Senior Python Software Engineer Jobs in Des Moines, IA

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Title: Senior Software Engineer

Payroll Title: Sr. Software Engineer

Division & Department: Corporate Platform Development

Status: Full-Time Exempt

Reports to: Engineering Manager

Location: Remote – Anywhere in the contiguous US

Compensation: Anticipated compensation for this position is a salary of $170-210k*.

Date Posted: 03/10/2026**

Job Summary

Over the past five years, FranklinCovey has rapidly evolved from a traditional training company to a premier edtech leader. In 2018, we transitioned to a digital, subscription-based model through the launch of our All Access Pass. By 2021, our acquisition of Strive, a company trusted by high-growth tech firms like Slack, Airbnb, and Intuit, deepened our commitment to scalable, tech-driven learning. Since then, our Platforms team has accelerated innovation by delivering world-class solutions like the Impact Platform and AI Coach, now localized and enhanced for global learners.

We've modernized how leadership and organizational training happens, with thousands of companies using our tools to scale high-trust cultures and drive measurable behavior change. Join our Platforms team to help us expand this momentum—building the systems behind the most trusted leadership company in the world.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll help us improve how we design, build, and ship software in a world of rapid technical change. You’ll leverage your experience working with AI to modernize our engineering practices while maintaining our high standards for quality, security, and reliability. You’ll also be a hands-on coach and mentor, helping junior engineers become more technically savvy and self-sufficient.

Essential Job Functions

Build

• You will ship regularly and iteratively, writing testable, readable, and maintainable code.

• Develop a deep understanding of how data flows through complex systems and work with intricate data models.

• Use AI-assisted development tools responsibly to improve velocity while maintaining code quality.

• Design and implement solutions considering scale, security, performance, and privacy.

Lead

• Guide other engineers on best practices for safely and effectively integrating AI into their development workflows.

• Help junior engineers develop the technical skills needed to become tomorrow’s senior engineers.

• Propose and help implement improvements to our engineering processes, including (but not limited to) how to adapt as AI continues to advance.

• Participate in and lead code reviews, share learnings through presentations or documentation, and mentor others.

Collaborate

• Engineers participate early in the product development process. You will review quantitative and qualitative research about our clients and learners and weigh in on the product strategy and roadmap.

• Collaborate with fellow Engineering Team Members in Design and Operational Reviews to guide technical decision-making and identify performance issues.

• Partner closely with Product to provide multiple viable technical paths for new features and improvements.

• Embrace our writing-focused culture: much of our collaboration, planning, and ideation happens in written form.

Basic Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer

• Experience coding in a production Python/Django environment

• Experience with React and TypeScript

• Experience writing SQL queries and designing relational data models

• Experience using agentic development workflows

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Ability to articulate where AI workflows create leverage for a small team and where they create liability

• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.

• Experience with tiered web application architecture, including backend services, APIs, and frontend integration

• Experience creating performance monitors and dashboards using observability tools such as Datadog

• Experience improving or refactoring complex systems in production without impacting customer experience—especially under conditions involving tight synchronization, legacy code, or data consistency challenges

• Understand directions and convey complex ideas in English

• Excellent written communication skills, as much of our work and collaboration is driven through writing

• Passion for leadership development and empowering growth in individuals and teams

Benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision insurance, HSA, employee stock purchasing plan, 401(k), PTO, holiday pay, and more. Please visit https://franklincoveybenefits.com for details.

*Actual offer may be outside of this range and will be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as geographic location, internal equity and alignment with market data.

**Unless otherwise noted, applications will be accepted for a minimum of three (3) days from the initial published date on the FranklinCovey job board, but the posting may close at any time after the specified duration.

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