As a Staff Engineer, you'll shape technical direction, lead teams, mentor engineers, and drive architectural decisions while developing full-stack applications.
About Apptegy
Apptegy is more than a tech company; we are dedicated partners transforming communication for school districts nationwide. We develop cutting-edge solutions that empower schools to build strong brands, effectively reach their audiences, and deeply understand their communities. Our commitment to client success and passion for education is reflected in our fast response times and unparalleled support. As an employer, Apptegy fosters a dynamic and supportive environment where our people are known for being thoughtful, innovative, and high-performing. We invest in your tools, provide exceptional mentorship, and offer resources designed for your success, believing that empowering you drives our collective growth and positive impact across the education landscape.
Why You’ll Love This Job
As a Staff Engineer at Apptegy, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our products and driving key engineering initiatives. You will combine your deep technical expertise with leadership skills to mentor other engineers, promote best practices, and ensure the successful delivery of high-quality solutions. You will have the opportunity to work on challenging problems, influence architectural decisions, and make a significant impact on our team and our customers.
What You'll Do
- Design, develop, and maintain complex full-stack applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
- Drive architectural decisions and promote best practices across the engineering organization.
- Mentor and coach senior and junior engineers, helping them to improve their technical skills and grow their careers.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver high-impact solutions.
- Identify and address technical challenges, proposing innovative solutions and driving their implementation.
- Participate in code reviews, ensuring code quality and adherence to standards.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and trends, and evaluate their potential impact on our products.
What You'll Bring
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on full-stack development.
- Strong full-stack proficiency in multiple programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python, Ruby).
- Deep understanding of front-end technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) and back-end frameworks (Ruby on Rails).
- Experience designing and building scalable, distributed systems.
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and lead technical discussions.
- Experience mentoring and coaching other engineers.
- A passion for learning and continuous improvement.
- A customer-centric mindset and a focus on delivering high-quality solutions.
What Helps You Stand Out
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Experience with database technologies (e.g., PostgresSQL, Redis).
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Contributions to open-source projects.
- Experience in the education technology sector.
At Apptegy, we're deeply committed to creating an environment where you can thrive. We strive to make this a truly impactful and rewarding role, equipping you with experiences that propel your future success. We believe in fostering well-being both at work and at home, which is why we provide:
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Mental Health Reimbursement
Unlimited paid time off including seasonal (December) company-wide time off
Paid parental and medical leave
Apptegy champions the thoughtful integration of AI to empower our teams and processes. As we seek to understand your individual capabilities and how you might contribute, we ask that all responses to application questions and during interviews are genuinely your own. Please refrain from using AI generation tools, as our aim is to assess your authentic voice and expertise.
Apptegy is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Why You'll Love Working With Us
At Apptegy, we're deeply committed to creating an environment where you can thrive. We strive to make this a truly impactful and rewarding role, equipping you with experiences that propel your future success. We believe in fostering well-being both at work and at home, which is why we provide:
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
Retirement 401(k) with employer match
Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Mental Health Reimbursement
Unlimited paid time off including seasonal (December) company-wide time off
Paid parental and medical leave
Apptegy champions the thoughtful integration of AI to empower our teams and processes. As we seek to understand your individual capabilities and how you might contribute, we ask that all responses to application questions and during interviews are genuinely your own. Please refrain from using AI generation tools, as our aim is to assess your authentic voice and expertise.
Apptegy is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Top Skills
Angular
AWS
Azure
Ci/Cd
Docker
GCP
JavaScript
Kubernetes
Postgressql
Python
React
Redis
Ruby
Ruby On Rails
Vue
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