• The Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Course Developer is responsible for designing and developing high-quality academic course content for Kentucky State University's accelerated online academic programs. • Working collaboratively with instructional designers and academic leadership, the SME creates engaging, academically rigorous, and accessible online learning experiences that align with university standards, program learning outcomes, accreditation expectations, and applicable federal and state requirements. • This position is project-based and does not include instructional responsibilities unless separately appointed. • Develop complete online courses aligned with approved program and course learning outcomes, including syllabi, measurable learning objectives, instructional materials, lectures, readings, learning activities, discussion prompts, and assessments. • Design authentic assessments, including papers, projects, examinations, presentations, and grading rubrics, that effectively measure student learning and competency attainment. • Collaborate with instructional designers to prepare course materials for asynchronous online delivery through the University's learning management system while incorporating accessibility standards and effective online instructional practices. • Ensure course content reflects current scholarship, professional standards, and industry best practices. • Complete curriculum mapping and other documentation necessary to support institutional assessment and accreditation requirements. • Incorporate practical applications, case studies, and learning activities appropriate for adult learners. • Participate in course review and revision processes by incorporating feedback from academic leadership, instructional designers, and peer reviewers. • Ensure all instructional materials comply with copyright, fair use, accessibility, licensing, and intellectual property requirements. • Submit completed course materials according to established development schedules and project milestones. • Maintain confidentiality of University information and course development materials. • Perform other duties as assigned.

Role Description We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team at Pinecrest Technologies. In this role, you will: - Lead backend development of distributed data pipelines serving enterprise SaaS customers. - Design and implement RESTful APIs handling millions of daily requests. - Mentor junior engineers. - Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver high-quality features. The ideal candidate has strong experience with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and modern software development practices. You will have the opportunity to: - Work on challenging problems at scale. - Influence technical direction. - Grow your career in a supportive environment that values innovation and continuous learning. Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 5+ years of professional software engineering experience. - Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Python, Go, or C++. - Experience building distributed systems and RESTful APIs. - Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). - Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design. - Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. - Experience mentoring junior developers is a plus. - Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks. Benefits - Competitive salary and equity package. - Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance. - Flexible work hours and remote work options. - Generous PTO and parental leave. - Professional development budget for conferences, courses, and certifications. - Modern office in downtown Toronto with snacks and team events. - Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and make an impact on products used by thousands of enterprise customers. - Supportive culture focused on work-life balance and career growth.

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment. The blocks that form our foundational teams - People, Finance, Counsel, Hardware, Information Security, Platform Infrastructure Engineering, and more - provide support and guidance at the corporate level. They work across business groups and around the globe, spanning time zones and disciplines to develop inclusive People policies, forecast finances, give legal counsel, safeguard systems, nurture new initiatives, and more. Every challenge creates possibilities, and we need different perspectives to see them all. Bring yours to Block. The Role Block's Business Platform (Bizplat) organization powers operational automation across the company, focused on Risk & Compliance, Customer Support, GTM and Sales, Finance, and Hardware Supply Chain. Over the past year, our teams have delivered measurable business outcomes across every major operational domain. Now, as we scale from isolated automation initiatives to a company-wide automation platform and operating model, we face a critical architectural challenge: too many services and too much fragmentation. We are looking for a Tech Lead who will serve as the overall systems architect for Bizplat - someone who can see across our sprawling service landscape, identify redundancy and fragmentation, and drive consolidation onto well-architected central systems. You will be the technical decision-maker responsible for turning down the overwhelming number of services we've accumulated and replacing them with unified, scalable, and governable platform capabilities. This is a role for a strong technical leader who pairs deep systems design expertise with the judgment to make hard tradeoffs across automation domains. You Will - Own the architectural vision for Bizplat's platform systems, defining the target state for a consolidated, well-architected service landscape that supports automation across Risk & Compliance, Customer Support, GTM/Sales, Finance, and Hardware Supply Chain - Drive service consolidation by identifying redundant, overlapping, or underutilized services and leading the technical strategy to turn them down, migrate workloads, and converge onto shared systems - Design and build core platform capabilities - including case management, workflow orchestration, AI/ML pipelines, event streaming, and integration frameworks - that are reusable across domains and teams - Lead technical planning and execution for high-priority cross-cutting initiatives such as contact center stack convergence, and automation platform maturity - Set and enforce engineering standards for system design, API contracts, observability, data governance, and operational reliability across Bizplat's engineering teams - Partner with Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) teams to ensure domain-specific solutions feed back into the platform as reusable capabilities rather than becoming one-off services - Make hard architectural tradeoffs between speed of delivery, technical