PP – Ruby Software Engineer – Job4318

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Ruby Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building scalable and efficient software solutions, with a strong focus on operational resiliency and automation. You will play a crucial role in enhancing our platform’s capabilities, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving technical excellence. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are eager to tackle complex challenges, we want to hear from you!

Job Responsibilities

• Building and Improving Systems: Anchor major team workstreams to build and improve large-scale systems, grow the scale of our platform, reduce complexity, increase automation, and burn down technical debt.
• Collaborative Development: Engage in pair programming with other engineers to build key components of our platform, ensuring high-quality code and knowledge sharing.
• Operational Resiliency: Set up practices to ensure the highest levels of operational resiliency, including monitoring, logging, and incident response strategies.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with leadership, peers, and customers to effectively deliver solutions and projects that meet business needs.
• Continuous Improvement: Participate in code reviews, contribute to architectural discussions, and advocate for best practices in software development.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions.
• Deep experience with Ruby as the primary programming language.
• Familiarity with additional languages such as Python, Java, Golang, JavaScript, or shell scripting is a plus.
• System Design: Design and operational experience with large-scale production-grade systems.
• Linux Skills: Strong understanding of Linux operating systems and command-line tools.
• Cloud Experience: Experience building and maintaining large distributed systems on major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• API Development: Extensive experience in API design and development, ensuring robust and scalable interfaces.
• Database Skills: Strong technical accomplishments in SQL, ETLs, and data analysis skills; experience with MySQL, Postgres, Redshift, or similar data handling technologies.
• Infrastructure as Code: Familiarity with infrastructure as code tooling such as Terraform & CloudFormation is desirable.
• Agile Environment: Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile development environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Collaboration Skills: Proven ability to partner with business units, product management, program management, and cross-functional teams to deliver business results with agility and high quality.
• Time Management: Excellent time management skills with the ability to work on concurrent assignments with different priorities.
• Customer Focus: A results-oriented mindset with a focus on customer satisfaction and delivering quality products.

Nice to Have

• Cloud Technologies: Deep understanding of AWS and GCP technologies.
• Containerization: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• GraphQL: Familiarity with GraphQL for API development.
• Front-End Development: Experience in front-end development using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular).
• Workflow Engines: Knowledge of workflow engines/schedulers like Airflow, Argo, Control-M, or UC4.
• Monitoring Tools: Experience with monitoring/logging tools and best practices for observability.
• Test-Driven Development (TDD): Familiarity with TDD principles and practices.