Smile.io is hiring a
Senior Full Stack Engineer in Canada

Summary

Smile.io is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer with 5+ years of experience in software engineering to join their remote team. The engineer will design, construct, and maintain shopper-facing applications and merchant-facing program management tools using Ruby on Rails, Ember.js, React, and other technologies.

Requirements

• Possess a minimum of 5 years of technical experience in software engineering or a related field, with strong expertise in both Front-end and Back-end technologies
• Have intermediate to expert-level proficiency with Ember.js or React (using TypeScript)
• Have intermediate to expert-level proficiency in Ruby on Rails, substantiated by relevant professional work experience
• Skilled in utilizing observability tools such as DataDog and Grafana to troubleshoot multi-system level issues effectively
• Experienced with Postgres or similar databases
• Experienced in building and maintaining high-traffic systems
• Experienced in test automation practices
• Familiar with agile methodologies and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Write, test, instrument, document, and maintain software for Smile.io
• Review code and provide thoughtful, constructive feedback for your team
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to build new features
• Support a highly available service used by millions of users on a daily basis
• Champion productive technical discussions and foster collaboration within the team

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing apps for the Shopify platform, including familiarity with Shopify APIs
• Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services, Docker, Kafka, and/or GraphQL
• Understanding of database optimization techniques, including indexing, various types of locks, and strategies for optimizing slow queries
• Experience in mentoring and fostering the professional growth of junior colleagues