WHO ARE YOU? You are a talented, adaptable and technically sound Backend Software Developer that is looking to bring your technical skill set and expertise to a growing organization.
WHO ARE WE? We are passionate, innovative, lifelong learners, and creative thinkers working to develop culturally authentic language learning products for K-12 schools and universities.
WHAT IS THIS ROLE ABOUT? In the role of Senior Backend Software Engineer/Developer, you will join our talented and growing Development team that is an essential part of building Vista Higher Learning’s unique and industry leading online language education products sold in the K-12 and Higher Education markets.
OUR TECHNOLOGY STACK
- Languages/Frameworks: Ruby/Rails, JS, Vue
- Persistence: MySQL, Postgres, Redis, ElasticSearch
- Hosting: AWS
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:
- Participate in all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Perform tests to optimize performance
- Write clean code to develop functioning web applications
- Work effectively and collaborate with different team members to deliver on-time and efficient projects
YOU MUST HAVE(MINIMUM REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE)
- High School Diploma/GED + required work experience
- 7+ year’s Software Engineering experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Java or Python
- Demonstrated software architectural design experience, including data persistence and API design
- Strong understanding of networking and web browser protocols
- Advanced working knowledge of *nix systems, and comfort working at terminal command line.
- Advanced SQL and DB schema design knowledge
- Experience building and deploying high-capacity applications in cloud environments (AWS or GCP)
- Advanced working knowledge of Git & GitHub
- Strong communication, listening and interpersonal skills to be able to actively listen to needs and respond to audience appropriately
IDEAL IF YOU HAVE or ARE(PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE)
- A strong understanding of how to architect solutions for scalability and performance
- Experience with SQL, Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch
- Experience with Ruby highly preferred
- Experience in ed-tech, education, language-learning or a similar industry
- Mentor level knowledge of modern JavaScript, CSS, HTML
- Familiarity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and best practices for meeting 2.1 AA compliance
LOCATION: Remote/Boston-Hybrid
Position requires current residence within the United States of America. Ideal candidates will be located within close proximity to our Boston office location and be willing to work a 2-day in-office/3-day remote schedule. Relocation assistance is not available.