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Sr Backend Software Engineer

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Oct 2025

💰 $140,000/yr($130,000/yr – $140,000/yr)

About the role

WHO ARE YOU? You are a talented, adaptable and technically sound Backend Software Engineer that is looking to bring your technical skill set and expertise to a growing 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? In the role of Senior Backend Software Engineer, you will join our talented and growing Development team that is an essential part of building Vista Higher Learning’s unique and industry leading online language education products sold in the K-12 and Higher Education markets. 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 (SDLC)
Perform tests to optimize performance
Write clean code to develop functioning web applications
Work effectively and collaborate with different team members to deliver on-time and efficient projects

YOU MUST HAVE (MINIMUM REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE)

Bachelor’s Degree
7+ year’s Backend Software Engineering experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails or Python + JavaScript
Demonstrated software architectural design experience, including data persistence and API design
Strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), LLM APIs and AI tooling
Strong understanding of networking and web browser protocols
Advanced working knowledge of *nix systems, and comfort working at terminal command line.
Advanced SQL and DB schema design knowledge
Advanced working knowledge of git & GitHub
Experience collaborating with other departments/teams
Strong communication, listening and interpersonal skills to be able to actively listen to needs and respond to audience appropriately

IDEAL IF YOU HAVE or ARE (PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE)

Fullstack development experience
Knowledge around LLM evaluation and MLOps practices
Experience with Sagemaker, AWS Poly, Azure Speech Service
Experience with SQL, Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch
Experience building and deploying high-capacity applications in cloud environments, especially AWS
A strong understanding of how to architect solutions for scalability and performance
Experience with Ruby highly preferred
Experience in ed-tech, education, language-learning or a similar industry
Familiarity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and best practices for meeting 2.1 AA compliance

LOCATION: Remote/Boston-Hybrid Position requires current residence within the United States of America. Ideal candidates will be located within close proximity to our Boston office location and be willing to work a Tuesday/Thursday (2-day minimum) Hybrid schedule. Relocation assistance is not available. SALARY: $130k-$140k annual base salary rangeThis position is salaried and is eligible for an annual incentive based on employee and organizational performance.