College Board
Junior Digital Analytics Engineer - MarTech
🇺🇸 Remote - US
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $110,000 - $131,000
💻 Software Engineering
🗓️ March 18th, 2024
DevOps HTML ReactAbout the Team
The Marketing Technology (MarTech) team is at the forefront of technological innovation dedicated to elevating and advancing support to the Marketing team. We aim to improve the College Board's reputation and growth in critical areas such as AP, SAT Suite, and BigFuture. We take pride in being a close-knit and highly committed team that crafts solutions for the entire spectrum of product teams. The focus is on leveraging data to drive significant improvements in the quality of our products. Our initiatives are strategically designed to expand educational access and shape the future of student opportunities. We collaborate, share ideas, and innovate to develop solutions that track the performance of all College Board's applications.
About the Opportunity
As a junior Digital Analytics Engineer, you evaluate College Board’s web properties (often from designs before they are built) for key business metrics needs (web analytics) and then define, develop, document, configure and implement those tracking solutions. You will navigate the intricacies of web technologies, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive continuous improvement in analytics reporting. You have a keen eye for the intricacies of asynchronously loaded data, DOM elements, webpage lifecycle, single-page applications, and JavaScript events. Your technical prowess is complemented by a robust business acumen, and effective communication skills enabling you to address current information needs and anticipate future analytical requirements. In the world of browser technologies and analytics reporting, you are a true "jack-of-all-trades," with a meticulous approach to detail.
Analytics & Engineering (60%)
- Scope, define, develop, configure, and implement custom web analytics tracking solutions that go beyond out-of-the-box data collection
- Maintain and upgrade existing web analytics tracking solutions, ensuring alignment with tracked applications
- Engage in cross-functional collaboration with other teams, often guiding them through the nuances of your custom tracking implementations
- Apply coding principles and best practices, enhancing page efficiency and overall performance
- Develop test scenarios and conduct detailed unit-testing over your specifications and code
Documentation (30%)
- Create thorough documentation for custom web analytics configurations, implementation specifications, and unit-test scenarios for diverse audiences
Learning & growth (10%)
- Contribute towards ongoing platform improvement and advocate for a privacy-forward approach in our web analytics platform
About you
You have:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience as a Front-End engineer/ Web Analyst transitioning to an engineering role
- Proficiency in front end technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (vanilla ES6)
- Experience with web analytics, tag management systems (e.g., Adobe Launch, Adobe Analytics/Google analytics, Adobe Analysis Workspace)
- Understanding of RESTful APIs, asynchronously loaded data, DOM elements, single-page applications (e.g., React), JavaScript events, cookies, and local browser storage
- Knowledge of Tag Management, Event-Driven Data Layer, and Web Analytics
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices (e.g., Git, IDEs, agile ceremonies, AWS, CI/CD pipeline
- Effective problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills
- You must be authorized to work in the United States
Additional nice-to-have’s:
- Awareness of privacy law and a privacy-first mentality in tags and tracking implementations
- Experience supporting new versions of Adobe and development work in AWS, especially first-party cookies, is beneficial
- Individuals with strong documentation skills, transitioning from an analyst background or demonstrating technical aptitude, are encouraged to apply
About Our Process
- Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled
- While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes resume and application submission, recruiter video screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks
About Our Culture
Our community matters, and we strive to practice and strengthen our culture daily. Here are some headlines:
- We are motivated to positively impact the educational and career trajectories of millions of students a year
- We value learning and growth; we offer formal and informal ways to lead through your superpowers, sharpen your strengths, and meet your development goals
- We prioritize building a diverse and inclusive team where every employee can thrive, and every voice is heard
- Our high-performing engineers work with the latest technologies, so you will be constantly learning and sharpening your skills, enabling you to be industry-forward instead of left behind technologically
About Our Benefits and Compensation
College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. As a self-sustaining non-profit, we believe in compensating employees equitably in relation to each other, their qualifications, their impact, and the relevant market.
Based on the alignment of the skills, the hiring range for a new employee in this position, if hired as an Engineer II is $110,000 - $119,000 or Engineer III is $120,000 to $131,000. College Board differentiates salaries by location so where you live will narrow the portion of this range in which you can expect a salary.
Your salary will be carefully determined based on your location, relevant experience, the external labor market, and the pay of College Board employees in similar roles. College Board strives to provide our best offer up front based on these criteria.
Your salary is only one part of all that College Board offers, including but not limited to:
- A comprehensive package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families and promote education. Our robust benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, pet insurance, tuition assistance, retirement benefits, and more
- Recognition of exceptional performance through annual bonuses, salary growth over time through market increases, and opportunities for merit raises and promotions based on increased scope of responsibility
- A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive
You can expect to have transparent conversations about benefits and compensation with our recruiters throughout your application process.
