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About the Role
Location: Remote, United States
Duration: FTE
Reports To: Director of Product Engineering
Compensation: $150,000 to $175,000 per year
CodePath’s national programs are powered by a custom platform software suite that includes 6-10 different tools ranging from the multi-step admissions/application process to a custom learning management system, and all the way to our custom gradebook, reporting, and student support systems. To see what we have built, click here.
CodePath is seeking a Staff Software Engineer who will design, develop, and maintain web-based applications that are the centerpiece of our mission to enhance and revolutionize the educational experience for emerging engineers.
The ideal candidate should thrive in ambiguity, relish autonomy, and be excited about leveraging and building the technology that is at the center of CodePath's ambitious vision to transform college computer science education, empower the tech leaders of tomorrow and generate over $1.5T in wealth for low-income communities within the next 20 years.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will join a small team of engineers who collaborate directly with stakeholders to comprehend the needs of our students and staff, actively participate in the decision-making process about which features and functionalities to tackle and then independently execute. One could easily say you’d be a Product Engineer who will make high-impact decisions on how we solve our problems.
The ideal candidate for this role is a Web Engineer inspired by potential projects like these:
Using Rails 7.1 and things like turbo / hotwire / stimulus in greenfield projects that will help us reduce cost per student and enable us to concurrently reach a greater number of students than we ever have before
An AI companion that will guide students through their CodePath experience (Rails <> LLMs)
We partner closely with AI leaders from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and other specialists on the cutting edge of generative AI R&D. You’ll have the opportunity to work hands-on with the most advanced AI systems in the world
Design, develop, and maintain web-based applications using Ruby on Rails and Sinatra/Padrino
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other developers to define requirements, implement new features, and fix bugs
Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code
Participate in code reviews and maintain code quality standards
Write automated tests and ensure that applications are tested thoroughly before deployment
Keep up-to-date with the latest technologies, frameworks, and best practices in software development
Identify and address performance bottlenecks and other technical issues
Debug and troubleshoot issues as they arise
Provide technical guidance and support to other members of the team
Passion for great web products
Strong experience with Ruby on Rails
Bootstrap or similar CSS/JS framework for simple lightweight design
Bootstrap Grid and Responsive Layout System for responsive design
Experience with PostgreSQL and database design
Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
Passion for education and desire to make a positive impact in the world
Nice to haves:
Experience using Slim or HAML for clean view templating
Sinatra and Padrino Experience
Experience working with LLMs and Generative AI
Full Time
$139k-167k (estimate)
03/09/2024
05/08/2024
thecodepath.com
San Francisco, CA
<25
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