Reformation is hiring a
Sr. Ruby on Rails Engineer in Worldwide

Summary

The job is for a Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer at Reformation, a sustainable fashion brand. The role involves leading the development of large projects, working with databases, mentoring others, researching new technologies, and ensuring scalability and security in solution development.

Requirements

• Great experience with Ruby on Rails and other common libraries
• Great experience with PostgreSQL
• Good understanding of Ruby syntax and its nuances
• Good understanding of object-oriented programming
• Good understanding of server-side templating languages
• Solid understanding of AWS Lambda and messaging
• Ability to teach and learn from other engineers
• Familiarity with Python
• Good understanding of front-end technologies such as Vue, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS3
• Familiarity with concepts of MVC, Mocking, ORM, and RESTful
• A knack for writing clean, readable Ruby code
• Solid understanding of secure coding practices (e.g. OWASP 10)
• Experience integrating multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
• Experience creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Know how to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. Git)
• Familiarity with development aiding tools (e.g. Bundler, Rake)
• Working knowledge of agile development methodology

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead the development of large team-based projects and integrations
• PostgreSQL database solutions, key-value stores, blob stores, etc
• Database backup solutions, monitor performance and scalability
• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code
• Able to work with business facing stakeholders
• Mentor and lead others on best practices and coding standards
• Research new technology and establish a strategy for introducing them in a supportable manner
• Identify bottlenecks and issues; devise solutions
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Ensure scalability and security are considered in solution development

Preferred Qualifications

• Linux Administration
• Experience utilizing AWS resources such as SNS, SQS, Lambda, CloudFormation, and DynamoDB
• New Relic or like observability tools
• Enjoys playing Code Names or other games during our team hangouts

Benefits

• Health, vision, and dental insurance for eligible employees
• Paid vacation, sick, holidays & volunteer time-off for eligible employees
• Mission based company + casual and entrepreneurial work environment
• Clothing discount, dog-friendly office, company events + parties and much more
• 401K with company match