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CodePath is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to provide high-leverage technical leadership for its remote learning-platform engineering team. The role spans architecture, greenfield product delivery, infrastructure, data modeling, APIs, performance, quality, and mentoring across Ruby on Rails, Sinatra/Padrino, and Django applications. The engineer will help scale education technology for substantially more learners while integrating AI/ML capabilities into adaptive learning experiences. This is a senior, high-ownership individual-contributor role reporting to the VP of Engineering and collaborating directly with nontechnical stakeholders.
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I would explain the business and technical constraints, compare viable approaches against scalability, operability, delivery speed, and maintenance cost, then describe how I aligned stakeholders. I would include measurable outcomes such as improved reliability, lower latency, simpler operations, or faster feature delivery.
I would begin by mapping domain boundaries, dependencies, traffic patterns, and operational risks. I would use an incremental strangler-style migration, establish contract and integration tests, introduce observability and feature flags, migrate bounded workflows one at a time, and maintain a tested rollback plan.
I use query analysis with EXPLAIN plans, targeted indexes based on observed access patterns, appropriate constraints, and careful transaction boundaries. For schema changes, I prefer backward-compatible, phased migrations, avoid long-running locks, backfill safely, and monitor database performance before and after release.
I prioritize tests around business-critical workflows, boundary conditions, failure modes, authorization, data integrity, and prior production incidents. I use a balanced test pyramid with focused unit tests, integration tests for service and database behavior, and end-to-end tests for core user journeys.
I would frame the decision in terms of user impact, delivery timelines, risk, and cost rather than implementation details alone. For example, I would explain that targeted improvements can deliver the needed learner capability sooner while we reduce rewrite risk through an incremental modernization plan.
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.
The ideal candidate for this role is a web engineer inspired by potential projects like these:
Building brand-new functionality in Rails and beyond to create sophisticated and powerful new tools for our users and extend our reach to new kinds of learners we’ve never been able to serve before
Reimagining core platform components as we migrate them from Sinatra to Rails
Integrating AI/ML technology into our platform to support mastery-driven, adaptive learning
Scaling a system that has helped tens of thousands of students to help hundreds of thousands more
Key Activities
Architect and build web applications across Ruby on Rails, Sinatra/Padrino, and Django that directly support our mission
Make consequential technical decisions on infrastructure, data modeling, API design, and emerging technologies with full ownership of the tradeoffs
Set the code quality bar through reviews, architectural guidance, and constructive feedback
Write automated tests that reflect real edge cases, not just coverage targets
Identify performance bottlenecks and systemic issues before they become outages
Mentor other engineers and raise the technical ceiling of the team
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. You can explain a technical tradeoff to a non-engineer without losing what actually matters
Passion for education and desire to make a positive impact
Nice to haves
Familiarity with higher education or edtech
Direct experience working with LLMs and generative AI in production
Familiarity with Docker, Ansible, and/or Terraform
Experience deploying on GCP
Full-Time Employee Benefits:
This is a 100% remote position! CodePath prioritizes employee well-being with a competitive benefits package to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance.
Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, and vision insurance (90% employer-covered for employees and dependents), employer-funded healthcare reimbursement, FSAs, and Employee Assistance Program
Financial Security: 401(k), employer-paid life & disability insurance, and identity theft protection
Work-Life Balance: Generous PTO, paid holidays, 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave, and an annual year-end company closure (Dec 24 – Jan 2)
Professional Growth: $1,000 annual professional development stipend and home office setup support
Student Loan Forgiveness: CodePath is a qualifying employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), helping employees manage student loan debt
Additional Perks: Pet wellness plans, legal services, home/auto insurance discounts, and exclusive marketplace savings
Pay range
$170,000—$190,000 USD
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