Senior Backend Platform Engineer, AI Enablement (Rails)
Core
Building and scaling the internal backend platform, conventions, and AI-agent infrastructure that enables the engineering team and AI agents to ship production Rails services reliably.
Role type
Senior Backend Platform Engineer (AI Enablement)
Builds
Production Rails services, shared backend skills libraries, AI-agent runtimes, and spec-to-endpoint workflows for the global human capital mobility platform.
Domain
EdTech / Global Human Capital Mobility / AI Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Rails, PostgreSQL, RESTful API design, AI-assisted coding tool fluency, query optimization, platform architecture
Preferred skills
LLM backend work (retrieval, tool-calling), developer experience, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), RSpec/Capybara testing
Technologies
Rails, PostgreSQL, AWS, Azure, GCP, RSpec, Capybara, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex
Responsibilities
Design APIs for other teams, maintain the backend skills library, build AI-agent infrastructure, establish safe zones for non-engineer config changes, optimize database queries, integrate AI coding tools into team workflows
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC