Senior Full Stack Platform Engineer at Apptegy

<div class="content-intro"><h3 class="paragraph heading3 ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="32"><strong><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="32">Who We Are</span></strong></h3> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="43"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="43">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.</span></div></div><h2 class="wnfdnth _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u" data-pm-slice="1 1 []">The Role</h2> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">As a Senior Full Stack Engineer on Apptegy’s Platform Engineering team, you will help build and evolve the shared foundations that power our products at scale, including authentication, identity, access, platform services, and the operational guardrails that keep our systems secure, observable, and reliable.</p> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">This is a hands-on senior engineering role for someone who enjoys solving cross-cutting technical problems, especially the ones that make the entire product ecosystem stronger for other engineers and safer for end users. You will work across the stack using Vue.js and Ruby on Rails, but your focus will go beyond feature delivery. You will design and own platform capabilities that application teams depend on, such as secure sign-in experiences, shared service patterns, access controls, rollout safety mechanisms, and monitoring that helps us detect and resolve issues early.</p> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">This role is ideal for an engineer who can move between product context and platform architecture with ease, bringing a strong sense of ownership, sound engineering judgment, and a bias toward systems that are scalable, maintainable, and secure by default.</p> <h2 class="wnfdnth _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">What You’ll Do</h2> <h3 class="wnfdnth _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">Technical Execution &amp; Platform Strategy</h3> <ul class="wnfdnte"> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Design, build, and maintain platform capabilities that support multiple product and engineering teams, with a strong emphasis on authentication, identity, session management, and access control.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Lead the architecture and implementation of secure, scalable full-stack systems using Vue.js and Ruby on Rails, ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability across shared platform surfaces.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Improve authentication and sign-in experiences across the platform, including flows that require district-aware routing, subdomain-aware login behavior, SSO compatibility, and clear separation of session boundaries.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Build and evolve shared services that act as reliable sources of truth for platform-critical data and workflows, enabling consistency across applications and teams.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Create systems and patterns that other engineers can build on confidently, reducing duplicated effort and raising the baseline for security, performance, and developer experience.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Make thoughtful technical decisions that align with long-term platform strategy as well as near-term business priorities.</p> </li> </ul> <h3 class="wnfdnth _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">Reliability, Security &amp; Operational Excellence</h3> <ul class="wnfdnte"> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Establish and improve observability across platform-owned areas, including instrumentation, dashboards, alerting, and monitoring for authentication flows, platform latency, and failure patterns.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Design with security in mind from the start, ensuring platform behavior enforces clear access boundaries and reduces opportunities for incorrect or unauthorized access.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Use feature flags, progressive delivery, and well-defined rollback procedures to launch safely and reduce risk when introducing platform changes that affect multiple user types or systems.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Identify platform bottlenecks and failure modes early, then drive pragmatic solutions that improve resilience and reduce support burden over time.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Contribute to engineering standards and architectural patterns that make platform changes easier to test, operate, and evolve.</p> </li> </ul> <h3 class="wnfdnth _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">Collaboration &amp; Leadership</h3> <ul class="wnfdnte"> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Partner closely with product, design, and application engineering teams to translate complex platform needs into clean technical solutions and well-scoped implementation plans.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Work across team boundaries to support initiatives where entitlement logic, shared services, or authentication behavior impacts multiple product areas.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and day-to-day collaboration, helping the team write high-quality, maintainable code and make sound technical tradeoffs.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Break down large, ambiguous platform problems into manageable, well-sequenced work that can be executed reliably.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Communicate clearly with stakeholders about risks, dependencies, timelines, and technical decisions, especially when changes have broad platform impact.</p> </li> </ul> <h2 class="wnfdnth _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">What You'll Bring</h2> <ul class="wnfdnte"> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Significant professional experience building and shipping production software across the full stack.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Strong hands-on experience with modern frontend and backend development, ideally including Vue.js and Ruby on Rails.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience working on platform, infrastructure-adjacent, or shared systems that support multiple teams or products.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Deep understanding of authentication and authorization concepts such as SSO, session management, identity flows, access control, and secure service boundaries.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience designing APIs, backend services, and internal abstractions that are reusable, reliable, and easy for other engineers to adopt.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">A strong operational mindset, including comfort with monitoring, alerting, rollout planning, incident response, and performance tuning.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Ability to balance speed and quality while making durable architectural decisions in a fast-moving environment.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Proven ability to mentor others, influence technical direction, and raise engineering standards through collaboration.</p> </li> </ul> <h2 class="wnfdnth _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">What Makes You Stand Out</h2> <ul class="wnfdnte"> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">You have experience owning or materially improving authentication, identity, or access-management systems in a multi-tenant SaaS environment.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">You have built shared platform services, internal tooling, or foundational capabilities that multiple product teams depend on.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">You bring strong judgment around observability, rollout safety, and incident prevention, especially for changes that affect sign-in, permissions, or other critical user flows.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and defining scalable patterns where no clean precedent exists.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">You combine deep technical skill with a product-minded approach, understanding how platform decisions shape user experience, security, and team velocity.</p> </li> <li class="wnfdntd _1ibi0s33w"> <p class="wnfdntt _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">You are the kind of engineer who raises the bar for the people around you through mentorship, clarity, and durable engineering practices.</p> </li> </ul> <h2 class="wnfdnth _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">&nbsp;</h2><div class="content-conclusion"><h3 class="paragraph heading3 ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="1841"><strong><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="1841">Why Apptegy</span></strong></h3> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2151"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2151">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.</span></div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2151">&nbsp;</div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2151">US Employee Benefits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2442"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2442">Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage</span></div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2510"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2510">Retirement 401(k) with employer match</span></div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2549"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2549">Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)</span></div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2618"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2618">Mental Health Reimbursement</span></div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2647"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2647">Unlimited paid time off, including seasonal (December) company-wide time off</span></div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2725"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2725">Paid parental and medical leave</span></div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2758">&nbsp;</div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2758">MX Employee Benefits:</div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2758">Private medical insurance for you and your dependents<br>Life insurance<br>15 days Aguinaldo<br>Vales de Despensa<br>Fondo de Ahorro<br>Caja de Ahorro<br>Flexible paid time off policy<br>Paid travel to/from Little Rock, Arkansas for Onboarding.</div> <div class="paragraph heading3 ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2759">&nbsp;</div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2760"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="2760">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.</span></div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="3135">&nbsp;</div> <div class="paragraph heading3 ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="3136"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="3136">Equal Opportunity Employer</span></div> <div class="paragraph normal ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="3163"><span class="ng-star-inserted" data-start-index="3163">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.</span></div></div>