Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that has long been an industry leader in providing educational, operational and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. We put people first, drive innovation, and do good in the community that we live and work in.
This position entails joining a web design and development team called Academic Web Services within Grand Canyon Education to build custom web apps. Academic Web Services is a close-knit team that constructs and maintains a wide variety of applications using the latest web technologies. We’re passionate about web design and development and are focused on delivering quality products to our customers in a team setting driven by strong culture and a good working atmosphere.
We are hiring web developers at all levels of experience. Requirements below reflect the minimum experience level.
What you will do:
- Code and maintain responsive, accessible web apps using:
- Sveltekit
- NodeJS
- PHP
- SQL
- Docker Containers
- Work independently or as a member of project teams
- Write readable, git-versioned, maintainable and reliable code
- Work on a variety of projects simultaneously with minimal supervision
- Solve problems and make decisions with attention to detail
- Ensure tasks and projects are completed on schedule
- Forecast time required for project completion
- Provide application support during planned and unplanned maintenance windows
- Meet both departmental standards and customer expectations
- Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills including verbal, written, and active listening
- Stay abreast of current concepts, techniques, and technologies
- Actively pursue and engage in professional development opportunities
What you will need:
- Some frontend or backend web development experience
- Must have sample code available for view
- Demonstrated knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and current web development frameworks
- Familiarity with version-control software, test automation, as well as declarative, functional, and object-oriented programming
- Able to function as an effective team member in a highly collaborative team environment
- Actively participate in some or all stages of the product lifecycle by working independently or as a member of project team
- Demonstrate proficiency with role specific technology and procedures
- Demonstrate ability to describe technical concepts in a way that can be understood by non-technical users, such as in a project brainstorming setting or directly with client partners
- Maintain technical documentation as necessary and appropriate
- Proactively solicit peer code review and share works-in-progress with appropriate stakeholders
- Meet all departmental standards and partner expectations
- Interact effectively with all project stakeholders at all times
- Meet all project deadlines
- Provide accurate development time for each project
- Follow all departmental processes and procedures regarding project planning and delivery
- Build user interface applications and back-end databases using various programming and scripting languages
- Adhere to organizational commitments and federal regulations regarding accessibility and usability standards
- Build cross-browser and cross-platform compatible solutions
- Provide application support during planned and unplanned maintenance windows
Why work at GCE:
- Exceptional workplace benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, a 401K savings plan
- Generous time off plan and 11 paid holidays
- Paid time off to volunteer in the community or at GCU sponsored events
- We also offer full-time employees, their spouses and dependent children an Education Tuition Discount Program
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What We Do
Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is an educational service company that provides an array of support services in the post-secondary education sector. Formerly part of Grand Canyon University (GCU), GCE still supports and works closely with GCU. GCE designs and develops educational programs for GCU and other traditional campus institutions, as well as online partner institutions at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.
At Grand Canyon Education, we value our employees and support a unique and diverse workplace culture designed to help you thrive. We offer a wide variety of career opportunities across various departments. For job opportunities, please visit https://jobs.gce.com/
In addition Grand Canyon Education has been recognized as one of America’s Most Trusted Companies 2022 by Newsweek and Statista. We have also been identified as a leader in remote work as we have been named to FlexJobs' 9th annual list of the Top 100 Companies to Watch for Remote Jobs! Finally, we have been praised for our commitment to cultivating an engaging and attractive workplace by Top Workplaces USA.
