Location: Highland Park, Illinois (On Site Only)

This is a full-time, in-office position at the Scholarships.com headquarters:

Scholarships.com
513 Central Avenue, Suite 300
Highland Park, Illinois 60035

Scholarships.com is seeking forward-thinking, creative, and passionate .NET Web Developers who want to use their technical talents to help students find funding for their college education.

As a .NET Web Developer, you will play a hands-on role in the design and development of future versions of Scholarships.com, as well as internal marketing and business support systems. From abstract ideation to polished implementation, you will have the opportunity to work with modern tools and evolving frameworks.

Our ideal candidate is well-rounded, with a strong core skill set and the ability to grow into new technologies, methodologies, and toolsets. With the continued shift toward mobile computing, candidates should have experience building mobile-friendly user interfaces and staying current with industry trends.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the technology team to design and develop responsive, user-friendly web applications.
• Optimize and test features across major browsers on both desktop and mobile devices.
• Maintain and enhance internal systems, including email campaign deployment, invoicing, and reporting tools.
• Participate in code reviews and test-driven development practices.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve production system issues.
• Write ad hoc SQL queries to support reporting and business analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years of development experience, including web and mobile platform development.
• Working knowledge of ASP.NET, MVC, SQL, C#, HTML, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, and mobile UI development.
• Understanding of the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and support.
• Ability to gather and interpret requirements for new and enhanced features.
• Experience working directly with leadership to design and implement solutions.
• Experience identifying and optimizing inefficient processes and system bottlenecks.
• Experience building responsive websites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks or front-end libraries.
• Familiarity with cloud-based infrastructure or deployment environments.
• Experience working in collaborative, agile development environments.

What You Can Expect from Us

• Competitive salary and benefits aligned with experience.
• Blue Cross / Blue Shield PPO health insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• 15 days Paid Time Off plus 7 paid holidays.
• Casual, collaborative office environment.
• Fully stocked break room with snacks, coffee, and beverages.
• Easy commute, short walk from the Highland Park Metra station.
• Direct exposure to leadership and product/engineering teams, with room to grow into more senior roles.

How to Apply

Please submit the following:

• Resume
• Cover letter describing your interest in Scholarships.com and this role

All applications will be treated confidentially. We appreciate all interest; however, we will contact only those candidates selected for further consideration.

Please send applications to: careers@scholarships.com