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Teachstone · 11 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer

Teachstone is a company dedicated to transforming education, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Platform Team. This role focuses on designing, building, and maintaining backend systems that support various product teams, emphasizing system design, data integrity, and performance.

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Nicky Bowman
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Responsibilities

Design and implement backend services and APIs that support multiple product teams
Own complex systems end to end, including data models, business logic, and integrations
Build and evolve identity and access management capabilities, including authentication, authorization, roles, and permissions
Improve reliability, performance, and observability of existing services
Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural direction
Raise the bar on code quality through reviews, refactoring, and technical standards
Diagnose and resolve production issues, including participating in root cause analysis
Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to scope work and manage technical tradeoffs
Mentor other engineers through pairing, feedback, and technical guidance

Qualification

Ruby on RailsSystem designData modelingAPI designCloud infrastructure (AWS)CI/CD pipelinesBackend systemsTechnical decision-makingMentoringCollaboration

Required

6+ years of professional software engineering experience, primarily backend-focused
Strong fundamentals in system design, data modeling, and API design
Experience building and operating production backend systems at scale
Comfort working in a mature codebase with real-world constraints
Ability to make pragmatic technical decisions and explain tradeoffs clearly
Experience collaborating across teams and disciplines
Strong ownership mindset. You care about the long-term health of the systems you touch

Preferred

Prior experience with Ruby on Rails
Experience working on platform or infrastructure-adjacent teams
Experience improving legacy systems incrementally
History of mentoring or leading technical initiatives without people management responsibility

Company

Teachstone

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Teachstone® was founded in 2008 to deliver the Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS®) nationwide and around the globe.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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Bob Pianta
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Bridget Hamre
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