Remote Software Engineer Jobs in Toronto, ON (NOW HIRING)

Impact the Moment

At McGraw Hill we create best-in-class, next-generation learning platforms that are used by millions of students and educators worldwide every day. We design intuitive and effective tools and experiences that maximize teachers’ time and students’ learning. And we do all of this in a supportive and collaborative environment where we work alongside brilliant colleagues, touch lives around the world, see the difference our hard work makes, and continue our paths of lifelong learning

Your Impact on Team

The Senior Software Engineer will play a key role in advancing the Content Acceleration team’s internal authoring platforms by delivering scalable, high-quality software that improves how educational content is created, managed, and delivered. This role combines strong technical expertise with collaborative problem solving to design and implement modern web applications, services, and platform capabilities that support efficient content development workflows. The position requires a hands-on engineer who works closely with product and engineering teams to translate business requirements into reliable solutions while contributing across the full software development lifecycle. In addition to technical delivery, the role will mentor other engineers, promote engineering best practices, and help strengthen the team’s overall technical execution and collaboration.

This is a remote position open to applicants authorized to work for any employer within Canada

What You’ll Do:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable services and web applications that support internal authoring platforms for educational content creation.
• Collaborate with product managers, content teams, and engineers to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Build reusable components and services that enable efficient content creation and publishing workflows.
• Mentor and support other engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Promote engineering best practices including code quality, testing, documentation, and maintainable system design.

What can you bring to the role?

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience preferred. 
• Expertise in both front-end and back-end modern web development.                
• Ability to balance long-term goals with short-term iterative delivery, focusing on incremental customer value.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, production deployment, and building fault-tolerant systems.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a hands-on approach to problem-solving.

Preferred:  

• Experience with our tech stack: Go, Java, TypeScript, Angular, AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools like CircleCI.
• Background in education technology or mission-driven industries.
• Familiarity with accessible design principles and practices
• Expertise in utilizing AI in an engineering environment to augment work.

Why McGraw Hill?

The work you do at McGraw Hill will be work that matters. We are collectively designing content that will build the future of education. Play your part and experience a sense of fulfilment that will inspire you to even greater heights.

The pay range for this position is between $136,000 - $159,000 annually. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location. An annual bonus plan may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical and/or other benefits, depending on the position offered.  Click here to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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