debt reduction, reliability, and long-term platform direction - and communicate those tradeoffs clearly to leadership - Mentor and elevate engineers across the organization through design reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing that raises the overall quality bar - Collaborate with stakeholders across Risk Ops, Customer Ops, Sales Ops, Finance, and Hardware to translate operational needs into scalable technical solutions - Use AI as a force multiplier in your engineering workflow and in the systems you design leveraging LLMs, agentic architectures, and automation to accelerate delivery You Have - 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years in a technical leadership or architect role owning systems at scale - Deep experience consolidating and simplifying complex service architectures - you've successfully reduced service sprawl, migrated workloads across systems, and decommissioned legacy services in production environments - Strong systems design and architecture skills, with demonstrable experience building platforms used by multiple teams and business domains - Experience building or operating automation, workflow orchestration, or case management systems (e.g., Temporal, Airflow, custom workflow engines, or similar) - Track record of driving technical strategy across organizational boundaries - you've aligned multiple teams to a shared platform vision and executed on multi-quarter roadmaps - Fluency in designing for scalability, reliability, and governance - you understand the operational realities of running systems that process high-volume decisions in regulated environments - Experience with one or more of: AI/ML pipeline integration, event-driven architectures, contact center platforms, or business process automation - Strong software engineering fundamentals with the ability to write production-quality code, conduct meaningful design reviews, and make sound build-vs-buy decisions - Excellent communication and collaboration skills - you can explain complex architectural decisions to both engineering teams and non-technical business stakeholders - Comfort navigating ambiguity across multiple domains, making pragmatic decisions with incomplete information, and adjusting course as requirements evolve Preferred - Experience working with Forward Deployed Engineering or embedded platform team models where platform and domain concerns intersect - Background in financial services, risk/compliance, or payment systems where regulatory requirements shape architecture decisions - Familiarity with AI-powered decision systems, LLM-based automation, or agentic workflows in production - Experience with specific technologies in our stack: Kubernetes, Kafka, Temporal, GraphQL, Go, Java, or Ruby - Track record of reducing operational costs through platform consolidation (e.g., reducing manual hours, converging vendor tooling, eliminating duplicate data pipelines) We're working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, and always assess candidates on an individualized basis. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, let your recruiter know. Want to learn more about what we're doing to build an inclusive workplace? Check out our Inclusion & Diversity page . Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. Canada locations are categorized into one of two zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate's starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. Zone A: $222,900 - $334,300 CAD Zone B: $222,900 - $334,300 CAD Application Guidelines Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed. Use of AI in Our Hiring Process We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws. Contact us here with hiring practice or data usage questions. Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering. Check out our other benefits at Block. Block, Inc. 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Role Description At GK – a global leader in retail technology and part of the Fujitsu Group, specializing in checkout, store operations, and customer experience – you’re not here to maintain the status quo — you’re here to disrupt, innovate, and elevate. As a Senior Mobile Developer, you’ll shape the core components that power a growing ecosystem of partner and customer applications, not just a single app. - Design and develop SDK components and modules for iOS and Android that partners and customers use as building blocks for their own apps. - Define and evolve clean, well-documented public APIs for our SDK, balancing flexibility for partners with simplicity and consistency. - Contribute to and help shape our entire frontend stack, including cross-platform and web technologies. - Work with the native iOS SDK / Android SDK and programming in Swift/Kotlin (Objective-C/Java legacy knowledge a plus). - Continuously evaluate new technologies, prototype them, and assess their fit for our SDK architecture. - Ensure quality and stability through automated tests, code reviews, and strong engineering practices, treating the SDK as a product partners depend on. - Proactively identify gaps, edge cases, and improvement opportunities rather than waiting to be told what to build. - Collaborate closely in an agile, cross-functional team, taking ownership of technical decisions and contributing ideas beyond your immediate task. Qualifications - Completed studies in computer science or equivalent qualification, with several years of hands-on experience in Swift and/or Kotlin (Objective-C/Java experience welcome). - Proven experience building or maintaining an SDK, library, or platform consumed by external developers or partner teams. - You understand API design, versioning, backward compatibility, and developer experience. - Strong know-how in client-server communication, databases, and web services. - Very good knowledge of iOS/Android standard frameworks, APIs, and common design patterns. - A quality-first mindset: comfortable writing automated tests, reviewing code critically, and pushing back on shortcuts that hurt long-term maintainability. - Demonstrated ability to work iteratively and proactively. - Conversational English; German skills advantageous. - Enjoy working in motivated, international, cross-functional teams and mentoring or collaborating closely with partner developers. Benefits - Mission-driven: We simplify interactions in retail – for businesses and customers alike. - Empowered by flexibility: Remote-first, flexible hours – work where and how you thrive. - Security with vision: Permanent contract in a future-focused, stable environment. - Culture that connects: Open, collaborative, and people-first – with great coffee if you drop by. - Backed by strength: With 35+ years of retail tech expertise and as part of Fujitsu, a global IT leader. - Tech that scales: AI-powered solutions built to grow with the world’s leading retailers. - Think global: 570,000+ installations in 65+ countries. Real impact, worldwide.