Remote Backend Engineer (Remote)

Description:

• At HackerRank, you will work as a backend engineer on large and complex projects, delivering them end-to-end, either independently or with team collaboration.
• You will ensure timely delivery of all product deliverables.
• You will play a key role in technical discussions and be the go-to person for guidance and troubleshooting within the team.
• You will understand key business and engineering metrics related to performance, quality, and availability, and work with the team to improve them regularly.
• You will proactively participate in code reviews and architecture and design discussions.
• You will mentor junior engineers and establish best practices for coding and code reviews.
• You will help build a top-quality team by participating in hiring initiatives and promoting team contributions and accomplishments.

Requirements:

• Candidates must be strong and self-motivated individuals capable of driving decisions independently.
• A solid experience in building web-based products is required.
• A minimum of 2+ years of expertise in at least one dynamic programming language and one MVC web framework, preferably Ruby on Rails, is necessary.
• Expertise in database modeling, particularly relational databases, and the ability to spot database bottlenecks and write optimized queries is essential.
• Candidates should have expertise in standard cloud technologies, preferably AWS, and knowledge of CI/CD tools and workflows.
• A proven track record in building highly-available and scalable distributed systems is required.
• Willingness to explore new technologies and act as a Subject Matter Expert is important.
• Candidates should believe in minor incremental improvements and have a passion for refactoring.
• A keen eye for quality, good coding practices, and improving code coverage is necessary.
• Good stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trust and rapport with internal and external stakeholders are required.

Benefits:

• Employees will receive a one-time home office setup stipend.
• A monthly remote work enablement stipend is provided.
• Professional development reimbursement is available.
• Wellbeing benefits, including access to services like Headspace, are offered.
• Flexible paid time off, paid leave for new parents, and flexible work hours are included.
• Insurance coverage for all employees (term life, personal accident, medical) along with medical insurance for dependents is provided.
• Employee stock options are part of the benefits package.