Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

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• We have over 42 terabytes of data in MySQL, Postgres and MongoDB/Document DB.
• We use Ruby and Elixir to run over a million transactions for our customers every day.
• Our typical response times are 1-2 seconds for a basket of products and we maintain uptimes north of 99.99%.
• We target daily deploys and continuous testing.

Job Description

Summary

This Ruby on Rails Software Engineer position will be responsible for designing, implementing, and testing of code to enhance and cultivate several of the company solutions for consumer and call center users. Responsibilities include building new applications for internal and users. Experience with JavaScript is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent job experience
• Experienced developer in full stack web development, able to build complete data-backed products
• Full MVC (model-view-controller) development experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with JavaScript/React
• Experience using Git productively in a team environment
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with Amazon Web Services
• Ability to sit with business or technical SMEs to listen, learn and propose technical solutions to business problems
• Experience using and adapting to new technologies
• Take and understand business requirements and goals
• Work collaboratively with project managers and stakeholders to make sure that all aspects of the project are delivered as planned
• Involved at all stages of the development life cycle: initial analysis, implementation, integration, testing, debugging, and support
• Willing to assume leadership for products, design patterns, test coverage, line of business, or other areas of focus
• Experience with TDD (test driven development) or at least commitment to full test coverage using modern test methods
• Empathy for consumers, teammates, business owners, and other stakeholders
• Love working as part of a team and continuously strive for self-improvement

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with JavaScript/React
• Strong SQL skills with MySQL or PostgreSQL