Senior Software Engineer, Backend

This is a remote position.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help a US-based e-Commerce platform to develop and maintain our Ruby on Rails-based backend services and various integrations. The ideal candidate has 5-7 years of experience in engineering or a related field.

At this role, you will develop and implement engineering solutions for the organization, manage technical projects, and oversee the design, development, and implementation of engineering solutions and any other tasks deemed necessary by the Vice President of Engineering and Senior leadership team.

Requirements

• Complete project assignments on time.
  
• Support the software development life cycle from start to finish.
  
• Participate in planning activities.
  
• Assist in analyzing and troubleshooting application issues.
  
• Coordinate with quality assurance (QA) to develop test cases, procedures, and plans.
  
• Support and facilitate maintenance requirements and upgrades of existing software
  
• Participate in technical audits and ensure recommendations are implemented.
  
• Create practical and applicable technical solutions that fit business needs and requirements.
  
• Develop and provide technical standards and guidance in all software design and development.
  

Other Qualifications & Characteristics

• Strong technical and analytical skills.
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  
• Excellent self-organization skills.
  
• Able to work as part of a team and independently.
  
• Knowledge of engineering principles and best practices
  

Key Skills

• Proficient understanding and practice of Ruby on Rails.
  
• Strong judgment in the election of gems, dependencies, and data stores
  
• Strong understanding of web-app performance fundamentals and related dev tools
  
• Strong database fundamentals and experience with SQL
  
• Practices Test-Driven Development.
  
• Proficient at debugging complex problems.
  
• Experience with Stripe API and its advanced capabilities
• Knowledge of Shopify API
  
• GraphQL Experience is a big plus
  

Benefits