College Board

Sr. Lead Engineer, PowerFAIDS

Remote - USA · Senior · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$185k-$200kDetected 8 days ago

C#.NETCode ReviewGitSQLCI/CDAgileCustomer SupportLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringjQuery

About the role

The PowerFAIDS team at College Board is a close-knit, dedicated group of professionals with a passion for higher education.
We pride ourselves on being innovative in our industry by continuously improving our products and services.
This team is currently made up of 20+ engineers, a mix of full-time staff and contractors working on delivering solutions for Financial Aid Management.

Build ASP.NET MVC 5 views end-to-end (ViewModel, Service, Adapter, Controller, and Razor views with DevExpress MVC controls) following the established PowerFAIDS Web architecture that reuses the shared business and data-access layers
Participate in and help lead Agile SCRUM ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily Stand-ups, Demos) across the Nova and Orion delivery teams
Lead peer code reviews and raise the overall engineering quality bar across both delivery teams
Develop and maintain deep understanding of the financial aid domain and PowerFAIDS' specific business processes (Need Analysis, Dynamic Redetermination, Audit Trail, etc.)
Conduct and lead design reviews; partner with internal senior architects for architectural validation on the program's harder problems (e.g., reporting modernization, file-system interactions, multi-threading in a web context)
Maintain the highest engineering standards by partnering with Product Owners, UX designers, and architecture stakeholders to translate complex financial aid requirements into clean, well-scoped implementations
Adhere to development standards and security policies, partnering with our ISO partner on PowerFAIDS Web security requirements
At College Board, we offer more than just a paycheck-we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive.

10+ years of production-level software development experience with deep expertise in C# / ASP.NET MVC and the.NET Framework (4.x)
experience modernizing legacy Windows/desktop applications to web platforms is a strong plus
Strong problem-solving skills with hands-on experience navigating layered architectures (MVC, services, adapters, typed DataSets) and modernizing legacy codebases incrementally
Experience with DevExpress MVC Extensions, Autofac DI, jQuery, SQL Server, and xUnit/Moq is a strong plus
familiarity and enthusiasm for AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) and how to integrate them productively into team workflows
Ability to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office.
Authorization to work in the United States.

A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
Authorization to work in the United States for any employer
Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal

We're a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation, grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

You'll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it's like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process.
solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.

The team is committed to providing cutting-edge technology solutions and customer support to facilitate the awarding of over $7 billion in financial aid each year.
About the Opportunity
You will play a pivotal role in modernizing PowerFAIDS, the financial aid platform trusted by colleges and universities across the country, by helping rebuild its long-standing Windows desktop application into a modern, accessible web experience.
As a Senior Lead Engineer, you will be the technical bridge between our Product Owners, UX designers, and engineering teams, translating complex financial aid business requirements into clean, well-scoped implementations that two delivery teams can build with confidence.
You'll write production ASP.NET MVC code yourself, raise the engineering quality bar across both teams, and champion AI-assisted development practices to accelerate the rebuild toward our 2027 milestone of ~100 web views in production.
This is a high-visibility, multi-year modernization effort where your influence will shape the codebase, the team, and ultimately the daily work of financial aid administrators nationwide.

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