Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join DNSFilter, a rapidly growing network security company, as a Senior Ruby Software Engineer. In this remote, full-time role, you will build and maintain scalable services using Ruby on Rails and other languages, ensuring high performance and lasting solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, advocate for simple designs, and contribute to process improvements. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails, proficiency in Ruby and another language, and experience with various data stores and AWS. This position offers a 100% remote work environment, flexible hours, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building highly scalable products using Ruby on Rails
• Proficiency in Ruby and working knowledge of another language
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, ClickHouse, and other data stores
• Experience with Sidekiq
• Experience using Git or other code versioning tools
• Knowledge and experience in all aspects of SDLC
• Knowledge of continuous integration systems, including GitHub workflows and Makefiles
• Working knowledge of AWS and EKS
• Experience working remotely under minimal supervision
• Passion for product quality and attention to details
• Experience working remotely with a strong commitment to collaborative work in a remote environment
• Able to work in hours overlapping with the EST timezone
• Must be eligible to work in the country of residence without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future

Responsibilities

• Write, maintain, and test code using Ruby on Rails, GoLang, and other languages
• Have an API-first mindset, developing components and services consumed via interfaces and API contracts
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Inspire and share your engineering passion across the whole engineering organization
• Contribute to the improvement of the development and deployment processes, ensuring continuous evolution
• Demonstrate strong ownership of your projects to their delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with other mainstream languages: GoLang, Python, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript
• Experience working with multiple distributed teams
• Experience building security products
• Excellent documentation skills
• Awareness of AppSec, OSS licensing, and security tools

Benefits

• A 100% work-from-home position with a company that values and fosters personal and professional growth
• Pathway to promotion to additional organizational positions and responsibilities based upon results and performance - not just time in the chair. You help us grow, we will help you grow
• Passionate and intelligent colleagues who work hard and have a good time doing it
• Flexible Fridays
• Paid company-wide week off at the end of each year
• Flexible Vacation policy
• Awesome company swag
• Home office buildout allowance
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits for US, UK, and Canada-based employees
• Full short-term disability and life benefits; available long-term disability
• Retirement savings account options with vested company matching for qualifying employees
• In-person annual gatherings
• DNSFilter is a pay-for-performance organization, which means there is the opportunity to advance your compensation with performance over time