ABOUT THE TEAM
The tech team is responsible for all learning platforms at ALX: Intranet, auto-correction system, cloud development sandbox for students, anti-plagia system, etc. We are bold and move fast: each member is the owner of his work - from design to deployment. No weekly/bi-weekly sprints - we have goals and features to deliver; we tackle them by iterating quickly and adjusting if needed. Our products are currently supporting the learning of more than 230K students (~30K more students each month).
ABOUT THE ROLE

• Design, architecture & implement at scale features for our users (students, coaches, and staff members)
• Maintain and improve our production infrastructure
• Contribute to and improve our engineering standards, toolings, and processes
• Ensure the availability, latency, performance, and efficiency of the platform
• Provide technical and end-user documentation

REQUIREMENTS
Must-Have

• 5+ years of software development experience (web or mobile)
• 2+ years of web development experience in Ruby on Rails and Javascript (React)
• Rigor in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices
• Great oral and written communication skills in English
• Willing to share ownership of the project and its code with all members
• Ability to independently manage a project

Nice to have

• Experience with these technologies:
  • Docker
  • Python 3
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis
  • AWS
• Developed B2C or B2B products.

YOU WILL LOVE THIS JOB IF..

• Humanity Centered: You believe in humanity’s ability to self-improve, and are passionate about leveraging technology, streamlined systems and data to solve human-centric problems
• Impact Creation Mindset: You seek to create lasting impact by solving problems that address systemic growth challenges
• Think Big: You have the ability to think in terms of ambitious goals that span years, not months
• Accountability: You have an “owner’s approach” to be able to deliver on minimal supervision
• Structure: You have the discipline to take audacious goals and break down years-long roadmaps into near term deliverables that provide value to business stakeholders
• Coaching: You enjoy educating your peers and business partners about what it means to be data-oriented and cultivating engineering best practices

Location
Remote
Timezones
Americas, Western Europe or Africa.
We would like to remind you that this is a remote job, which means that you can work from anywhere in the world.