Staff Software Engineer

CodePath · LATAM, Canada, Europe, USARemote$14,167–$15,833 USD/messenior

In short

▸Ingeniero de software de alto impacto que arquitecta y construye herramientas educativas en Ruby on Rails y Django.
▸Trabaja en todo el stack: desde infraestructura hasta producto, con autonomía total en decisiones técnicas y de producto.
▸Destaca por liderar la integración de IA/ML en una plataforma educativa que ya ha impactado a 40.000 estudiantes.

Strong written and verbal communication. You can explain a technical tradeoff to a non-eng

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What they ask for

✓10+ años de experiencia en ingeniería de software
✓5+ años con Ruby on Rails
✓Experiencia con sistemas de escalabilidad y diseño de bases de datos PostgreSQL
✓Capacidad para liderar decisiones técnicas en equipos autónomos
✓Habilidades sólidas de comunicación técnica y no técnica
✓Pasión por la educación y el impacto social

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CodePath is the largest educator of college computer science students in the country. We've trained over 40,000 students from 1,000+ universities, and our partners include Amazon, Google, and other leading technology companies. We've spent nearly a decade training the next generation of technical talent, and we just launched a $150M initiative with Anthropic, building one of the most ambitious AI workforce programs in the world. We're now expanding into new markets and scaling our team so we can move at the speed AI is transforming the workforce. People joining CodePath now will have the opportunity to help architect the next frontier of our work. We believe technical skill is the fastest way to turn raw talent into real opportunity. We train the engineers the AI era runs on, building toward millions of learners, hundreds of millions in revenue, and billions in economic impact. If you want to own something and be part of a 0-to-1 journey at an organization moving at the speed of AI, this is the place to build it. About the Role Location: Remote, United States, Europe, Canada or LATAM Role-Type: Full-Time Reports To: VP of Engineering Compensation: $170,000 to $190,000 per year for US based applicants. Adjusted contingent on location for applicants based in Canada, LATAM, and Europe. CodePath’s educational programs run on our sophisticated learning platform, a set of Ruby-based applications with functionality spanning admissions, course delivery, grading, career coaching, and reporting. We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer who can lead at multiple levels at once: the architecture, the product direction, the team's capacity, and the longer arc of where we're going. You'll move fluidly across the full technical stack, from infrastructure decisions to greenfield product work. This is a high-ownership role. You'll work directly with stakeholders to understand what students and staff actually need, participate in deciding what gets built, and then lead the execution. You won't be handed a ticket queue. You'll shape the work. Qualifications 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years with Ruby on Rails Familiarity with Claude Code or similar development tools and related best practices A systems-thinking orientation: you consider scalability, maintainability, and failure modes before writing a line of code Strong PostgreSQL and database design skills, including experience with complex queries, indexing strategies, and schema evolution Reasonable working familiarity with the full web stack, from infrastructure to CSS Demonstrated ability to lead technical decisions in a small, autonomous team environment Strong written and verbal communication.

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