Remote Senior Backend Ruby Engineer

Description:

• Dataplor is a rapidly expanding global location data company focused on mapping and understanding every commercial location on the planet.
• The company is seeking a highly skilled backend engineer to join as a Senior Backend Ruby Engineer.
• Candidates should embody values such as mission orientation, intrinsic motivation, independence, humility, and a team mentality.
• The role requires fluency in Postgres as the primary datastore and high-level proficiency in Ruby, which is the core language of the system.
• Additional helpful skills include experience with Javascript and Python, handling large datasets, advanced experience with spatial data, practical knowledge of embeddings and vectors, Docker experience, and familiarity with a complex AWS ecosystem.

Requirements:

• Candidates must be very fluent in working with and understanding the performance characteristics of relational databases, specifically Postgres.
• High-level proficiency in Ruby is required as it is the core language of the system.
• Experience with Javascript and Python is a great plus but not mandatory.
• Candidates should have experience working with large datasets and the unique constraints they impose.
• Advanced experience with spatial data, including the use of polygons and geometric operations, is essential.
• Practical knowledge of embeddings and vectors is required to leverage them for problem-solving.
• Experience with Docker is preferred for cloud applications.
• Familiarity with a complex and often poorly documented AWS ecosystem is necessary.

Benefits:

• The position offers a competitive salary for solving interesting problems.
• Dataplor has always been 100% remote, allowing employees to work from anywhere.
• Employees receive an Uber Eats stipend.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits are provided.
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO) is available.
• Regular team retreats are organized to foster team bonding.
• New hardware is provided to employees to support their work.