Senior Backend Developer

About the Senior Backend Developer Role

This Senior Backend Developer position, posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company, offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of a core product designed to simplify digital interactions for clients. You will join a remote engineering team focused on collaboration, high-quality code, and innovative features. Your work will directly impact the creation of scalable solutions and uphold best practices in software development, helping to drive the mission forward with your technical expertise across diverse projects.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Develop and enhance the core product, prioritizing innovative feature implementation.
• Write high-quality code, ensuring practices of clean, organized, and efficient coding.
• Plan and execute unit and integration tests to ensure system robustness.
• Collaborate with different teams, promoting a culture of knowledge sharing.
• Engage in continuous professional development with access to new technologies.

Required Skills and Experience

• Proven experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL, including efficient data modeling.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools, specifically Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks, including RSpec.
• Solid understanding and application of clean code practices, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
• Familiarity with processing queues and messaging systems (e.g., Sidekiq, SQS, Kafka).
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining scalable, high-performance RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency in Linux operating systems.
• Strong command of Git for version control.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate level of English proficiency.

Benefits and Perks

• Enjoy 100% remote work flexibility.
• Work in a trust-focused culture valuing results, challenges, and continuous learning.
• Experience autonomy within a collaborative and empathetic environment.
• Benefit from a strong feedback culture with regular 1:1 sessions and supportive leadership.
• Access comprehensive benefits including meal allowances, childcare support, home office stipends, health insurance, education subsidies, Gympass, birthday day-off, and discounts on therapy and English courses.

Key skills/competency

• Backend Development
• RESTful APIs
• Relational Databases
• Cloud Computing (AWS)
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Automated Testing (RSpec)
• Clean Code
• System Design
• Scalability