At Instructure, we believe in the power of people to grow and succeed throughout their lives. Our goal is to amplify that power by creating intuitive products that simplify learning and personal development, facilitate meaningful relationships, and inspire people to go further in their education and careers. We do this by giving smart, creative, passionate people opportunities to create something awesome. And that’s where you come in:
At Instructure, we are building the world’s best ecosystem for teaching and learning. Millions of students and teachers use our products around the world, and we’re always finding ways to innovate and improve their experience.
Instructure is seeking a highly skilled and motivated software engineer to join our team dedicated to the innovation and advancement of our assessment solution. As a member of this team, you will be entrusted with the end-to-end ownership of the service lifecycle, from initial design and development to maintenance and scaling of all underlying components.
We put emphasis on the modernization of our systems, ensuring they remain at the forefront of technology and are positioned to effectively address the evolving needs and challenges of the future.
This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a critical product area that impacts educators and learners worldwide.
You will collaborate closely with a talented group of engineers, product managers, and designers in an agile environment. Your responsibilities will extend beyond development to include active participation in architectural discussions, code reviews, and the implementation of best practices to ensure the maintainability, performance, and security.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW/HAVE:

• 6+ years experience, with an eagerness to learn and apply new knowledge.
• Experience in software development, including familiarity with frontend, backend, databases, and REST APIs. Ruby experience is a plus, but openness to learn other languages is a must.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services and infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Terraform.
• Excellent communication skills, able to share insights and collaborate effectively with teammates and across functions.
• A strong sense of ownership, with a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions that meet user needs.
• Demonstrated excellence in programming, debugging, architecture, and DevOps — our engineers design, build, and deploy their code
• A team-oriented attitude, with a desire to contribute to community events and share knowledge.

• Work on Instructure’s quizzes engine, a highly-scalable assessment solution used by millions of students worldwide.
• Continuously learn and apply your technical expertise to efficiently solving bugs, features and any other tasks assigned to you.
• Identify and apply reusable technical approaches to enhance code quality and efficiency.
• Contribute effectively to software components, with time, becoming a Subject Matter Expert on the product domain you cover.
• Engage in problem-solving, showing initiative and resourcefulness in overcoming challenges.
• Participate in clarifying ambiguities and contributing to project planning within an agile framework.
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability for your work, ensuring reliability and effective communication of progress.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, sharing knowledge and fostering a positive community.
• Write and ship high-quality, well-tested code.
• Engage with DevOps practices and cloud environments, specifically AWS, to build and deploy solutions.
• Mentor and teach other engineers, encouraging best practices and encouraging code reuse.