Senior Software Engineer

ABOUT THE ROLE
KaiPod Learning is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our core team and help build Newton, our microschool management platform. Newton is the operating system for a new category of learning. You’ll have the chance to work across the stack, ship features that touch families, educators, and students directly, and help us shape the technical foundation of a rapidly scaling company. You’ll play a critical role in designing, scaling, and maintaining the core services and data systems that power the platform. You’ll collaborate closely with product and design, own projects end-to-end, and ship high-impact code into production. As one of our early engineers, you’ll influence architecture, development practices, and culture.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 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

ABOUT YOU
We’re looking for builders who thrive in early-stage environments, embrace complex challenges, and are excited about creating products that make a meaningful impact.You might be a great fit if you are:

• 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

OUR TECH STACK

• Backend: Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, Redis
• Infrastructure: Ubuntu Linux on Heroku
• Web Frontend: Hotwire Turbo & Stimulus
• Mobile:
  • iOS: Swift + Hotwire Native iOS
  • Android: Kotlin + Hotwire Native Android

LOCATION
Our team (along with our network of learning locations) is spread across the country. You can live anywhere in the US.