Senior Backend Engineer

Responsibilities and Duties

• Partnering with Product Managers and stakeholders to define, prioritize, and deliver technical solutions.
• Writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that meets agreed standards.
• Conducting and promoting high-quality code reviews to ensure reliability and consistency.
• Collaborating across functions—UX, QA, Product, Engineering—to design and deliver user-centered features.
• Providing transparent updates on engineering progress, risks, and key milestones.
• Maintaining up-to-date technical documentation.
• Coaching and mentoring engineers at all levels.
• Keeping informed of emerging trends in software engineering and identifying relevant opportunities.
• Influencing architectural decisions and shaping the evolving product landscape.

• Proven experience: At least 5 years of experience building high-quality, production-ready software.
• Expert technical skills: Strong proficiency in backend development with expertise in Ruby on Rails. Experience with React and TypeScript is a plus.
• Strong foundational knowledge: Expertise in relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL. Hands-on experience with version control (Git) and CI/CD pipelines is essential. A good understanding of distributed systems and REST API design principles is also required.
• Project ownership: Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive impactful outcomes.
• Technical leadership: Demonstrated success working in Agile environments and delivering scalable software. The ability to mentor engineers and influence architectural decisions is also key.
• Clear communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including stakeholder engagement. Although not essential, it would be advantageous if you had:
• Experience with AWS technologies (Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, SQS).
• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.