Sr. Software Developer/Engineer (Back End)

Vista Higher Learning • Boston, MA, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1m ago

WHO ARE YOU? A Senior Software Developer/Engineer with full lifecycle experience looking to play a key role in a growing education-focused 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? As our new Senior Software Developer/Engineer, you will join our talented Development team in building Vista Higher Learning’s unique and industry-leading online language education products.

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 - from project planning and design to implementation and release.
Collaborate with team members to deliver development projects on time and with efficiency.

WHY IS THIS EXCITING? VHL is a growth organization and this role will play a key role on our Engineering team.

You Must Have (minimum Required Skills & Experience)

High School Diploma/GED + required work experience.
7+ years of Software Engineering experience developing large-scale systems.
Experience building and deploying high-capacity applications in cloud environments (AWS or GCP).
Experience using source code management systems (i.e. Git/Github, or similar).
Experience with Ruby/Rails.

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 and command line *nix environments.
Experience in ed-tech, education, language-learning or similar industries.
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

Boston/Remote Hybrid: Ideal candidate will be located within close proximity to our Boston office location and be willing to work a Hybrid schedule. Fully remote candidates may be considered. Relocation assistance is not available. Position requires current residence within the United States of America.

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