Sr. Full-Stack Engineer

The Role

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer at Apptegy, you’ll play a key role in shaping the architecture, performance, and scalability of our platform that supports thousands of school districts nationwide. You will own the delivery of reliable and high-performing software, working across the full stack with Vue.js (frontend) and Ruby on Rails (backend) to create intuitive and seamless user experiences.

You will collaborate closely with product and design teams to turn complex challenges into elegant, functional solutions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of their work, and enjoys building products that have a real-world impact on educators, students, and communities.

What You'll Do

Technical Execution & Strategy

• System Architecture & Development: Take responsibility for designing system architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. Design, develop, and maintain complex full-stack applications.
• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with product managers and business leaders to align technical efforts with business goals, making significant contributions to strategic planning.
• Process Optimization: Optimize development processes by decomposing large, complex tasks into manageable units of work, ensuring efficient execution.
• Problem Solving: Proactively anticipate potential technical challenges before they arise and approach challenges with a solutions-focused mindset.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentorship: Actively mentor junior engineers, sharing knowledge and ensuring best practices are followed throughout the development cycle.
• Code Quality: Lead code reviews with a focus on high-quality, maintainable code that aligns with project standards, limiting defect rates.
• Collaboration: Work effectively within teams, valuing diverse perspectives and improving cross-team collaboration to manage timelines and resources effectively.
• Communication: Proactively share ideas, progress, and questions with stakeholders to ensure alignment, while clearly explaining complex technical decisions and their implications.

What You'll Bring

Experience & Technical Skills

• Experience: 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on full-stack development.
• Software Development Expertise: Deep expertise in software development and a strong full-stack proficiency in front-end technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) and back-end frameworks (Ruby on Rails).
• System Design: Experience designing and building scalable, high-performance systems.
• Process: Mastery with Scrum processes and a track record of effectively prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines and project goals.

Behavioral Competencies

• Ownership: Demonstrates accountability by taking full responsibility for assigned tasks, seeing them through to completion, and proactively addressing obstacles.
• Adaptability & Curiosity: Adjusts smoothly to new tools and evolving requirements, while actively seeking to learn new skills and technologies relevant to the role.
• Problem Solving: Approaches challenges with a solutions-focused mindset and possesses Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud).
• Experience with database technologies (e.g., PostgresSQL, Redis).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Next.js.
• Experience in the education technology sector.