Remote Software Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Backend Software Engineer and contribute to the development of high-quality software that delights our customers. You will be part of autonomous teams, working together to solve complex technical challenges and innovate solutions.

Requirements

• Have a passion for Design & development of backend software and APIs
• Have a passion for Object-oriented programming using a language like Ruby
• Have a passion for Software development within the Linux/Unix environment
• Have a passion for Software development using a containerization platform like Docker or Kubernetes
• Have a passion for Agile development practices (team focus, continual improvement, automated tests, refactoring, continuous integration, pair programming)
• Have effective communication
• Be self-motivated and self-managed
• Have Life-Long Learning
• Have a BSc majoring in Computer Science (will be advantageous)
• Have a minimum of 4+ years of software development experience
• Have a minimum of 2 years supporting a large scale application in an operational capacity

Responsibilities

• Solve interesting and large scale backend technical challenges
• Be part of figuring out how we get better at what we do
• Look for opportunities to innovate and optimize
• Understand the needs of the customer in order to deliver innovative, robust solutions (In collaboration with the Product Owner and stakeholders of course)
• Support the customer from an operational perspective when escalated by the Client Services team

Preferred Qualifications

• Thinking like a hacker and diving into the security details of the software you’ve built
• Experience with Rancher, Docker Swarm or other container orchestration platforms
• Understanding of database design and performance tuning (MySQL, Redis, etc.)
• Experience with DevOps on a linux based platform
• Experience with system administration on a linux based platform