Senior Full Stack Engineer (UI Focus) - Req002238_1 - 3175 - Remote Eligible

Senior Full Stack Engineer (UI Focus)

This job was posted by Illinois Joblink. It 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). This is a full-time position.

About the Team:

BigFuture is committed to empowering all students to take the right first step after high school, reaching over 7 million students each year as the leading free resource for college, scholarship, and career exploration. The BigFuture Student team builds and maintains the full breadth of BigFuture.org including but not limited to College Search, Scholarship Search, Career Search, Career Quiz, "Explore Careers", "Plan for College", "Pay for College", dashboards, checklists, and community features so that students can confidently discover, define, and pursue their unique paths. We work in an agile, collaborative environment that values creativity, curiosity, and problem-solving, delivering clean and sustainable solutions that scale to meet the needs of millions while reducing technical debt. Engineers on our team not only code, but also mentor, document, and partner with product and design to shape solutions and influence the direction of our work. We thrive on learning from each other, raising risks early, and finding simplicity in complexity, all while celebrating shared successes and growth. Together, we are mission-driven technologists who take pride in building products that positively transform the educational and career trajectories of students nationwide.

About the Opportunity:

This is a chance to have a direct hand in building the future of BigFuture.org, the most widely used college and career planning platform for students. As a Senior Engineer, you will lean into both UI and full-stack development to deliver new, high-impact features. You bring a strong passion for front-end development while also understanding backend systems, APIs, and AWS. You can troubleshoot beyond the UI, partner with designers to balance usability with feasibility, and collaborate with engineering leads to shape solutions that are both effective and efficient. You’ll work closely with product owners, architects, and designers to translate ideas into solutions, and with fellow engineers to raise the bar on code quality, documentation, and sustainable practices. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to mentor teammates, influence technical decisions, and help simplify complex problems so that students and educators experience fast, reliable, and meaningful tools. Beyond building products, this role offers you the opportunity to elevate engineering practices, explore emerging technologies like AI, and grow into a trusted technical leader whose work impacts millions of students each year.

In this role, you will:

Design & Implementation (60%)

• Design and deliver high-quality software that is scalable, secure, and reusable-leveraging modern technologies, proven design patterns, and cloud-native practices to power BigFuture’s core tools.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, and stakeholders to uphold the highest engineering standards and translate big ideas into impactful, student-facing solutions.
• Break down new product capabilities into actionable, verifiable technical changes that move quickly from concept to reality.
• Champion Agile, CI/CD, and DevOps best practices to build resilient systems that serve millions of students seamlessly.

Team Operations & Success (20%)

• Participate in, or lead Agile SCRUM ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily SCRUM, Demo) by contributing to team deliverables and driving alignment, focus, and momentum across sprints.
• Elevate team performance by giving and receiving thoughtful code reviews, mentoring peers, and helping solve complex technical challenges.
• Assist in resolving production issues with urgency and precision, ensuring a smooth and reliable user experience.
• Model discipline in adhering to development standards, security practices, and CI/CD principles while helping the team move fast without compromising quality.
• Continuously grow your skills and embrace a poly-skilled environment where everyone contributes beyond their specialty.

Software Solutioning & Design (20%)

• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the customer’s business processes and operations so that business needs can be translated into elegant, maintainable engineering solutions.
• Partner with architects, lead engineers and data leads in evaluating feature requests, providing level-of-effort estimates, contributing to sprint planning, and advising/coaching on UI best practices that