Description:

The Ruby Backend Software Engineer role is a full-time position that can be performed remotely from within the EU.
The company is a remote-first, international SaaS organization focused on sales intelligence and web visitor identification.
The backend team primarily builds APIs, background data processing flows, and integrations, working with various databases such as AWS RDS & Aurora, AWS DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, and Redis.
The backend consists of multiple Ruby and Ruby on Rails applications, along with serverless components like AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Kinesis, and SQS.
The team emphasizes maintaining a tidy and well-tested codebase, dedicating time for upgrades, refactoring, and improvements for developer productivity.
There are opportunities for engineers to work on the Ember.js frontend and to engage in infrastructure, DevOps, and serverless development.
The role involves working with streaming and serverless components, optimizing data storage, building internal applications in Ruby, and providing code reviews.

Requirements:

Candidates must have expertise in Ruby and a willingness to learn the company's technology stack.
An interest in building scalable serverless systems using AWS technologies such as Lambda, Kinesis, and API Gateway is required.
Understanding of microservices architecture patterns is essential, with experience in Kubernetes and gRPC being a plus.
Strong software architecture and data modeling skills are necessary to align engineering decisions with product vision.
Experience in DevOps and Infrastructure, particularly with AWS, Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes, is advantageous.
Candidates should possess teamwork and communication skills to enhance the work of colleagues.
Experience in managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting production-grade web applications is required.
Applicants must be physically located within European timezones.

Employees will have the opportunity to work with a knowledgeable, high-achieving, and enjoyable team.
The work environment is international, diverse, dynamic, and committed.
The position offers remote work flexibility with a customizable work schedule.
Mental health support is provided through Auntie.
A personal budget for home office equipment is available.
Employees can participate in annual company retreats in sunny locations and team off-sites.