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Vista Higher Learning·Boston, United States·onsite

Sr Backend Software Engineer

$140,000 - $150,000 Posted 2 months ago
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Ruby on RailsVue.jsJavaScript

About the role

What you'll do

  • Lead design, build, and scaling of backend systems with AI-powered capabilities integration.
  • Collaborate closely with a talented Development team to deliver innovative language education products.
  • Participate in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) including testing and performance optimization.
  • Write clean, maintainable code for web applications using Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript frameworks.
  • Ensure solutions are architected for scalability and performance in cloud environments, primarily AWS.

What you should know

  • Role offers growth in AI integration and backend architecture within education technology.
  • Requires strong communication skills to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and departments.
  • Candidates should be comfortable working in a hybrid onsite/remote environment within the Eastern US time zone.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge language learning tools impacting K-12 and higher education markets.
  • Ideal for engineers with interest in LLMs, MLOps, and cloud-based scalable systems.

About the company

  • Focused on developing culturally authentic language learning products for K-12 and higher education.
  • Values passion, innovation, lifelong learning, and creativity in its workforce.
  • Operates within the education technology (ed-tech) industry with a mission-driven approach.
  • Offers a collaborative and inclusive culture with strong emphasis on diversity and equal opportunity.
  • Mid-sized company with a hybrid work model based in Boston, emphasizing team collaboration.

Key required skills

Ruby on RailsPythonJavaScriptMySQL - databasePostgreSQL - databaseRedisElasticsearchAWSGitLinux

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