Senior Backend Engineer - Ruby on Rails, Platform Services

Homebase; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech startup in Toronto is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a strong focus on Ruby on Rails to enhance their mobile platform team's backend capabilities. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems, driving architectural improvements, and collaborating cross-functionally. They will work on APIs and services to create an AI-powered mobile assistant, ensuring seamless workflows and optimizing performance. This role offers significant impact in a dynamic environment with a commitment to operational excellence.

Benefits

Stock options

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision

Flex time off

Maternity/Parental Leave EI top-up

Work From Anywhere Month

Life insurance

Meals provided

Designated in-office days

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong Ruby on Rails experience.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Strong experience with SQL, relational data modeling.
• Experience designing distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable backend services.
• Drive architectural design for platform services.
• Consolidate user requests into a centralized action board.
• Partner with Mobile Platform engineers to create API contracts.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Improve developer velocity through technical standards.
• Mentor engineers on backend fundamentals.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate engineering workflows.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product and design teams.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Object-oriented programming

SQL

Distributed systems

Automated testing

AI fluency

Job description

A tech startup in Toronto is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a strong focus on Ruby on Rails to enhance their mobile platform team's backend capabilities. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend systems, driving architectural improvements, and collaborating cross-functionally. They will work on APIs and services to create an AI-powered mobile assistant, ensuring seamless workflows and optimizing performance. This role offers significant impact in a dynamic environment with a commitment to operational excellence.