Senior Backend Engineer (Ruby)

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JobgetherSoftware Development

Based in United StatesFull-TimeSenior

Salary$139,200–$235,200 USD

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Required Skills: GraphQLPostgreSQLPythonElasticSearchRubyRuby on RailsClickhouseRESTful APIs

Significant experience as a software or product engineer with a backend specialization.
Advanced proficiency with Ruby and Ruby on Rails.
Strong PostgreSQL expertise including experience optimizing databases at scale through indexing and partitioning.
Demonstrated experience designing and evolving GraphQL and/or RESTful APIs.
Experience leading multi-engineer projects over several months.
Strong product mindset with the ability to represent user needs while balancing technical and business considerations.
Experience improving and maintaining large automated test suites.
Strong written and verbal communication skills for asynchronous, distributed teams.
Experience integrating artificial intelligence into software development workflows.
Familiarity with Elasticsearch, ClickHouse, or Python is advantageous.

Partner with product managers and engineers to understand user needs, shape requirements, and break complex initiatives into incremental solutions.
Design, build, and maintain backend and real-time capabilities within a large-scale Ruby on Rails application, including GraphQL and REST APIs.
Improve PostgreSQL performance and scalability through query optimization, indexing, partitioning, and use of technologies like Elasticsearch or ClickHouse.
Support safe production releases through feature flags, observability, and monitoring.
Mentor engineers and open-source contributors through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Participate in on-call rotations and investigate production incidents.
Incorporate AI-powered development tools into daily workflows to improve engineering efficiency.

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