Senior Full Stack Platform Engineer

About the role

At Apptegy, we are more than a tech company; we are partners dedicated to transforming how schools communicate and shape the future of education. Your work here will directly empower districts to share their stories, engage their communities, and celebrate student success. We're a team of thoughtful, high-performing individuals committed to making a tangible impact. If you're looking for a dynamic environment where you'll be supported with exceptional mentorship and resources to grow your career, come build with us. As a Senior Full Stack Engineer at Apptegy, you'll play a key role in shaping the architecture, performance, and scalability of our platform that supports thousands of school districts nationwide. You will own the delivery of reliable and high-performing software, working across the full stack with Vue.js (frontend) and Ruby on Rails (backend) to create intuitive and seamless user experiences. A core part of this role is designing, building, and owning shared infrastructure that the broader engineering team builds upon. You will collaborate closely with product and design teams to turn complex challenges into elegant, functional solutions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of their work, and enjoys building products that have a real-world impact on your fellow engineers, educators, students, and communities.

Responsibilities

• Technical Execution & Strategy
• System Architecture & Development: Take responsibility for designing system architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and performance. Design, develop, and maintain complex full-stack applications.
• Strategic Alignment: Collaborate with product managers and business leaders to align technical efforts with business goals, making significant contributions to strategic planning.
• Process Optimization: Optimize development processes by decomposing large, complex tasks into manageable units of work, ensuring efficient execution.
• Problem Solving: Proactively anticipate and resolve technical challenges using a solutions-focused mindset. Integrate AI tools for coding, debugging, and refactoring, leveraging structured prompts and collaborative patterns to ensure high-quality, efficient outputs.
• Leadership & Collaboration
• Mentorship: Actively mentor junior engineers, sharing knowledge and ensuring best practices are followed throughout the development cycle.
• Code Quality: Lead code reviews with a focus on high-quality, maintainable code that aligns with project standards, limiting defect rates.
• Collaboration: Work effectively within teams, valuing diverse perspectives and improving cross-team collaboration to manage timelines and resources effectively.
• Communication: Proactively share ideas, progress, and questions with stakeholders to ensure alignment, while clearly explaining complex technical decisions and their implications.
• Why Apptegy
• Join a team that's committed to your success. At Apptegy, we're passionate about creating an environment where you can do your best work and find true fulfillment. We believe in investing in our people-both professionally and personally-because your well-being drives our collective impact.
• US Employee Benefits:
• 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
• MX Employee Benefits:
• Private medical insurance for you and your dependents
• Life insurance
• 15 days Aguinaldo
• Vales de Despensa
• Fondo de Ahorro
• Caja de Ahorro
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Paid travel to/from Little Rock, Arkansas for Onboarding.
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• 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.

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