Full Stack Infrastructure Engineer

COMPANY PROFILE

Code.org® is an education innovation nonprofit dedicated to the vision that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science and artificial intelligence as part of their core K-12 education. We expand access to and participation in computer science in schools, with a focus on increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups. The leading provider of K-12 computer science curriculum in the largest school districts in the United States, Code.org also organizes the annual Hour of Code campaign, which has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world!

JOB SUMMARY 

Are you passionate about computer science and education? Code.org is a non-profit organization dedicated to growing participation in computer science by making it available in more schools and increasing participation by young women and underrepresented students. Our vision is that every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science. We believe computer science should be part of the core curriculum, alongside other courses such as mathematics, biology, chemistry, or algebra!

As an Engineer at Code.org, you’ll join a team delivering software products and operating services used by tens of millions of students and teachers in K-12 classrooms around the world. Learn more about our engineering team and our code on our GitHub Page.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As a member of our Infrastructure team within engineering, you will:

• Write code to configure the systems that support building, monitoring, scaling, testing, securing, and deploying our product
• Own projects and build features end to end, and work on exciting technical challenges.
• Work with your team, other engineers, product managers, and staff across the organization to build and support accessible and efficient systems.
• Ship software regularly while maintaining excellent live site availability.
• Contribute to an inclusive, growth-focused, and collaborative team culture!

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

We’re looking for an experienced full stack infrastructure engineer - someone who thrives at the intersection of application development and cloud infrastructure. You should be comfortable digging into Rails application code to understand performance or scalability issues and equally skilled at designing AWS-based architectures that serve millions of users securely and efficiently. If you enjoy owning infrastructure end-to-end, collaborating closely with product engineers, and building systems that are observable, testable, and maintainable, you’ll fit right in.

We seek candidates who possess a blend of the following skills and experiences:

• Cloud Infrastructure Engineering: Experience deploying and operating a high-usage, data-driven web application in a cloud environment (AWS), utilizing a full stack of cloud resources such as CDN, Load Balancers, Auto-scaling compute, relational databases, caching systems, and object stores. Experience automating infrastructure with CI/CD pipelines and configuration management tools.
• Software Engineering Proficiency: Able to write clean, testable code—preferably in Ruby or a similar language—and contribute to production systems. Comfortable working in the application codebase when necessary to build, debug, or improve infrastructure integrations.
• Production Reliability Engineering: Hands-on experience operating high-availability systems—skilled in incident response, observability (monitoring/logging/alerting), and system tuning to maintain uptime and performance.

We value diverse experiences and recognize that talent comes from many paths. While experience with our tech stack is preferred, experience with similar technologies can also be a strong foundation. The following additional skills and experiences will help candidates stand out.

• Application-Aware Infrastructure Debugging: Comfortable reading and debugging application code (e.g., Ruby on Rails) to diagnose performance issues or trace infrastructure impacts. Works collaboratively with feature team software engineers to improve system design holistically.
• Backend Platform Engineering: Familiar with backend system architecture and scaling strategies for web applications. Understands the interplay between application and infrastructure layers in building performant, resilient systems.
• Security-Minded Engineering: Familiar with securing both application and infrastructure layers, including web security fundamentals, threat modeling, and proactive mitigation of vulnerabilities in cloud-based environments.
• Web Server & Runtime Optimization: Solid understanding of Unix-based systems, Docker, and HTTP/CDN behavior. Knows how to optimize web server performance, manage sessions/cookies securely, and reason about latency and caching at the edge.
• Data Infrastructure & Storage Systems: Experience with with high write throughput relational databases, key/value stores, object stores, and exporting transactional data to analytics systems (we use RDS Aurora MySQL, S3, DynamoDB, and Redshift)
• End-to-End Test Infrastructure: Experience with automated UI and integration testing frameworks (e.g. Selenium, SauceLabs, Applitools). Understands how to build and maintain reliable pipelines that support quality at scale.

We value individuals who prioritize the overall developer experience and are committed to writing clean, maintainable code and systems. If you are passionate about using your technical skills to make a significant impact on educational technology and thrive in a collaborative and innovative environment, we encourage you to apply.

In addition, candidates must:

• Be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Be located in the United States
• Pass a pre-employment background check
• Be willing to travel a minimum of two times per year for team events 
  

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Builder’s mindset. We’re looking for adaptable, result-driven team members who thrive in dynamic environments and can navigate shifting priorities with ease. In this role, you’ll embrace change, pivot strategies as needed, and drive impactful solutions that align with evolving business needs. If you excel in fast-paced settings and enjoy turning challenges into opportunities, we’d love to have you on our team!
• We are hard on problems and kind to each other. We stay focused on the challenge of bringing computer science to students and teachers globally. We recognize that each of us brings the best of our intentions to support our mission and give grace when we make mistakes.
• A growth mindset fuels us. We approach each challenge with curiosity. We give feedback kindly and candidly; we receive feedback openly. We learn from our mistakes and look for ways to increase the reach and impact of our work.

WHAT IS THE INTERVIEW PROCESS LIKE?

Step 1: Informational Interview - learn more about the role and share your experience (30 minutes)
Step 2: Full Interview Loop & Meet the Team (3 paired interviews, 3 hours total)

• Cloud Foundations: deploying applications using a cloud provider, designing for scale and security
• Coding: Writing and debugging code and working with data structures
• Operational Excellence: running a system at scale in production, debugging live-site issues, threat assessment and mitigation

Each interview will include a behavioral question and additional time for the candidate to ask questions

Step 3: Final Interview with CTO  (1 hour)
Step 4: Reference Checks 

All interviews are currently being conducted virtually via Zoom

TO APPLY

Our team will review all applications on an ongoing basis and if we believe your qualifications would make a great fit, we'll contact you to schedule an informational interview.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PACKAGE

The expected salary range for this position is $145,800 - $162,000. Most offers are on the lower end of the salary range and are at the company’s sole discretion based on the final candidate’s experience. This allows us to provide a fair and equitable approach to compensation when setting pay and maintaining internal pay equity.

We also offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes:

• Technology subsidy consistent with our Bring Your Own Device environment 
• Flexible, engaging, and remote working environment
• Paid time off: 5 weeks total, comprised of 3 weeks vacation annually, plus a 2-week winter break office closure (including Christmas and New Year's), and sick leave
• Medical, dental and vision premiums paid at 100% for FT positions and their dependents
• Option to participate in 403b retirement plan
• Annual professional development stipend 
• The opportunity to help students learn better and change the face of computer science

A unifying approach in a divided world

Code.org's global role in the K-12 computer science movement is only possible because we use a unifying approach across diverse and often divided stakeholders. At a time of increasing polarization, the idea of increasing opportunity for students unites people from across the political spectrum. Code.org's team members, students, teachers, and supporters have diverse and diverging view points, and they are all welcome in our mission. Read more. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.