Senior Back End Developer (Remote)

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What We’re Looking For

We are looking for a Senior Back-End Developer to join our R&D group and play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing microservices, enhancing system performance, and driving innovative solutions. This role involves collaboration with developers, product managers, and data teams to deliver a seamless and high-quality experience to our users.

What You’ll Do

Microservice Development:

• Design, develop, and implement new microservices.
• Maintain and enhance existing high-impact microservices.

Architecture And Planning

• Participate in design and planning discussions, contributing innovative architectural ideas.
• Address complex architectural challenges and apply architectural standards to new projects.

Code Development And Optimization

• Write efficient, clean, and scalable code.
• Test, troubleshoot, and debug code to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and performance.

System Enhancements

• Identify opportunities to modify and enhance existing systems.
• Develop and implement system modifications from inception to deployment.

Collaboration And Communication

• Collaborate effectively with other team members, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing.
• Work closely with non-technical team members to design optimal solutions for product requirements.

Requirements

• Experience in OOP and MVC design and development patterns. Good understanding of data structures and design patterns.
• 7+ years of back-end development experience in building large, complex, highly scalable web applications using the Ruby on Rails framework.
• Solid understanding of Ruby syntax, its nuances, and core concepts. Ability to write clean and readable code.
• Familiarity with concepts of RESTful.
• Experience building APIs, including authentication, cleanliness, and role-based access permissions.
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL database technologies (e.g. MySQL, ElasticSearch, CouchBase, Redis, etc.).
• Experience with AWS or similar cloud-based technologies (e.g. EC2, S3, SQS, RDS, Athena, etc.).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or similar tools is preferred.
• Experience with Bloomberg, Capiq, or similar systems is preferred.
• Comfortable with source version control software (Git).
• Knowledge and understanding of server-side architecture best practices.
• Deep understanding of the HTTP protocol and networking.