Senior Back End Engineer - Remote

Overview

The Senior Back End Engineer will design and build scalable infrastructure for modern education payments, collaborating closely with product, operations, and leadership teams to deliver high-impact systems.

In Short

• Build and maintain high-performance backend systems and APIs.
• Make key architectural decisions to ensure scalability and security.
• Lead infrastructure initiatives including CI/CD, cloud services, and monitoring.
• Champion a strong testing culture and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product and operations teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team-wide technical growth.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong backend development experience with Node.js and/or Ruby on Rails.
• Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), Postgres, and CI/CD.
• Experience building REST APIs; GraphQL/WebSocket is a plus.
• Proven experience in system design, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of security best practices in software development.
• Excellent communication skills; experience working in remote or hybrid teams.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work in a fast-growing company.
• Be part of a mission-driven team focused on improving access to education.
• Flexible working environment.
• Competitive compensation.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.