Staff Back-end Engineer
Core
Staff Engineer driving technical strategy, architecture, and execution for the Learning Tribe, enabling AI-enhanced personalized learning experiences for millions of users.
Role type
Staff individual contributor (technical strategy & architecture)
Builds
Scalable learning platforms, personalized learning systems, tutor tools, and AI-driven feedback mechanisms
Domain
EdTech / AI / Language Learning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale system design, technical strategy formulation, cross-functional alignment, hands-on coding, architectural decision-making, mentorship, product-minded engineering
Preferred skills
Experience with AI integration, cloud platform evolution, vendor evaluation, engineering culture building
Technologies
None explicitly listed
Responsibilities
Define and co-own engineering strategy and technical roadmap; Act as key architect for system evolution and migrations; Mentor senior engineers and influence technical standards; Drive build-vs-buy decisions and tooling evaluations; Solve complex, high-impact technical challenges
Seniority
Staff, organizational-level impact with hands-on execution