Staff Software Engineer - Architect AI Rails Platform

Empleora; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CodePath is the largest educator of computer science students in the country. We’re expanding our team to move at the speed of AI and to architect the next frontier of our work.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll own architecture, product direction, and team capacity across the full stack, from infrastructure decisions to greenfield projects. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders to understand student and staff needs, influence what gets built, and lead end-to-end execution without a ticket

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 w

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Claude Code familiarity

Systems thinking

Tools

Sinatra/Padrino

Django

Job description

CodePath is the largest educator of computer science students in the country. We’re expanding our team to move at the speed of AI and to architect the next frontier of our work.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll own architecture, product direction, and team capacity across the full stack, from infrastructure decisions to greenfield projects. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders to understand student and staff needs, influence what gets built, and lead end-to-end execution without a ticket