Secure Client Engineering., Platformization","description":"College Board – Technology – Secure Client Engineering\nLocation: 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)\nType: This is a full-time position\n\nAbout the Team\nSecure Client Engineering is part of Product Security and takes on some of the toughest security challenges in Bluebook, College Board’s digital assessment application. Our team designs and builds the protections that help keep Bluebook secure and resilient across macOS, iPad, Windows, and ChromeOS. We are a small, deeply collaborative group of poly-skilled engineers who solve hard problems together, write production code, and share ownership of both the work and the outcome. Through ensemble programming, also known as mob programming, we bring a hands-on, high-trust approach to engineering that values curiosity, craftsmanship, and continuous learning.\n\nAbout the Opportunity\nAs a Software Engineer on Secure Client Engineering, you will help protect the integrity of Bluebook, the application students rely on for digital assessments across Windows, macOS, iPad, and ChromeOS. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys solving hard technical problems, writing production code, and working at the intersection of software engineering and security. You will collaborate with a small, highly skilled team to design and build resilient client-side protections, tackle unfamiliar challenges with curiosity and confidence, and contribute across the full software development lifecycle. If you are motivated by meaningful mission-driven work, deep technical problems, and the opportunity to shape how secure software is built, this role offers the chance to make a real impact.\n\nIn this role, you will:\nDesign & Implementation (75%)\nCollaborate daily with other engineers on the team using mob programming to solve complex technical problems through software engineering.\nMaintain the highest engineering standards in collaboration across teams with product owners, architects, and stakeholders, in support of our systems and services.\nDevelop deep understanding of the applications within the Digital Assessment Platform to design and implement novel solutions to security challenges in desktop and mobile applications, across Windows, MacOS, iOS, and ChromeOS.\nWrite code for both native and web environments, building component-based, performant, stable, and secure solutions with a focus on lower-level code that interfaces with the native operation system.\nUnderstand new product requirements and decompose the implementation into specific functional changes for verification.\nTeam Operations & Success (25%)\nParticipate in continuous improvement of the team’s engineering practices, efficiency, speed, and quality.\nParticipate in conversations and offer opinions on proposed architecture, testing strategies, developer experience, security, performance, and resilience.\nConduct and participate in peer code and design reviews.\nAssist in the resolution of production issues.\nAdhere to development standards and security policies and procedures.\nAdopt AI-augmented and agentic software engineering practices for rapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code based within the team’s collaborative engineering model.\nContinuously develop the skills required to work in a poly-skilled, and increasingly AI-native, software engineering environment.\nExperiment with new methods or tools in a post-agile environment to improve the processes of the team.\nAbout you, you have:\n2+ years of production level software development experience managing the entire lifecycle of features, including design, development, documentation, and deployment.\nDemonstrated software engineering experience using one or more languages.\nStrong problem-solving skills, working collaboratively with team members to develop solutions for non-trivial security challenges.\nExperience in debugging and fixing issues in development, testing, and production environments.\nStrong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and diagnose issues and develop solutions.\nAbility to ask the right questions to understand needs and drive solution development.\nDemonstrated ability to develop strategies to guide daily work.\nCommitment to learning and growth, turning failures into learning opportunities, and seeking expertise from others.\nAbility to travel 2-3 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office\nAll roles at College Board require:\nA passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work\nCuriosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.\nClear and concise communication skills, written and verbal\nA learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.\nA drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.\nA collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success\nAuthorization to work in the United States\nAbout Our Process\nApplication review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.\nWhile the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.\nWhat We Offer\nAt College Board, we offer more than a paycheck- we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.\nA Thoughtful Approach to Compensation\nThe hiring range for this role is $128,000–$139,000.\nYour exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.\nWe aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.\nWe adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.\nYou’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. 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Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office)\nType: This is a full-time position\n\nAbout the Team\nSecure Client Engineering is part of Product Security and takes on some of the toughest security challenges in Bluebook, College Board’s digital assessment application. Our team designs and builds the protections that help keep Bluebook secure and resilient across macOS, iPad, Windows, and ChromeOS. We are a small, deeply collaborative group of poly-skilled engineers who solve hard problems together, write production code, and share ownership of both the work and the outcome. Through ensemble programming, also known as mob programming, we bring a hands-on, high-trust approach to engineering that values curiosity, craftsmanship, and continuous learning.\n\nAbout the Opportunity\nAs a Software Engineer on Secure Client Engineering, you will help protect the integrity of Bluebook, the application students rely on for digital assessments across Windows, macOS, iPad, and ChromeOS. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who enjoys solving hard technical problems, writing production code, and working at the intersection of software engineering and security. You will collaborate with a small, highly skilled team to design and build resilient client-side protections, tackle unfamiliar challenges with curiosity and confidence, and contribute across the full software development lifecycle. If you are motivated by meaningful mission-driven work, deep technical problems, and the opportunity to shape how secure software is built, this role offers the chance to make a real impact.\n\nIn this role, you will:\nDesign & Implementation (75%)\nCollaborate daily with other engineers on the team using mob programming to solve complex technical problems through software engineering.\nMaintain the highest engineering standards in collaboration across teams with product owners, architects, and stakeholders, in support of our systems and services.\nDevelop deep understanding of the applications within the Digital Assessment Platform to design and implement novel solutions to security challenges in desktop and mobile applications, across Windows, MacOS, iOS, and ChromeOS.\nWrite code for both native and web environments, building component-based, performant, stable, and secure solutions with a focus on lower-level code that interfaces with the native operation system.\nUnderstand new product requirements and decompose the implementation into specific functional changes for verification.\nTeam Operations & Success (25%)\nParticipate in continuous improvement of the team’s engineering practices, efficiency, speed, and quality.\nParticipate in conversations and offer opinions on proposed architecture, testing strategies, developer experience, security, performance, and resilience.\nConduct and participate in peer code and design reviews.\nAssist in the resolution of production issues.\nAdhere to development standards and security policies and procedures.\nAdopt AI-augmented and agentic software engineering practices for rapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code based within the team’s collaborative engineering model.\nContinuously develop the skills required to work in a poly-skilled, and increasingly AI-native, software engineering environment.\nExperiment with new methods or tools in a post-agile environment to improve the processes of the team.\nAbout you, you have:\n2+ years of production level software development experience managing the entire lifecycle of features, including design, development, documentation, and deployment.\nDemonstrated software engineering experience using one or more languages.\nStrong problem-solving skills, working collaboratively with team members to develop solutions for non-trivial security challenges.\nExperience in debugging and fixing issues in development, testing, and production environments.\nStrong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and diagnose issues and develop solutions.\nAbility to ask the right questions to understand needs and drive solution development.\nDemonstrated ability to develop strategies to guide daily work.\nCommitment to learning and growth, turning failures into learning opportunities, and seeking expertise from others.\nAbility to travel 2-3 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office\nAll roles at College Board require:\nA passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work\nCuriosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.\nClear and concise communication skills, written and verbal\nA learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.\nA drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.\nA collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success\nAuthorization to work in the United States\nAbout Our Process\nApplication review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.\nWhile the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.\nWhat We Offer\nAt College Board, we offer more than a paycheck- we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.\nA Thoughtful Approach to Compensation\nThe hiring range for this role is $128,000–$139,000.\nYour exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board.\nWe aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data.\nWe adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.\nYou’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. 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