CodePath is a national non-profit that is reprogramming higher education to create the most diverse generation of software engineers, CTOs, and founders. We deliver industry-vetted courses and career support centered on the needs of Black, Latino/a, Indigenous, and low-income students. Our students train with senior engineers, intern at top companies, and rise together to become the tech leaders of tomorrow. As of 2023, we've served 10,000 students a year nationwide, and we plan to scale up to ~100,000 students a year by 2028.

Founded in 2017, CodePath has taught over 26,000 students and delivered courses across over 110 universities. We are supported by some of the largest and most well-respected organizations, including Amazon, Andreessen Horowitz, Blue Meridian Partners, Comcast, Google, JP Morgan Chase, Knight Foundation, Meta, New Profit, and Salesforce, among others. In 2024, CodePath was recognized as one of the Most Innovative Companies in Education by Fast Company.

** We will never ask for bank information or for you to download any programs as part of our job application process and initial communications to applicants will be sent directly from our HR department.

About the Role

Location: Remote, United States

Duration: FTE

Reports To: VP of Product Engineering

Compensation: $160,000 to $180,000 per year

CodePath’s national programs are powered by a custom platform software suite that includes 6-10 different tools ranging from the multi-step admissions/application process to a custom learning management system, and all the way to our custom gradebook, reporting, and student support systems. To see what we have built, click here.

CodePath is seeking a Staff Software Engineer who will design, develop, and maintain web-based applications that are the centerpiece of our mission to enhance and revolutionize the educational experience for emerging engineers.

The ideal candidate should thrive in ambiguity, relish autonomy, and be excited about leveraging and building the technology that is at the center of CodePath's ambitious vision to transform college computer science education, empower the tech leaders of tomorrow and generate over $1.5T in wealth for low-income communities within the next 20 years.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will join a small team of engineers who collaborate directly with stakeholders to comprehend the needs of our students and staff, actively participate in the decision-making process about which features and functionalities to tackle and then independently execute. On CodePath’s Product Engineering team, you’ll make high-impact decisions about how we solve our problems.

The ideal candidate for this role is a Web Engineer inspired by potential projects like these:

Using Ruby on Rails in greenfield projects that will help us reduce cost per student and enable us to concurrently reach a greater number of students than we ever have before
Building a Django-based AI companion that will guide students through their CodePath experience
Refining our Markdown-based course materials system to support mastery-driven learning
Scaling a system that has helped tens of thousands of students to help hundreds of thousands more
We partner closely with AI leaders from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and other specialists on the cutting edge of generative AI R&D. You’ll have the opportunity to work hands-on with the most advanced AI systems in the world

Key Activities

Design, develop, and maintain web-based applications using Ruby on Rails, Sinatra/Padrino, and Django
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and other developers to define requirements, implement new features, and fix bugs
Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code
Participate in code reviews and maintain code quality standards
Write automated tests and ensure that applications are tested thoroughly before deployment
Keep up-to-date with the latest technologies, frameworks, and best practices in software development
Identify and address performance bottlenecks and other technical issues
Debug and troubleshoot issues as they arise
Provide technical guidance and support to other members of the team

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in the software engineering field (5 years of experience minimum of using Ruby on Rails)
Passion for great web products
Strong experience with one or more of our frameworks: Rails, Sinatra/Padrino, or Django
Bootstrap Grid and Responsive Layout System or similar CSS/JS framework for lightweight responsive design
Experience with PostgreSQL and database design
Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team environment
Passion for education and desire to make a positive impact in the world

Nice to haves

Experience using Slim or HAML for clean view templating
Experience working with LLMs and Generative AI
DevOps Experience
Familiarity with Docker
Experience deploying applications on GCP