Senior Ruby Developer

Role Description

As a Senior Ruby Developer, you will help build our Ruby API powering our family of LGBTQ+ mobile dating apps. The position is 40 hours per week and ongoing/full-time.

• Build a modern API application atop a functional architecture in Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and/or Sinatra.
• Build well factored, maintainable, and tested code using RSpec with Test & Behavior Driven Development (TDD & BDD).
• Prioritize well-architected code that is not only accelerated by AI, but also maintains strict architectural patterns and consistency.
• Help advance our portfolio of architectural rules using RubyZen, our ruby architectural linter.
• Support our AWS infrastructure using the latest AWS DevOps tools and approaches like Terraform.
• Debug and diagnose production issues in the AWS console, Airbrake, Datadog, and Cloudwatch.
• Maintain a complex backend which processes more than 300 million web server requests per day.
• Have a strong sense of OO programming and Architectural patterns.
• Be able to work with, mentor, and guide a distributed team of developers.
• Align to the working and pairing hours of their team in their respective regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in computer science, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years of software development experience using Ruby.
• 5+ years of devops (AWS or equivalent) experience.
• Experience using design and architecture patterns.
• Strong sense of ownership, ability to work independently, and proven track record of driving products.
• Shipped consumer API used concurrently by thousands of users.

Requirements

• Timezone alignment is critical for a global, remote, distributed company.
• If you are EU-based, you must be available to work between 11am CET and 8pm CET (Winter) or 12pm CET and 9pm CET (Summer).
• If you are Brasil-based, you must be available to work between 8am EST and 5pm EST.
• If you are North America-based, you must be available to work between 8am EST and 5pm EST.
• Be available to collaborate between 9a EST and 1p EST, regardless of your present timezone.
• Have experience working for remote, global teams.
• Be excited about and open to pair programming.
• Be open to learning languages outside their current server specialty, such as Swift, Kotlin, Python or JavaScript.

Benefits

• A 100% remote, 100% global team.
• 11 Paid Holidays.
• One paid week off at mid-year (PSS Summer Refresh Week).
• Home Office Stipend - purchase furniture for your home setup.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• United States-based employees additionally receive the following benefits:
• 401k plan with 6% match.
• Comprehensive, nation-wide healthcare coverage.
• Flexible Time Off.