Engineering Manager (Ruby on Rails)
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EasyshipLogistics Software
Fully remote role based in the EU, EU hours; collaboration across EU/India timezonesFull-TimeManager
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2-3 years in an engineering management or technical lead capacity
- Required Skills
- KafkaRuby on RailsMicroservicesSaaSDistributed Systems
Requirements
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2-3 years in an engineering management or technical lead capacity
- Deeply hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails
- Strong architecture experience designing and evolving backend systems at scale
- Experience working on a large Rails monolith and evolving it sustainably
- Exposure to agentic AI or LLM tooling in production, side projects, or experimentation
- Strong async communication skills for collaboration across distributed teams
- Demonstrated ability to lead with empathy, provide direct feedback, and manage 1:1s
- Nice to have: Experience with microservices, Kafka, or distributed systems in high-volume SaaS environments
- Nice to have: Prior experience working in a shipping, logistics, or eCommerce platform
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a backend-focused squad, driving technical quality, delivery velocity, and team wellbeing
- Stay hands-on with the Ruby on Rails codebase — actively contributing to architecture decisions, code reviews, and complex feature development
- Own the technical architecture of your squad’s domain: design scalable, maintainable backend systems on our Rails monolith and evolving microservices layer
- Partner with product managers and engineering leadership to translate roadmap priorities into clear technical plans with realistic timelines
- Champion engineering best practices — testing, observability, security, and clean code
- Identify and introduce AI-augmented workflows to accelerate delivery and reduce toil
- Drive continuous improvement, unblock your team, and create an environment where engineers grow fast
- Collaborate cross-functionally with other EMs and the Head of Engineering to improve engineering processes
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