Senior Software Engineer

Communities & Culture

We are a remote/in-office hybrid company whose headquarters is located in Franklin, TN. While we give consideration to local candidates, we are open to qualified remote candidates residing in the United States.

What will you be doing?

• Maintaining existing codebases: One or more software products and all of the ancillary tools needed to manage them.
• Writing technical specifications for new work: Anytime we embark on larger features, we build out a technical specification, with the goal of expressing the work in English before we attempt to express it in code.
• Taking new features from start to finish: We really value autonomy here at Rustici. Engineers pick up work that needs to be done and run with it until it has passed code reviews and QA.
• Identifying new work: We rely a lot on customer feedback for improvements and new features, but we also don’t expect all the answers to come from the top down, and will look to our engineers for ideas on what to work on next.
• Weekly standups: We try to keep meetings at a minimum. Each team meets once a week to discuss the work that happened last week, and what they expect to accomplish in the coming week. Most teams also have a longer form meeting to dive deep into technical items impacting the team as a whole.
• Mentoring: We feel one of the best ways to enhance our teams overall and individually is for our more experienced developers to pass along their techniques, how they’ve honed their craft, and what successes and failures they’ve experienced in their career to more junior developers.
• Learn Everyday: We believe in continuous improvement whether that is at a product level or a personal one. Engineers should be improving their craft, whether that is via new technical skills or tools, diving deep into an existing ability, or learning more about how the business operates.

About our work

Every day, millions of people around the world access valuable learning and training content powered by Rustici Software’s products. If you’ve ever taken an online course, there’s a good chance our software was running behind the scenes. We specialize in helping software vendors and organizations solve problems specific to implementing eLearning standards, such as SCORM, xAPI and cmi5. Since 2002, we’ve been sharing our expertise with our customers and the industry by providing resources for creating, delivering and distributing eLearning content. We are proud to be known as the “SCORM folks,” “eLearning nerds” and most recently, productizing AI to assist our customers in better understanding and delivering training.

Rustici benefits

• Flexible work environment: Rustici Software offers the best of all worlds when it comes to where you work. Remote from your home office, a private office in Franklin, TN if you prefer, or a mix of both. We care more about the work that you do than where you do that work.
• Untracked PTO
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• HSA and FSA plans
• Short-term and Long-term disability
• Company paid life insurance
• 401k/Retirement vesting+matching on day 1
• Performance-based bonuses
• Office perks: Concierge services, gym equipment, yoga room and stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks

How to apply

Tell us why you want to work with us.
Explain what you can bring to our team.
Include your resume, portfolio, or whatever best represents your experience.
Submit your answer to our developer test

Each time we hire, we wait until we find exactly the right person. If that’s you, we really hope you’ll apply. Make sure that what we get from you makes it apparent that you are the right person for the job, and that you want to work here, not just somewhere. Check out “An Open Letter” from our Managing Director, Tammy Rutherford. It says a lot about what you need to know before applying to this job opening. You might also want to read up on our answers to the Joel Test to see how we approach software development. You will also want to spend some time on our website, learn how we think, what we do, and why we have been named a “Best Place to Work” by the Nashville Business Journal for 15 years. Get to know us if you want us to get to know you. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.