Remote Staff Engineer, Composer Platform: Modernization

Finalsite; Glastonbury (CT); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development opportunities

Competitive benefits

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Finalsite is seeking a remote Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership for their Composer platform used by educational institutions. This role involves leading modernization efforts, improving platform scalability, and driving engineering strategy.

The ideal candidate should have at least 12 years of experience with Ruby/Rails, strong skills in distributed systems, and a proven ability to enhance system reliability. Join Finalsite to help shape stronger school communities while working from anywhere in the U.S.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience as Staff Engineer or senior-level contributor.
• Experience leading modernization or architectural decoupling initiatives.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead technical strategy for the Composer platform.
• Drive decoupling and migration efforts from legacy dependencies.
• Improve platform reliability, scalability, and observability.

Skills

Ruby/Rails

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Observability tools

Technical leadership

AI-assisted development tools

Tools

Containerized applications

MongoDB

Job description

Finalsite is seeking a remote Staff Engineer to provide technical leadership for their Composer platform used by educational institutions. This role involves leading modernization efforts, improving platform scalability, and driving engineering strategy.

The ideal candidate should have at least 12 years of experience with Ruby/Rails, strong skills in distributed systems, and a proven ability to enhance system reliability. Join Finalsite to help shape stronger school communities while working from anywhere in the U.S.