Senior Lead Engineer, PowerFAIDS

The College Board

Senior Lead Engineer modernizing PowerFAIDS financial aid platform at College Board. Leading technical development and collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve 2027 goals.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $185,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ASP.NETjQuery.NETSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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
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
Decompose complex product capabilities into specific, verifiable functional changes that two delivery teams (Nova and Orion) can execute with confidence
Leverage AI-assisted development (GitHub Copilot today, Claude Code as it becomes available) to accelerate the team toward delivering ~100 web views by end of 2027, while maintaining Agile and CI/CD best practices
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
Assist in the resolution of production issues across PowerFAIDS Web and the shared business / data-access layers
Adhere to development standards and security policies, partnering with our ISO partner on PowerFAIDS Web security requirements
Adopt continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices for rapidly implementing, testing, and delivering high-quality code
Continuously grow as a poly-skilled engineer comfortable across the full ASP.NET MVC stack, including DevExpress UI controls, jQuery, and the shared .NET business layer
Develop and maintain deep understanding of the financial aid domain and PowerFAIDS’ specific business processes (Need Analysis, Dynamic Redetermination, Audit Trail, etc.)
Work closely with Product Owners, UX designers, and senior architects to evaluate feature requests, provide level-of-effort estimates, and contribute to roadmap and sprint planning
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)

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of production-level software development experience with deep expertise in C# / ASP.NET MVC and the .NET Framework (4.x);
Proven ability to partner with non-technical stakeholders including Product Owners, UX designers, business and analysts to translate complex domain requirements into well-scoped, dev-ready stories
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
Proven ability to substantially lift the skills and expertise of those around you through mentoring, code reviews, and design coaching;
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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

ASP.NET MVC 5C#DevExpress UI ControlsJQuerySQL ServerXUnitMoqAutofac DILayered ArchitecturesLegacy Code Modernization

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingMentoringCollaborationCommunicationStakeholder Engagement