Are you a skilled Ruby on Rails developer looking for a dynamic role where you can make a real impact? Join our team to build cutting-edge APIs and collaborate with talented professionals in an Agile environment. Apply now to take your career to the next level!
About Sharesource:
We are a social enterprise dedicated to connecting global opportunities with talented individuals. Currently, we serve Australian clients and aim to empower businesses to thrive by accessing the talent they need worldwide. Our mission is to support individuals in achieving success in their careers while fostering a company culture that embodies our values.
https://www.sharesource.com.au/
What are we looking for?
As a Ruby on Rails Developer, you will be responsible for building robust and scalable APIs with a single-page application JavaScript frontend. You will collaborate closely with the Product and UX teams to scope new features, contribute to the engineering roadmap, and manage multiple projects across the business simultaneously.
What are you expected to do?
Development and Integration:
- Build and maintain Ruby on Rails APIs.
- Develop single-page applications using modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Ensure scalable API integrations to enhance platform functionality.
Feature Scoping and Planning:
- Collaborate with the Product and UX teams to scope and define new features.
- Translate business requirements into technical specifications.
Engineering Roadmap:
- Contribute to the long-term engineering roadmap.
- Provide technical insights and recommendations for future platform improvements.
Project Management:
- Manage and prioritize multiple projects across different business units.
- Ensure timely delivery of projects while maintaining high-quality standards.
You’ll be a great fit if:
- Minimum of 5 years of commercial Ruby/Rails experience.
- Full stack development experience is preferred.
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related IT discipline.
- Proven experience in building and scaling APIs.
- Practical experience with PostgreSQL.
- Proficient with Git version control.
- Experience in performance optimizations, such as caching and asset CDNs.
- Strong Agile methodology skills, including iterating through user stories and applying Test Driven Development (TDD) techniques.
- Solid monitoring focus, using tools like NewRelic.
- Experience with JavaScript frameworks, including ReactJS, BackboneJS, and NodeJS.
- Experience working with Elasticsearch.
- Working knowledge of software testing methods and quality assurance practices.
- Contributions to the open-source community.
- An interest in the startup and technology community.
- Knowledge of merchant gateways.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
Here are your benefits from joining our team:
- Competitive salary and professional development
- Collaborative client partnerships and a fun, inclusive work environment
- Opportunities for leadership, expertise, and global client exposure
- Monthly coaching, training, and career development
- Remote work flexibility and a flexible hybrid model
- Engage in social impact activities and industry impact
- Achieve work-life balance and flexibility to support personal commitments
- Comprehensive HMO coverage with one free dependent
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Why work for Sharesource?
Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire hundreds of skillful individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, genders, ages, and personalities to live out our diverse culture and make a positive impact on the world!
Our 5 Values:
- Make a social impact: We balance between our work for client teams and for the society by constantly making good impacts.
- Be proactive: We encourage brave thinking, continuous improvement, and drive change through action.
- Create value: We create measurable values for our stakeholders: our teams, partners, suppliers, investors, and communities.
- Be fair, open and honest: We foster equality and inclusivity in a supportive environment that embraces diversity and celebrates achievements.
- Add fun, passion and love: We prioritise fun and passion, fostering higher engagement and a positive can-do attitude.
What makes us different?
Our culture code. You will be a part of our vibrant company culture and experience a workplace where your contributions are valued, your growth is encouraged, and your opinion is respected:
- Challenged, autonomous, momentum
- Learning, growth mindset
- Lead by our values
- Heard, cared for, make good friends
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What happens after you submit your application?
The whole process takes around 4 weeks:
- There will be 3-4 interviews and a possible assessment from our client partner. You will undergo an initial interview, a culture interview, and 1-2 interviews with our cool client. This will run for about 1-2 weeks but we will let you know if we need to ramp it up. Be yourself and have fun.
- We will constantly communicate with you as to the development of your application. You can also directly communicate with us to ask us about the status of your application.
- If all goes well, we complete the reference check and provide other necessary requirements so we can offer you the job right away.
We would be grateful if you have these already:
- Fit to Work/Health Card (Basic 5 employment medical tests)
- NBI Clearance
- Social IDs - PHIC, SSS, HDMF, TIN
- Character references with contact info
At Sharesource, we believe in the value of diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workplace, and we do not discriminate based on factors such as race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.
