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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Software Engineer - Salt Lake City - **Company:** Instructure, Inc. - **Location:** Salt Lake City, UT, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $73,450.0 - $132,775.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, Code Coverage, Learning Management Systems, Interoperability, Industry Standard Architecture, PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Open Source Technology, Ruby on Rails, Semantic HTML, Software Engineering, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Services, Datadog, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Gerrit, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, Backend, Containerization, Figma, Software Version Control, Docker - **Published:** July 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us7bebf17d20a88789dfeec1dbd5835f36/eaa ## About the Role Demonstrated experience delivering scalable, enterprise-grade SaaS applications as a software engineer (ideally in a cloud-native environment). Expertise in Ruby on Rails, Node.js, React.js, and Postgres. Advanced proficiency with AI-augmented engineering workflows, using tools like Claude Code, Gemini, Github Copilot, or related developer agents. Familiarity with Git/Github and Gerrit version control workflows. Strong command of architectural best practices, system design, and test-driven development. Experience collaborating with Product and Design teams, including translating Figma prototypes into functional backend systems. A strong understanding of accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA standards, semantic HTML, interoperability with assistive technologies). Exposure to modern cloud infrastructure (AWS, Docker, DataDog, Observe) and observability tooling. An autonomous, proactive work style-comfortable navigating ambiguity, independently unblocking yourself and others, and working under strategic direction. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to mentor others and contribute to a positive, high-performance engineering team culture. Get in on all the awesome at Instructure! ## Description We are seeking an autonomous, high-impact Senior Software Engineer to join our core product engineering team dedicated to Canvas LMS-the cornerstone open-source ecosystem powering global education (accessible at ). In this role, your playground will be your entire team's area, and you will drive work from definition to delivery with minimal support, unblocking yourself and others. This is not a traditional development role. You will join an elite, highly efficient engineering team that treats AI tools like Claude Code and Gemini as core workflow primitives. You will champion the use of AI to scale productivity, improve test coverage, enforce security gates, and compress the build-review-validate loop for a true multiplier effect. What you will do Own and drive work from definition through delivery within our Canvas LMS core product engineering team (see ). Architect, develop, and maintain complex backend services and features for Canvas and related open-source products. Masterfully leverage AI-powered engineering tools (Claude Code, Gemini, Github Copilot, and others) to scale productivity, automate repetitive tasks, expand test coverage, and accelerate the development cycle. Review and maintain large portions of the Canvas codebase, providing thoughtful, high-quality code reviews focused on maintainability, scalability, and security. Design and implement robust testing strategies in partnership with Quality Engineering, eliminating regressions and unreliable test scenarios. Collaborate closely with Product and Design teams to translate requirements and user experience prototypes into robust, accessible APIs and services. Continuously build and refine internal tools or workflows (such as ticketing hooks, cloud development environments, or IDE extensions) to increase team efficiency and velocity. Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, support peer growth, and contribute to a strong, collaborative engineering culture. Play a key role in incident response, production issue resolution, and blameless post-mortems to continually improve product reliability. 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