Senior Ruby on Rails Backend Developer

Tyfoom

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of full-time Ruby on Rails development experience
  • Proficient in test-driven development including regression and feature testing
  • Strong MVC framework knowledge
  • Familiarity with GitHub for version control
  • Experience with security measures using Devise
  • Skilled in ActiveRecord for database interactions
  • Positive attitude and team-oriented mindset

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop new features for the platform
  • Upgrade and optimize the existing code base for stability
  • Build applications with scaling in mind
  • Create back-end models and API endpoints for front-end integration
  • Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and bugs
  • Maintain and improve existing APIs

Benefits

  • Stock options
  • Holiday pay
  • Generous paid time off
  • Health insurance with three plan options
  • Opt-in dental and vision insurance
Full Job Description
Job Description
The ideal candidate needs to be comfortable participating in new development and maintenance while taking on multiple other responsibilities. Ruby on Rails with PostgreSQL are our core technologies. Ultimately, we are looking for a top-level Senior Ruby on Rails Developer that can create, clean, organize, and write functional code that perfectly suits the needs of Tyfoom and our growing customer base.

Your responsibilities include developing back-end components and building/maintaining the mobile APIs. You will also be responsible for improving the stability, scalability, and core functionality of Tyfoom. You should have extensive experience working with scheduled and event-driven jobs. We work as a high-performing cross-functional team that cares deeply about our mission, customers, each other, and Tyfoom's technological success -- our product reflects that mindset.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop new features
  • Upgrade, stabilize, and optimize the existing code base
  • Build to scale
  • Create back-end models and controllers/API endpoints that the front-end developers can rely on
  • Identifying and fixing bottlenecks and bugs
  • Maintaining APIs

Requirements
  • 10+ Years of Full-Time Work Experience with Ruby on Rails
  • Experience with test-driven development in addition to regression and feature testing
  • MVC Experience
  • GitHub
  • Security with Devise
  • ActiveRecord
  • Good attitude
  • Great to work with


Additional Skills Preferred:

  • Rails stabilization and optimization
  • Server Ops (direct with AWS or via managed service)
  • Documentation with Postman
  • PostgreSQL query and schema optimization - content and performance DBA
  • Frontend competence - HTML, CSS, JS - enough to maintain and update


Benefits
  • Stock Options
  • Holiday Pay
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health Insurance (3 plans to choose from)
  • Opt in Dental and Vision Insurance

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