What you'll do
- Collaborate closely with engineers in a pair/group setting before progressing to individual tasks.
- Participate in a weekly on-call rotation designed to be smooth and manageable.
- Contribute to product decisions by evaluating tradeoffs and customer needs critically.
- Own engineering projects end-to-end, ensuring customer satisfaction beyond code deployment.
- Work onsite in Seattle, embracing a collaborative, in-office culture post-COVID.
What you should know
- Role requires 5+ years experience with Ruby on Rails or equivalent web frameworks.
- Must be authorized to work in the US and willing to work onsite full-time in Seattle.
- Opportunity to impact the future of higher education through AI and software innovation.
- Expect a collaborative work environment with pair programming and shared ownership.
- Applicants should include a unique note about elephants eating peanuts in their cover letter to show attention to detail.
About the company
- Mission-driven company focused on AI-powered software for higher education with a faculty-first approach.
- Aims to unify fragmented academic workflows into a single intelligent system to improve decision-making.
- Small to mid-sized, product-focused team based in Seattle with a strong emphasis on collaboration.
- Values critical thinking and discretion in engineering roles to balance product and customer needs.
- Committed to a post-pandemic return to office culture fostering teamwork and innovation.
Key required skills
Ruby on RailsWeb frameworksPostgreSQL - databaseMySQL - databaseOn-call support