POSITION OVERVIEW
The Software Engineer III analyzes user needs and designs, constructs, debugs and tests applications and systems that will satisfy business needs through the application of technology and software programming languages. Applies engineering principles to software development throughout the development process, possesses knowledge and experience in a range of IT technologies, and is an expert in multiple business domains.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the healthcare community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Works independently with a proactive, consistent, and reliable approach - a self-starter who takes ownership and follows through.Makes sound technical decisions that balance engineering quality with business needs.Demonstrates versatility across multiple areas of the stack and contributes effectively in various team roles.Shows growing leadership ability and influences peers through example and collaboration.Solid understanding of software development, testing, CI/CD, and service management processes.Strong problem-solving and analytical skills leading to practical, well-reasoned solutions.Quickly learns and applies new tools, frameworks, and technologies.Communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Demonstrates developing architectural awareness and participates in system design discussions.Versatile across multiple areas of the tech stack, including Java, C#, Python, Angular, Azure, and AWS. Familiarity with any or all of these technologies is advantageous.Deliverables
Demonstrates ability to research and explore new technologies. Drives technology standards and best practices.Consistently completes assignments with outstanding quality; produces thorough, complete, appropriately documented, highly maintainable and usable deliverables.Regularly participates, delivers, and promotes peer learning sessions (e.g. T-Time), volunteers to share technical knowledge to peers and demonstrates an ongoing ability to grow and continuously improve by promoting and implementing new ideas into the team.Creates and maintains accurate architecture and system design documentation.Demonstrates business and technical skills with understanding of multiple domains and the full stack of development.Demonstrates Service Excellence by clarifying material customer concerns wrt applications, providing clearly defined and documented options, with a recommendation and follow-through on delivery to achieve a positive end result from the view of the customer.QUALIFICATIONS
Skills and Abilities
Demonstrates considerable maturity in making sound technical judgments that fulfill the real needs of businessAble to demonstrate a range of technology skills and expertise by working in a variety of roles within the team Demonstrates leadership skillsDemonstrates in-depth understanding across the full stack of software and database development, application and infrastructure design, IT security, defect tracking, release management including CICD, automated testing, and service management processes and the ability to function in multiple roles in a team or projectStrong analytical/problem solving skills leading to successful decision-making Ability to learn new software engineering tools and techniques quickly and independently Good communication and collaborative skills, a detail-oriented attitude and a demonstrated track record of working effectively on a team, and with colleagues and customers Demonstrates emerging architectural skills, taking a larger role in the system design work. Ability to communicate solutions and options with non-technical staff. hands-on software development experience with complex software systems. Working at an expert level where they are a recognized expert with at least one NBME Enterprise Architecture standard development technologies as required by the specialty of the position. Also, proficient in several NBME Enterprise Architecture standard development technologies Expert understanding of 2 or more business domains and the associated systems.Experience
5 or more years in a relevant fieldEducation
Bachelor's degreeAbout NBME:
NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.
We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as NBME Subject Examinations, Customized Assessment Services, Self-Assessments, the International Foundations of Medicine® Program and Item Writing Workshops. Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing Examination®, which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient care. Our Competency-based Assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education.
As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, NBME advances assessment science. Our grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment science. We help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our Summer Psychometric Internship Program. Through the Stemmler Fund, Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund and Latin America Grants Program, researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world.
NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.
Learn more about NBME at NBME.org.
The NBME offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environment. Excellent Benefits include: Healthcare, Dental, Prescription, and Vision plans; 401(k) w/match, Tuition Reimbursement Plan, Commuter Benefit: Public Transit or Parking options. Remote Friendly Workplace.
Compensation we are offering for this position is at $110,560 - $138,200/year. Please note that the offered rate for this position typically aligns with the minimum to midrange of this grade, but it can vary based on the successful candidate's qualifications and experience, department budget, and an internal equity review.
NBME is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.
NBME is proud to partner with Drexel University and give students the opportunity to utilize the skills they have learned in the classroom and leverage them in an educational setting.
As a Computer Science Co-Op at NBME, you will work on a development team that is creating solutions that enable NBME's mission to protest the health of the public through state of the art assessment. Our engineers develop and integrate software solutions that impact the online experience that millions of examinees interact with in order to become certified for a career as a healthcare professional. We're looking for engineers to work on areas of our current and next generation systems such as portal and ecommerce, exam content management, exam delivery methods, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile, API development, Data Warehouse, and scoring and reporting. You will be trained on the appropriate tools, languages, and have access to documentation to complete your assignments. To accelerate your learning, we will pair you with a senior level software engineer. And we are interested in your ideas on ways to improve our development processes with modern tools and programming techniques. In addition to gaining development experience, you will have multiple opportunities to gain corporate experience by being involved in an agile team, staff meetings, and corporate events (e.g. developer workshops). You will contribute to the production code base, and be a part of a collaboration between IT and business units.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Obtain domain knowledge of the scoring team relating to score generation
• Help develop frontend applications and/or backend microservices (e.g. Lambda function that uses non-sql data store) that will run in AWS cloud
• Implement UI features in Angular that are responsive, modular, and performant
• Develop Restful and/or graphQL APIs
REQUIREMENTS
Must be a Drexel University student enrolled in the following majorsComputer ScienceInformation SystemsInformation TechnologyManagement Information SystemsSoftware EngineeringExperience with frontend framework (Angular/React)Experience with Java/Python/AWSGood communication skills (verbal and written)Analytical, problem solver, and critical thinkerUnderstanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)Experience developing automated tests is a plusAbout NBME:
NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health care. To ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaborators. These include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.
NBME views diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and vision. We continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscape. Our commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.
Learn more about NBME at NBME.org.
Co-ops must be located in the tri-state area of PA, DE, or NJ for the duration of the Co-op experience.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement
At NBME, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the health care community. This commitment starts and ends with the people at NBME. By recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, NBME can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to come. We also continue to focus on ensuring that our DEI work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the Philadelphia community, and the broader medical education landscape.
