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
The candidates we're looking for generally have most of the following:
- 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
These aren't required but are a big plus:
- Experience working in Fintech, Insurance, Banking or other similar financial services
- Prior professional experience in Ruby / Ruby on Rails
- Exposure to data pipeline tooling (e.g. Fivetran, dbt)
- Early/mid-stage startup experience
Compensation & Benefits:
Base Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,000
Rhino + Jetty has partnered with a number of compensation benchmarking tools to determine competitive and fair market pay bands for our size and stage. Our goal is to ensure each employee is paid equitably and competitively while also maintaining a consistent and standardized methodology.
Individual pay decisions are based on a number of factors including qualifications for the role, experience level and balancing internal equity relative to other teammates.
Base salary is just one part of our Total Rewards Package here at R + J. In connection with this position, we also offer:
- 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)
