Software Development Engineer - 3

Summary

Join Reflektive's Engineering team and contribute to building and supporting the services that power our platform. You will be involved in major initiatives such as infrastructure optimization, collaboration with development teams for operational efficiency, service redesign, and customer issue resolution. The team actively defines its technical roadmap, and you'll work with product and engineering teams to make a difference. Responsibilities include application maintenance, backend development using Ruby on Rails and Python, performance optimization, collaboration with other teams, security implementation, documentation, and continuous improvement. You will need 8+ years of backend development experience with Ruby on Rails, in-depth knowledge of the framework, and excellent communication skills. A Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience is required.

Requirements

• Overall 8+ years of experience with a focus on backend development using Ruby on Rails
• In-depth knowledge of Ruby on Rails framework, database design, and API development
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices
• Experience with performance optimization, scalability, and security considerations
• Experience in Relation database. Ex: PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Kinesis, Kafka (take out Storm)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Open to explore new technologies. Ex: Python

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate customer first mindset by proactively identifying and addressing the issues even before customers report it
• Provide timely and effective resolution for the issues reported by the customers
• Lead the development of backend components, modules, and features primarily on Ruby on Rails tech stack and also be open to contribute in other tech stacks based on Python
• Implement and maintain APIs, data models, libraries, and database structures to support application functionality
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring optimal system response times and resource utilization
• Identify resource intensive operations and optimize it for performance and cost
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to integrate frontend and backend components seamlessly
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, adherence to standards, and knowledge sharing within the team
• Implement and enforce security best practices to safeguard sensitive data
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure compliance and security standards are met
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for the backend architecture, APIs, and development processes
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement and contribute to the evolution of development methodologies and practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in an Agile and Scrum environment
• Familiarity with front-end technologies and frameworks(ReactJs)
• Experience with Python programming languages
• Experience with cloud platforms and microservices architecture
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.(AWS, Kubernetes )
• Web-based/SaaS company background