Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sophia Learning is an innovative education platform that helps students save time and money by offering low-cost, self-paced online courses designed to transfer for college credit. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and supporting the mission-critical applications that power the Sophia learning platform, taking ownership of technical decisions and mentoring other engineers.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deliver full-stack features across Ruby and JavaScript applications, spanning database, backend, and user interface layers
- Own technical direction by evaluating trade-offs, recommending solutions, and establishing scalable patterns and best practices
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, business analysts, QA, and engineering partners to shape requirements and deliver iterative releases
- Practice and promote Agile development methodologies, including Test‑Driven Development (TDD), automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines
- Participate in software releases, partner with QA on test plans, and assist with implementation planning
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, perform root cause analysis, and recommend long-term solutions
- Provide level 3 production support for enterprise applications after release
- Mentor and elevate other engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
- Participate in the continuous evolution of engineering standards, development workflows, and system reliability
- Explore and apply AI capabilities, showing curiosity and enthusiasm for integrating AI-powered features and AI-assisted development workflows into the platform
Skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in Ruby and JavaScript
- Experience designing and developing across all tiers of modern web applications
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and established design patterns
- Experience working with relational databases, including writing complex SQL queries, with familiarity in NoSQL technologies
- Knowledge of responsive web design principles and modern front-end frameworks
- Experience with cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, as well as cloud-native architectures
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated build and deployment processes, and version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Experience working in Agile development environments, utilizing tools such as Jira
- Exposure to, or a demonstrated interest in, emerging Agentic Engineering principles
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of web applications
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience with Ruby and JavaScript
- Minimum of 2 years of experience working with AWS or GCP infrastructure
- Experience applying Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices and building automated solutions
- Must be able to travel up to 10% of the time
- Must be able to lift 25 lbs
- Typical office setting
- Mobility within the office including movement from floor to floor
- Travel via plane, car, and metro may be required to perform this job
- Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant
- Access information using a computer
- Effectively communicate, both up and down the management chain
- Effectively cope with stressful situations
- Strong mental acuity
- Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality are essential functions of this job
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional certifications)
- Experience with AI/ML tools, APIs, or AI-assisted development workflows
- Demonstrated involvement in system architecture, technical decision-making, or long-term platform strategy
Benefits
- We offer a competitive salary.
- The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity.
Company Overview
Sophia is a social teaching and learning application that makes free, credible academic content available to anyone at any time. It was founded in 2010, and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://sophia.org.