Senior Rails Engineer

Job
We are looking for a Ruby on Rails developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users.

Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.

You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Stack
Here are the technologies we work with:

• Ruby on Rails (API Server)
• React (Web applications), React Native (Mobile)
• GraphQL (graphql-ruby/apollo-client)
• Postgres
• Docker
• Google Cloud Run (Cloud Build)
• Cloudflare (DNS, Workers, KV Store)
• Yarn, Yarn Workspaces, Webpack
• RSpec / Jest / CircleCI
• Github

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code
• Integration of data storage solutions Postgres / Cloudflare KV
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems
• Ensure that our codebase is well tested and has the optimal business assurances needed to move fast and not break the things that are important
• Measure API performance and bottlenecks
• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization

Skills

• Experience with Ruby on Rails, along with other common libraries such as RSpec and Resque
• Good understanding of the syntax of Ruby and its nuances
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Basic understanding of GraphQL
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Basic understanding of Google Cloud Platform
• Familiarity with concepts of MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful
• A knack for writing clean, readable Ruby code
• Ability to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Know your way around a Postgres database
• Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Strong understanding of UNIX based systems (Linux, MacOS)
• Proficient understanding of Git
• Familiarity with development tools like Yarn and Bundle
• Familiarity with continuous integration