Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Commutatus, a company partnering with entrepreneurs and corporations to build digital products, as a backend engineer. You will work in a collaborative squad, contributing to all phases of the software development lifecycle. Responsibilities include research, planning, API development, performance analysis, and continuous improvement. While a computer science degree isn't required, strong Ruby on Rails, API, and database design skills are essential. Commutatus offers a supportive environment with opportunities for growth, including sponsored certifications and flexible work arrangements, along with generous health insurance and unlimited sick leave.

Requirements

• Be open to working remotely
• Have exceptional communication skills
• Be resourceful - research and learn on the go to get the job done right
• Identify problems around you and independently propose solutions to these problems
• Be organised and structured
• Have a strong understanding of Ruby on Rails, APIs, and database design

Responsibilities

• Assist in ideating features by providing inputs based on research or your experience
• Advise the team on the feasibility of ideas and provide alternate routes to meet the objective of the feature
• Assist the squad in planning and estimating features to ensure they roll out on time and function as expected
• Develop robust APIs for platforms we manage
• Be involved in analysing performance & errors to keep the platform at the top of its game!
• Build plugins/templates for features that are common across platforms
• Watch for opportunities to build plugins/templates for features that are common across platforms
• Play an active role in team retrospective events by flagging problems and frustrations in the team and offering solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Have built scalable digital platforms before that have been deployed to production environments
• Know how GraphQL, and REST APIs work, i.e., how to build, maintain, and improve them
• Have designed databases and optimized their performance
• Understand the different components of a backend system, such as app servers, databases, and caches
• Have a sound understanding of deploying apps to staging or production via automated tools such as Github Actions or Travis

Benefits

• The freedom to learn and grow in the company
• A supportive team who'll help you when you are stuck!
• A learning path, feedback, and resources to take you to the next step in your technical career!
• We even sponsor certifications and tickets to select tech events!
• A safe space to explore your varied interests
• A platform to explore and understand different domains
• An invested interest in your well-being
• All our employees benefit from generous health insurance and unlimited sick leave
• The space for you to have a healthy work-life balance
• Transparency in the company's performance and financial status
• Weekly company-wide engagement activities to wind down at the end of the week