Senior Software Engineer

Role Description

In this role, you will:

• Design technical solutions that are reliable, fault-tolerant, scalable, and performant
• Write code (often with AI assistance) to produce quality, readable, testable, maintainable software
• Participate in code reviews and design sessions
• Launch new features and services to our customers with high quality customer experiences
• Work with product managers and your engineering team to size work and understand build options
• Foster a culture of security and will adopt security best practices throughout Rhino+Jetty’s codebase

Our current technical stack most prominently features:

• Ruby (Rails), Python (Flask), Javascript (Hotwire, React.js, Next.js)
• Postgres
• AWS infrastructure managed via Terraform
• Datadog, Posthog, Rollbar, Sentry
• Claude AI tools (Chat, Cowork, Code)
• IDE(s) of choice

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in building production-grade, high-volume software systems
• Professional coding experience (e.g. Ruby on Rails, Python, Javascript, React) with the willingness to recommend and adopt new technologies as necessary
• Full-stack experience or willingness and ability to learn across the stack
• Experience working with AI tools to accelerate your engineering work (e.g. Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex)
• Experience with server-side concepts (microservices, caching, performance, monitoring and scalability)
• Experience with modern databases (e.g. Postgres) and appropriate application-side data modeling
• Experience with modern source control tools (git + GitHub)
• Understanding of CI/CD build/deployment tools (e.g. GitHub Actions; Semaphore)
• Familiarity with AWS cloud technologies (e.g. ECS, S3, RDS, etc)
• Willingness to become domain subject matter experts in a highly regulated industry
• Enthusiasm, curiosity, and the flexibility to thrive in a start-up atmosphere of constant change and growth
• Ability to use AI tools and your own creativity to tackle new challenges

Requirements

• Experience working in Fintech, Insurance, Banking or other similar financial services (not required but a big plus)
• Prior professional experience in Ruby / Ruby on Rails (not required but a big plus)
• Exposure to data pipeline tooling (e.g. Fivetran, dbt) (not required but a big plus)
• Early/mid-stage startup experience (not required but a big plus)

Benefits

• Base Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,000
• Competitive cash compensation package including base salary, milestone based bonus, and other financial perks
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (up to 90% employer contribution) - eligible from your start date
• 401(k), HSA, Life & Disability Insurance Coverage ($0 employee contribution for additional insurances)
• Unlimited PTO Policy
• Generous Paid Parental Leave
• Stock option plan to give our employees a direct stake in R + J’s success
• Remote-first work culture with opportunities to collaborate as a team in person
• Monthly lifestyle stipend to fit your needs (meals, wellness, co-working)