Senior Software Engineer, Turnitin
Plagiarism detection software
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Plagiarism detection software
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Turnitin's mission is to ensure the integrity of global education and meaningfully improve learning outcomes.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of expertise in backend development, with proficiency in Java and experience with serverless frameworks (e.g., AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions)
- Strong understanding of data modeling and experience with SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB)
- Ability to analyze data processing bottlenecks and identify performance improvements
- Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and collaborate with stakeholders across various locations, including distributed teams based in Europe and the USA, to deliver impactful solutions
- Extensive experience with software development best practices (e.g. design patterns, test-driven development, code profiling, debugging)
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues in agile environments
Desirable
- Experience with CI/CD tools, including build, deployment and test automation
- Understanding or experience with AI/ML
- A passion for mentoring and developing the skills of junior engineers
What the job involves
- Our Insights platform empowers educational institutions to analyze vast amounts of exam data, providing critical analytics that drive better learning outcomes
- We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop and maintain the core data processing and reporting systems that power this platform
- As a core contributor to our Examsoft Insights team, you will play a key role in developing and enhancing the data processing and reporting systems that power our analytics platform
- Design and implement scalable data pipelines for processing and transforming large volumes of exam data using Java, AWS Lambda, SQS, EventBridge and other AWS technologies
- Develop and optimize data storage and retrieval systems, ensuring data integrity and accuracy
- Implement monitoring and alerting for data processing systems to ensure reliability and performance
- Design / Implement RESTful APIs and event-driven systems
- Optimize existing services for near real-time performance and cost-efficiency
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Architects, Product Managers, and other engineering leads, to deliver innovative solutions
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Ensure high-quality code through peer reviews, automated testing, and adherence to software development standards
- Create comprehensive documentation for the developed shared components, including usage guidelines and examples
Our take
Turnitin has a global reputation for being one of the best plagiarism detection softwares on the market. It’s well-earned, too. Besides simple paraphrasing plagiarism, its software also employs sophisticated techniques like identifying macro replacement and analysing metadata to weed out essay mill papers.
Academic plagiarism has become increasingly complex over the years, exacerbated in part by the COVID period of online schooling, and in part by a skyrocketing rise in computer literacy and plagiarism tricks. Software like Turnitin is therefore playing an increasingly crucial role in maintaining academic integrity. Additionally, it helps understaffed institutions ease the burden placed on a teaching workforce which are, in some regions, perilously close to collapse.
Turnitin is not without its issues, however. Some institutions lean too heavily on the software, and essay mills have begun using Turnitin software to prove product authenticity. Historically, Turnitin has neatly addressed these problems by releasing new or improved capabilities including Chat GPT screening updates in 2023. If it can continue to demonstrate remarkable competence and proactive development in this regard, Turnitin’s glowing reputation seems assured.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Supplemental Life Insurance
Company HQ
Downtown, Oakland, CA
Leadership
Chris Caren
(CEO)Held a number of senior positions at major corporations, including serving as a GM at Microsoft, and a board member at Avetta, Liaison International, Illuminate Education, and The IRONMAN Group. They are additionally a member of YPO and chairman of Procare Solutions.
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