Qureos Mentor

Vista Higher Learning

<div><div><b>WHO ARE YOU? </b>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.</div><div><b>
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WHO ARE WE?</b> We are passionate, innovative, lifelong learners, and creative thinkers working to develop culturally authentic language learning products for K-12 schools and universities.</div><div><b>
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WHAT IS THIS ROLE ABOUT? </b>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&rsquo;s unique and industry leading online language education products sold in the K-12 and Higher Education markets.</div><div>
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OUR TECHNOLOGY STACK</b></div><ul><li>
Languages/Frameworks: Ruby/Rails, JS, Vue</li><li>
Persistence: MySQL, Postgres, Redis, ElasticSearch</li><li>
Hosting: AWS</li></ul><div><b>
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IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL:</b></div><ul><li>
Participate in all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)</li><li>
Perform tests to optimize performance</li><li>
Write clean code to develop functioning web applications</li><li>
Work effectively and collaborate with different team members to deliver on-time and efficient projects</li></ul><div><b>
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YOU MUST HAVE (MINIMUM REQUIRED SKILLS &amp; EXPERIENCE)</b></div><ul><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree</li><li>
7+ year&rsquo;s Backend Software Engineering experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails or Python + JavaScript</li><li>
Demonstrated software architectural design experience, including data persistence and API design</li><li>
Strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), LLM APIs and AI tooling</li><li>
Strong understanding of networking and web browser protocols</li><li>
Advanced working knowledge of *nix systems, and comfort working at terminal command line.</li><li>
Advanced SQL and DB schema design knowledge</li><li>
Advanced working knowledge of git &amp; GitHub</li><li>
Experience collaborating with other departments/teams</li><li>
Strong communication, listening and interpersonal skills to be able to actively listen to needs and respond to audience appropriately</li></ul><div>
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 <b>IDEAL IF YOU HAVE or ARE (PREFERRED SKILLS &amp; EXPERIENCE)</b></div><ul><li>
Fullstack development experience</li><li>
Knowledge around LLM evaluation and MLOps practices</li><li>
Experience with Sagemaker, AWS Poly, Azure Speech Service</li><li>
Experience with SQL, Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch</li><li>
Experience building and deploying high-capacity applications in cloud environments, especially AWS</li><li>
A strong understanding of how to architect solutions for scalability and performance</li><li>
Experience with Ruby highly preferred</li><li>
Experience in ed-tech, education, language-learning or a similar industry</li><li>
Familiarity with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and best practices for meeting 2.1 AA compliance</li></ul><div><b>
LOCATION:</b> <b>Remote/Boston-Hybrid</b></div><div>
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.</div><div>
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SALARY:</b> $130k-$140k annual base salary range</div><div>
This position is salaried and is eligible for an annual incentive based on employee and organizational performance.</div></div>

Sr Backend Software Engineer

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Sr Backend Software Engineer