Senior Product Engineer (Ruby on Rails)
KaiPod Learning
Jun 2024 - Current (2 years 5 months)
I work as a Senior Product Engineer on Newton, KaiPod Learning's microschool management platform, within a fast-moving four-developer team building the product from the ground up. KaiPod is a Y Combinator S21 company that reported 150+ independently operated partner schools across 30+ states in May 2026; every Partner Network school has Newton enabled.
- Work across product discovery, user research, systems analysis, design, technical planning, and full-stack implementation.
- Partner directly with founders and teachers to turn operational needs into role-based workflows across the Ruby on Rails web platform and Hotwire Native applications for school owners, staff, teachers, parents, and students.
- Expand Newton's Acti