Senior Product Development Architect

Senior Product Development Architect

Civitas Learning is looking for a highly professional and confident individual to join our Engineering Team. As a Senior Product Development Architect, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development and delivery of complete product functionalities or features, leveraging AI-powered development tools. You will lead the entire product lifecycle for your assigned module, from customer engagement and product research to deployment and ongoing maintenance. You will ensure the successful integration of AI-driven solutions within the broader product ecosystem, focusing on quality, scalability, and alignment with user needs.

What you will do as a Senior Product Development Architect

• Conduct in-depth customer meetings and general product research to identify and validate use cases for assigned product functionalities or features.
• Translate validated use cases into detailed specifications and prompts optimized for AI development tools.
• Utilize AI development platforms and tools to generate, refine, and iterate on code for product functionalities or features.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues arising from AI-generated code, ensuring robust and performant solutions.
• Oversee the creation and maintenance of comprehensive documentation (e.g., technical specifications, API documentation, user guides) for developed modules.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., product management, design, customer support) to ensure seamless integration and alignment of product modules.
• Continuously research and evaluate emerging AI development tools and methodologies to improve efficiency and quality.
• Contribute to the definition and enforcement of coding standards and best practices for AI-assisted development.
• Monitor performance, scalability, and security of deployed modules, implementing optimizations as needed.
• Provide technical guidance and expertise on AI-assisted development paradigms to peers and stakeholders.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Required:

• 5-8 years of progressive experience as a Software Engineer.
• Proven experience with the full software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements and user needs into technical specifications.
• Experience with testing methodologies and quality assurance processes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Technical Skills:

• Strong proficiency in at least one major programming language and associated frameworks.
• Working experience with AI-powered code generation tools and platforms including a strong understanding of prompt engineering principles for effective interaction with generative AI models.
• Experience with designing and implementing testing architecture and infrastructure, including integration with CI/CD pipelines and developing/maintaining automated testing frameworks
• Solid understanding and experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including advanced SQL querying, database optimization, and data modeling for complex features.

WHAT YOU’LL GET

• Competitive salary
• 100% remote work environment with the ability to work from anywhere (availability during U.S. business hours required)
• Unlimited, flexible PTO
• Every other Friday off
• Monthly stipend for home office
• Generous parental leave policy

WHY WE LOVE WHAT WE DO

At Civitas Learning, we seek to help colleges and universities apply their vast student data to maximize institutional impact and improve the student outcomes that matter most.

Civitas Learning’s flexible, all-in-one Student Impact Platform creates actionable insights that surface in a connected workflow, enabling higher education institutions to pinpoint students at risk of missing important milestones, explain why, take action, and evaluate which policies and programs are making a difference. With adaptable analytics based on models built for each institution and higher education expertise, we empower leaders and teams to turn insights into action to support students in reaching their full potential