Sr. Full Stack Developer (Ruby on Rails)

Are you passionate about technology, leading a small team and working closely to deliver a world-class product? How about partnering with some of the coolest and unique clients in the world? If yes, then we're excited to meet you and hear about your approach to software development, mentoring and keeping code fun.

We're looking for a lead developer to join the team and take our projects to the next level. We use, and love, Ruby on Rails and believe in doing things the "Rails way". We also take great pride in delivering a developer experience that is second to none.

In your role you will manage the technology strategy for the team, identify key activities to stay ahead of the curve and selectively lead experiments to grow our capabilities. You will also be responsible for the definition and operation of the development workflow. There is a great deal of freedom to make the team your own.

We offer:

• Projects with very special partners (think Royal Canadian Air Force)
• A small, tight-knit team with a great culture
• Huge opportunity to drive meaningful and immediate change
• An understanding environment that embraces personal and professional growth
• Flexible work hours
• Sweet office space at the Communitech Hub in Kitchener, ON
• 2 weeks of paid vacation (full-time employees)
• Health spending account (full-time employees)

Compensation:

• The base salary range for this role is: $95k-150k based on experience
• This role is eligible for up to 10% performance bonus

Responsibilities:

• Lead developer for a team of seven
• Evaluate and implement changes to improve our development workflow
• Drive code quality through code reviews, pair programming, architecture and coding practices
• Develop features across the entire stack and runtime environment
• Establish a strategy to keep tech debt at bay (and pay back some existing debt)
• Interface directly with the client on a daily basis
• Mentor junior developers

You have:

• 3+ years experience as a senior developer
• 2+ years experience working in a modern DevOps environment
• 2+ years experience working with a container based cloud production environment
• Experience with a least 2 of: Ruby on Rails, Django, Symfony, Laravel *
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• The drive to be a team player that loves to win
• A willingness to undergo a Government of Canada security screening
• Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Resident status

Our dream candidate also has:

• Experience with the Department of National Defence
• Experience working in a startup
• Experience with a medium sized Ruby on Rails application

We're excited to meet you and to start the conversation to evaluate if we're a fit to do great things together!