Reedsy is hiring a
Senior Ruby Engineer in United Kingdom

Summary

The job is for a Senior Ruby on Rails Developer at Reedsy, a company that provides tools and resources for authors. The role involves architecting and developing scalable web applications, working closely with designers and engineers to build new features, improving application performance, and taking ownership of tasks. The candidate should have 5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails at the production level, SQL (MySQL) and NoSQL (Redis) databases, unit tests (RSpec), Git advanced knowledge, strong emphasis on Object Oriented Design and Design Patterns, and fluent English communication skills. Bonus points are given for experience with Elasticsearch and deployment automation tools.

Requirements

• 5+ years with Ruby on Rails at production level
• Experience with SQL (MySQL) and NoSQL (Redis) databases
• Unit tests (RSpec) and QA testing tools and techniques
• Git advanced knowledge
• Strong emphasis with Object Oriented Design and Design Patterns
• Perfectly fluent in English, great communication skills
• Experience working remotely

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop highly scalable web applications
• Work closely with our designers and engineers to design, build, and ship new features from scratch
• Evaluate and improve the performance, durability, and security of applications in production
• Take ownership for your tasks and see features through from start to finish
• Build RESTful APIs

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Elasticsearch
• Experience with deployment automation tools

Benefits

• Work from home
• Paid paternal and maternal leave
• Reedski, our annual ski trip