Senior Software Engineer

KaiPod Learning

full-time

Posted on: 9/24/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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AndroidHerokuiOSKotlinLinuxPostgresRedisRubyRuby on RailsSwift

About the role

Build Newton, KaiPod Learning's microschool management platform across web and mobile
Design, build, and maintain features across Newton’s web and mobile apps
Design and maintain APIs, services, and data models that power Newton
Own projects end-to-end, from architecture through deployment
Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability of our systems
Write high-quality, maintainable code with strong test coverage
Participate in code reviews, mentor teammates, and improve engineering practices
Collaborate with product and design to translate the roadmap into fast, reliable code
Explore and implement opportunities to integrate AI into the user journey
Influence architecture, development practices, and engineering culture as an early engineer

5+ years of professional software engineering experience (startup or high-growth environment a plus)
Experienced with Ruby on Rails or similar backend frameworks
Experienced building and scaling consumer-grade web or mobile applications
Comfortable optimizing performance and debugging complex systems in production
Interested in AI technologies and how they can enhance product experiences
Comfortable working in fast-moving, iterative product cycles
A collaborative teammate who enjoys working cross-functionally
Familiarity with PostgreSQL, Redis, Ubuntu Linux on Heroku, Hotwire Turbo & Stimulus, Swift (iOS), Kotlin (Android)