Sr Software Engineer - RoR

HRB; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking senior full-stack engineers to join a dynamic team in the Toronto-Waterloo corridor. This role offers the opportunity to work on a platform that empowers retailers against e-commerce challenges. You will engage in hands-on development across the entire stack, utilizing modern technologies like React, Ruby on Rails, and AWS. As a foundational member of a rapidly growing team, you'll thrive in a collaborative environment, mentoring others while continuously learning and tackling complex problems. If you are passionate about software engineering and eager to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience at a fast-growing tech organization.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails, Django, or comparable web frameworks.
• Ability to work across the entire stack: frontend, backend, infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality code and build high-impact products.
• Develop scalable, performant systems and collaborate with the engineering team.
• Mentor others and contribute to recruitment efforts.

Skills

Software Engineering

Frontend Development

Backend Development

Team Collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

React

Ruby on Rails

Golang

AWS

Docker

Terraform

CircleCI

GitHub

Datadog

Sentry

Job description

About your role

We’re a strong engineering team that is building a platform to enable retailers to compete in a world being threatened by the disruptive e-commerce businesses. With millions of users and thousands of businesses on the platform, we’ve found strong product-market fit and are growing rapidly. We’re building out massively scalable backend systems and APIs, beautifully designed user experiences, and highly intelligent marketing tools. We take pride in our platform and recognize the value of paying down tech debt, investing in the future, and truly making our codebases enjoyable to operate in. As we continue to grow quickly grow, we’re expanding our engineering team.

Some technology we use:

• Frontend: React, React Native, Redux, Typescript
• Backend: Ruby on Rails, Golang, gRPC
• Infrastructure: AWS, Fargate, Terraform, Docker
• Development: CircleCI, Github, Datadog, Sentry

Who Are You?

We are looking to expand our engineering team and establish an engineering hub in the Toronto-Waterloo corridor. We are looking for strong senior full-stack engineers to join our team as foundational team members in the area. As an ideal candidate, you enjoy practicing the craft of software engineering — writing high-quality code, building high-impact products, and finding elegant solutions for complex technical problems.

• This is a hands-on role. You will spend significant time writing & shipping software
• You will build highly scalable, performant systems and products
• You have the ability to work across the entire stack — frontend, backend, infrastructure, data, devops
• You will learn from and collaborate with a talented engineering team
• You will have opportunities to work across the entire stack
• You’re always learning new frameworks, languages, and tools
• You’re a fantastic team player: communicative, collaborative, empathetic
• You thrive in a distributed team environment
• You enjoy mentoring others and contributing with recruitment efforts

We are not big on requirements, but you likely have:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience at a fast-growing technology organization with clear, fast, and hard-earned career progression.
• Experience with RoR, Django, Gin or comparable web frameworks.
• Experience with modern front-end technology (React, Redux, Typescript, similar).
• Experience with provisioning, managing, and documenting infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform).
• Experience in a very fast-paced, startup environment with the ability to quickly get up to speed, iterate, and take on projects.
• BA/BS degree required, computer science/engineering background is a plus.