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About the role
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical work experience.
3+ years of experience in backend software development.
Proficiency in Ruby and the Ruby on Rails framework.
Solid understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL), including schema design and writing efficient queries.
Experience designing and consuming JSON APIs.
Experience with backend testing frameworks and familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Key Attributes:
Adaptable, growth-minded, and eager to deepen your expertise in scalable backend systems.
Thoughtful about performance and reliability, and willing to dig into data to inform your solutions.
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, capable of thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Clear communicator who asks good questions and articulates technical decisions and trade-offs.
Preferred (Bonus) Experience:
Experience with microservices architecture or cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
Familiarity with message queues or background processing systems (e.g., Redis, Sidekiq).