Job Description
At Skillsoft, we propel organizations and people to grow together through transformative learning experiences. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. Join us in our quest to transform learning and help individuals unleash their edge.
Full-stack Software Engineer working with AI
Skillsoft is the global leader in eLearning. Trusted by the world's leading organizations, including 65% of the Fortune 500. Our 100,000+ courses, videos and books are accessed over 100 million times every month, across more than 100 countries. At Skillsoft, we believe knowledge is the fuel for innovation and innovation is the fuel for business growth. Join us in our quest to democratize learning and help individuals unleash their edge.
This role is for a Full-stack Software Engineer that will collaborate to build new AI centric products in the learning space. The successful candidate will work closely with more senior engineers who will mentor and guide them.
Responsibilities:
- Some knowledge and experience of AI/ML software engineering
- Work with product owners and curators to understand requirements and guide new features
- Collaborate to identify new feature impacts on existing services and teams
- Research, prototype, and select appropriate COTS and in-house technology and design
- Collaborate with team to design, develop, and occasionally enhance or maintain existing systems
- Document designs and implementation to ensure consistency and alignment with standards
- Create documentation including system and sequence diagrams
- Utilize and apply generative AI for products and for daily productivity
- Periodically explore new technologies and design patterns with proof-of-concept
- Occasionally present research and work to socialize and share knowledge across the organization
Environment, Tools & Technologies:
- Agile/Scrum
- Operating Systems – Mac, Linux
- Python, JavaScript, Node.js
- React UI/UX
- LLMs (OpenAI GPT-X, Claude, embedding models)
- Vector indexing/database, RAG, Agents
- APIs GraphQL, REST
- Docker, Kubernetes
- Amazon Web Services (AWS), MS Azure OpenAI
- SQL (Postgres RDS), NoSQL (Cassandra, Elasticsearch)
- Messaging – Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS
- GitHub, IDE (your choice)
Skills & Qualifications:
- Education or experience with AI and software engineering
- Ability to design and document APIs, data models, service interactions
- Familiarity or experience with:
- React development
- JavaScript
- testing strategies – unit, integration, system
- system and API security techniques
- data privacy concerns
- microservices architecture
- vertical vs horizontal scaling
Attributes for Success:
- Proactive, Independent, Adaptable
- Collaborative team player
- Customer service minded with an ownership mindset
- Excellent analytic and communication skills
- Ability and desire to coach and mentor new and more junior developers
- Innovative and problem-solving mindset
- Passionate, curious, open to new ideas, and ability to research and learn new technologies
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MORE ABOUT SKILLSOFT:
Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.
Skillsoft is partner to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. Learn more at www.skillsoft.com.
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If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply!
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Skillsoft is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer: It is the policy of Skillsoft (US) Corporation to provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability (mental or physical), protected veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by law.
