Sr Full stack Software Engineer

Senior Software EngineerYou bring strong backend and full stack technical expertise to your work as a Senior Software Engineer. You thrive in a collaborative, fast-moving development environment, and are motivated to ensure your work has a positive impact. We are passionate, innovative, lifelong learners, and creative thinkers working to develop culturally authentic language learning products for K-12 schools and universities.As a Senior Software Engineer here, you will join a Development team that is focused, professional and consistently driving innovation that shapes our industry-leading digital language education products.Languages/Frameworks: Ruby/Rails, JS, VuePersistence: MySQL, Postgres, Redis, ElasticSearchHosting: AWSIn this role you will:Participate in all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)Perform tests to optimize performanceWrite clean code to develop functioning web applicationsWork effectively and collaborate with different team members to deliver on-time and efficient projectsYou must have (minimum required skills & experience):Bachelor's Degree7+ years of Senior level Software Engineering experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails or Python + JavaScriptDemonstrated software architectural design experience, including data persistence and API designStrong understanding of networking and web browser protocolsAdvanced working knowledge of *nix systems, and comfort working at terminal command line.Advanced SQL and DB schema design knowledgeAdvanced working knowledge of git & GitHubExperience collaborating with other departments/teamsStrong communication, listening and interpersonal skills to be able to actively listen to needs and respond to audience appropriatelyIdeal if you have or are (preferred skills & experience):Experience with Sagemaker, AWS Poly, Azure Speech ServiceExperience with SQL, Postgres, Redis, ElasticsearchExperience building and deploying high-capacity applications in cloud environments, especially AWSA strong understanding of how to architect solutions for scalability and performanceExperience working with LLMs and AI tooling for developersExperience with Ruby highly preferredExperience in ed-tech, education, language-learning or a similar industryFamiliarity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and best practices for meeting 2.1 AA complianceLocation: Boston - Hybrid or Remote - Eastern US Time ZonePosition requires current residence within the United States of America and within the eastern time zone. Ideal candidates will be located within close proximity to our Boston office location and be willing to work a Tuesday and Thursday (2-day minimum) Hybrid schedule. Relocation assistance is not available.Salary: $140k-$150k annual base salary rangeThis position is salaried and is eligible for an annual incentive based on employee and organizational performance.