Middle Ruby Engineer

Fintech platform for Private Equity sponsors. It helps them confidently navigate the complexities of portfolio management, driving maximum returns and success. The platform enables flawless planning, execution, and evaluation of value-creation strategies. Its real-time progress tracking and insightful reporting empower stakeholders to drive operational alpha and elevate performance.

We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Engineer with deep expertise in web application backend development for a SaSS application. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Ruby on Rails (or equivalent framework), Object Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks, SQL, API development (Graphql and Rest), scalability, performance, and monitoring (NewRelic). While this role is primarily for backend development, familiarity and experience with front-end web development using React JS, Apollo/Graphql and CSS is a big plus.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a back-end developer or in a similar role, with a strong portfolio of successful projects.
• ORM Experience.
• Data Modeling.
• Performance considerations (i.e. Detecting and fixing n+1 queries)
• Expertise in full stack development focusing on React, web application development, GraphQL, and Apollo.
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern front-end frameworks.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and database design.
• Familiarity with Ruby on Rails or a similar framework.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities:

Database/ORM:

• Ability to take complex product requirements and translate them into Rails Active
• Record models with relationships and associated database tables
• Write migrations to add and modify existing Postgres tables
• Understand db performance, including transactions, indexing, n + 1 queries
• and schemas
• Write Rails Active Record models that utilize underlying database tables and
• relationships
• Write SQL as needed, including a thorough understanding of foreign keys,
• joins, ordering, and complex relationship querying.
• Write rails rake tasks to migrate existing data when needed

API development:

• Develop, test, and maintain GraphQL APIs, using GraphQL Ruby
• components.
• Develop, test, and maintain Rest APIs, using Ruby on Rails components.
• Work closely with and support front-end developers who are the
• consumers of the APIs you will write
• Optimize API performance and ensure scalability using tools like NewRelic
• and Bullet Gem
• Understand batch loading and n + 1 performance issues when querying using
• GraphQL

Testing/Reviewing:

• Write rspec tests in ruby for the backend code you write
• Manually test the application in areas that you contribute to
• Conduct code reviews, providing constructive feedback to ensure
• high-quality code standards.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending innovative solutions to enhance our tech stack.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams including designers, product managers, and QA engineers.
• Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Facilitate technical discussions and decision-making processes.

What we offer:

• Annual paid vacation of 18 working days.
• Extra vacation days for long-lasting cooperation.
• Annual paid illness of 10 days.
• Maternity/Paternity leave.
• The opportunity for sabbatical leave.
• Marriage and Parenthood Package.
• Compensation for sports activities (up to 6000 UAH\year).
• 50 % cost compensation for attending self-development courses.
• Corporate doctor.
• Internal education(corporate library, Udemy courses).
• Career development plan.
• English and Spanish classes.
• Paying taxes and managing PE (Private Entrepreneur).
• Technical equipment.
• Internal Referral program.
• Opportunity to take part in company volunteering activities.
• Sombra is a “Friendly to Veterans” award-holder.

If you believe you are a suitable candidate for this position, please attach your updated resume using the provided link.
Our recruitment team will review your profile, and if it aligns with our current job openings, we will contact you shortly. If you don’t receive a reply from us within 5 business days, it means we have decided to move forward with other candidates.
Thank you for understanding.