Senior Software Eng., Secure Client Engineering

Senior Software Engineer, Secure Client Engineering

Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CB offices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday and Wednesday in office)

Type: This is a full-time position

About The Team

Secure Client Engineering is part of Product Security and takes on some of the toughest security challenges in Bluebook, College Board’s digital assessment application. Our team designs and builds the protections that help keep Bluebook secure and resilient across macOS, iPad, Windows, and ChromeOS. We are a small, deeply collaborative group of poly-skilled engineers who solve hard problems together, write production code, and share ownership of both the work and the outcome. Through ensemble programming, also known as mob programming, we bring a hands-on, high-trust approach to engineering that values curiosity, craftsmanship, and continuous learning.

About The Opportunity

As a Senior Engineer on the Secure Client Engineering team, you will play a hands-on role in protecting the integrity of Bluebook, the application students rely on for digital assessments across Windows, macOS, iPad, and ChromeOS. You’ll work close to the operating system, leveraging native platform capabilities to tackle complex, low-level challenges at the intersection of software engineering and security. This role is built for engineers who thrive on hard problems without clear answers, using creativity and deep technical curiosity to design resilient client-side protections in an ever-evolving landscape. You’ll collaborate with a small, highly skilled team, dive into the inner workings of native applications and system behavior, and continuously learn as you build robust, production-grade solutions. If you’re motivated by mission-driven work, technical depth, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, this is a chance to shape how secure software is built.

In This Role, You Will

Design & Implementation (75%)

• Write code for native environments building component-based, performant, stable, and secure solutions with a focus on lower-level code that interfaces with the native operating system.
• Use your deep understanding of the applications within the Digital Assessment Platform to design and implement novel solutions to security challenges in desktop and mobile applications, across Windows, MacOS, iOS, and ChromeOS.
• Collaborate daily with other engineers on the team using mob programming to solve complex technical problems through software engineering.
• Maintain the highest engineering standards in collaboration across teams with product owners, architects, and stakeholders, in support of our systems and services.
• Understand new product requirements and decompose the implementation into specific functional changes for verification.

Team Operations & Success (25%)

• Drive continuous improvement of the team’s engineering practices, efficiency, speed, and quality.
• Participate in conversations and offer opinions on proposed architecture, testing strategies, developer experience, security, performance, and resilience.
• Conduct and participate in peer code and design reviews.
• Assist in the resolution of production issues.
• Adhere to development standards and security policies and procedures.
• Adopt AI-augmented and agentic software engineering practices for rapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code based within the team’s collaborative engineering model.
• Continuously develop the skills required to work in a poly-skilled, and increasingly AI-native, software engineering environment.
• Experiment with new methods or tools in a post-agile environment to improve the processes of the team.

About You, You Have

• 6+ years of production level software development experience managing the entire lifecycle of features, including design, development, documentation, and deployment.
• Experience with platform native (Windows or Mac OS) software development that interfaces with lower-level operating system APIs.
• Proficiency in reviewing and improving code structure and architecture for testability, maintainability, and scalability, with hands-on experience in multiple languages and frameworks such as C++, Swift, TypeScript, React, and Node.js.
• A love of learning and a growth mindset. Software engineering is your craft, not just your job.
• Strong problem-solving skills, working collaboratively with team members to develop solutions for non-trivial security challenges, and partnering with Product Owners to prioritize backlog.
• Strong technical research skills as it pertains to quickly building a working understanding of large open source repositories, as well as undocumented and closed source systems, to support solution design that extends beyond what may be publicly available for a given problem.
• Experience establishing software engineering standards and performing code and design reviews.
• Proven ability to pitch new ideas and implement improved systems and processes, delivering excellent results.
• Effective communicator and team lead, able to provide actionable feedback, mentor team members, and participate in interviews to evaluate engineering talent.
• Ability to travel 3-5 times a year to our NYC or Reston, VA office.
• Authorization to work in the United States.

Differentiators

• Experience developing anti-cheat controls in video game or similar software.
• Experience developing native client applications on Windows and/or MacOS.
• Comfort with low-level debugging, reviewing assembly, understanding of the low-level components of native development.

All Roles At College Board Require

• A passion for expanding educational and career opportunities and mission-driven work
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to experiment with and adopt new AI-driven solutions and comfort with learning and applying new digital tools independently and proactively.
• Clear and concise communication skills, written and verbal
• A learner's mindset and a commitment to growth: welcoming diverse perspectives, giving and receiving timely, respectful feedback, and continuously improving through iterative learning and user input.
• A drive for impact and excellence: solving complex problems, making data-informed decisions, prioritizing what matters most, and continuously improving through learning, user input, and external benchmarking.
• A collaborative and empathetic approach: working across differences, fostering trust, and contributing to a culture of shared success
• Authorization to work in the United States

About Our Process

Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. This role is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days. While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone/video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks.

What We Offer

At College Board, we offer more than a paycheck- we provide a meaningful career, a supportive team, and a comprehensive package designed to help you thrive. We’re a self-sustaining nonprofit that believes in fair and competitive compensation grounded in your qualifications, experience, impact, and the market.

A Thoughtful Approach To Compensation

The hiring range for this role is $153,000-$166,000. Your exact salary will depend on your location, experience, and how your background compares to others in similar roles at the College Board. We aim to make our best offer upfront, rooted in fairness, transparency, and market data. We adjust salaries by location to ensure fairness, no matter where you live.

You’ll have open, transparent conversations about compensation, benefits, and what it’s like to work at College Board throughout your hiring process. Check out our careers page for more.

About College Board

College Board reaches more than 7 million students a year, helping them navigate the path from high school to college and career. We’re a mission-driven, not-for-profit membership organization dedicated to excellence in education. Founded 125 years ago, we are committed to clearing a path for all students to own their future. We pioneered programs like the SAT® and AP® to expand opportunities for students and help them develop the skills they need. Our BigFuture® program helps students plan for college, pay for college, and explore careers. Learn more at cb.org.

Mission

Clearing a path for all students to own their future.

What Guides Us

At College Board, our work is guided by four Operating Principles, and we seek team members who not only align with these principles but actively live them out in their day-to-day work .

• Prioritize and Simplify – We focus on what matters most, reduce complexity, and move quickly when needed.
• Say and Receive – We give and receive feedback candidly and kindly, welcoming growth and healthy debate.
• Go for Greatness – We pursue excellence using data, iteration, and bold thinking to raise the bar.
• Lead as One College Board – We build a culture of trust, inclusion, and shared responsibility for long-term impact.

We Value and Provide Growth, Recognition, and Purpose

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits, we offer:

• Annual bonuses and opportunities for merit-based raises and promotions
• A mission-driven workplace where your impact matters
• A team that invests in your development and success

✨Learn More ✨

Learn more about College Board’s Operating Principles, Our Remote-first Workplace Policy, Benefits, Recruiting Process and More.

EEOC statement

College Board is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We’re committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

Key skills/competency

• Secure Client Engineering
• Software Development
• Native Platform Development
• Operating System APIs
• C++
• Swift
• TypeScript
• React
• Node.js
• Security Challenges