Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails, APIs

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain Ruby on Rails APIs for internal teams.

• Collaborate with colleagues across the organization to comprehend workflows and pinpoint opportunities to automate processes with APIs.

• Clarify project requirements, establish acceptance criteria, and deliver enhancements in productivity.

• Propel well-defined projects from conception to deployment.

• Design, implement, test, review, and deploy API modifications within the set architecture and security protocols.

• Identify dependencies and risks at the earliest opportunity.

• Manage authentication, authorization, and sensitive data in a secure manner.

• Diagnose defects and API failures utilizing evidence.

• Increase regression coverage and enhance system maintainability.

• Assess delivered workflows with stakeholders to verify adoption and productivity improvements.

• Participate in domain modeling and design discussions with Product and senior engineers.

• Provide constructive code reviews and document API behavior and decisions for effective asynchronous collaboration.

• Mentor less-experienced colleagues and streamline unnecessary processes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 3 years of professional software development experience, primarily focused on Ruby.

• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining Ruby on Rails applications.

• Capability to articulate API implementation decisions and utilize Git proficiently.

• Ability to refine clear stakeholder requirements into well-defined tasks.

• Willingness to seek assistance when risks or dependencies exceed the agreed-upon scope.

• Strong coding standards including readable code, automated testing, TDD when applicable, continuous integration, meaningful code reviews, and an awareness of secure coding practices.

• Proficient with AI-assisted development, including independent verification of generated code, tests, and underlying assumptions.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills in an agile, remote team setting.

• Adaptability to changing priorities and the ability to document decisions for asynchronous collaboration.

• Front-end experience with React and TypeScript is a plus.

• Familiarity with internal developer-facing APIs, identity and access management, or Model Context Protocol services is desirable but not mandatory.

• Must be authorized to work in your current location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work remotely from anywhere, depending on timely performance, team support, and authorization to work in your location.

• Enjoy 40 days off annually, including holidays and vacation, or more as mandated by local regulations.

• Access to Plumm mental well-being service.

• Monthly wellbeing allowance provided through the ThanksBen wallet.

• Receive at least three months of paid parental leave for all new parents.

• Job security for up to 12 months, or as required by local laws.

• Stipend for laptop and home office equipment.

• Participate in a globally inclusive, asynchronous-friendly remote culture.

• Benefit from flexible and sustainable working boundaries.