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Pansophic Learning

Senior Backend Engineer

Tysons Corner, VA, United States

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Work location: This position will work 4 days per week in office in Tysons Corner, VA
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 11, 2026

Original job description

The Senior Backend Engineer designs, builds, and maintains scalable, secure, and reliable backend systems and services that power learning solutions for Pansophic Learning. This role owns the technical design and delivery of backend services, APIs, and integrations, with a focus on performance, scalability, maintainability, and operational excellence. The Senior Backend Engineer provides technical guidance, contributes to architecture decisions, and drives continuous improvements in engineering practices.

This role reports directly to the Software Development Manager and works closely with Software Engineers, QA/Test Engineers, product teams, and other cross-functional partners. The ideal candidate is proactive, collaborative, and comfortable mentoring engineers, leading technical discussions, and balancing near-term delivery with long-term system quality.

This position will work 4 days per week in office in Tysons Corner, VA.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available backend services and APIs for K-12 learning environments
Build and manage RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express
Design and optimize relational and NoSQL data models, database queries, and indexing strategies
Develop and maintain backend systems on Amazon Web Services (AWS), applying cloud architecture and security best practices
Improve system performance, scalability, reliability, fault tolerance, and observability
Apply code quality standards, peer code reviews, Git version control, and automated testing practices
Troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, and monitoring, and implementing durable fixes
Collaborate with front-end developers, QA engineers, and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
Lead technical design discussions, contribute to architecture decisions, and address technical debt
Improve deployment automation, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD workflows; mentor junior and mid-level engineers

Core Competencies:

5+ years of hands-on backend development experience with Node.js and Express
Advanced proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
Strong PostgreSQL and SQL skills, including schema design, indexing, and query optimization
Strong MongoDB skills, including data modeling and performance optimization
Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, API Gateway, and CloudWatch
Familiarity with AWS CDK or comparable infrastructure-as-code tools; experience with unit and integration testing

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of overall professional software development experience, including substantial backend engineering experience
Strong experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs
Deep understanding of backend architecture, distributed systems, scalability, and fault tolerance
Experience with message queues, asynchronous processing, event-driven architecture, and backend design patterns
Experience with Git, code reviews, and modern CI/CD practices
Experience working in Unix/Linux environments
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex production systems
Excellent communication, cross-functional collaboration, and technical mentoring skills
Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks (FBI/BCI)

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Docker, Docker Compose, and container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes
Experience building microservices and high-availability distributed systems
Experience with Redis or other caching technologies and application observability tools
Experience implementing authentication, authorization, and API security best practices
Ability to work independently, organize competing priorities, and collaborate effectively across teams

Additional Information:

Pansophic Learning is committed to building high-quality, scalable backend systems that support innovative education solutions. This role is ideal for an experienced backend engineer who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about building robust, efficient systems.

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