Software Engineer, Senior - Ruby on Rails

blackbaud; India; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbaud seeks a Senior Software Engineer to advance our Awards Management product stack (Ruby on Rails, Elixir, Phoenix). You’ll contribute to web app development, UI/server/cloud architecture, and project planning with Scrum teams.

Expect a high-cadence rhythm of feature work, testing, and code reviews. You will mentor teammates, ensure code quality, and align with long-term architectural strategy while collaborating with product management and cross-functional teams, including architecture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend web application experience (Ruby on Rails, Elixir, Phoenix).
• Proficient in JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Experience with RESTful services and APIs.
• Understanding of scalable web app design principles.
• Cloud deployment and DB tech: Postgres, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Redis, AWS, Docker.
• Version control with Git; familiarity with testing frameworks.
• Able to work independently and with teams; strong problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Write well-documented, structured code to meet biweekly sprint goals.
• Improve security and performance of critical components.
• Participate in weekly development meetings and plan sprints.
• Collaborate with product, scrum master, and cross-functional teammates.
• Mentor junior engineers and review code via pull requests.
• Perform design and code reviews for key components.
• Maintain unit and integration tests and test suites.
• Build understanding of the product domain and codebase.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Elixir

Phoenix

JavaScript

CSS

HTML

REST APIs

Cloud deployment

AWS

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Cassandra

Redis

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Testing frameworks

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Tools

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Redis

Job description

About the role:

As a Senior Software Engineer working on our Awards Management product (Mostly Ruby on Rails, Elixir, and Phoenix) you will focus on developing and enhancing web applications, while working with some of the latest technologies in user interfaces, server architecture, and cloud-based computing.

The successful candidate will join a community of engineers organized into Scrum teams focused on Blackbaud's state-of-the-art award management and stewardship management capabilities.

What you'll be doing:

• Write well-documented and structured code on a daily basis to meet biweekly sprint software development goals.


• Evaluate and improve security and performance of critical application components.


• Attend weekly development meetings and actively participate in discussions around weekly software development goals and best practices.


• Work closely with product management, scrum master, and teammates in other cross-functional roles to coordinate implementation and provide progress updates at daily standup meetings.


• Work closely with architect to assure all systems are in line with long-term strategy.


• Complete all planned tasks including new development and maintenance requests.


• Mentor junior team members by regularly reviewing and providing feedback to ensure robust high quality coding standards.


• Submit code for evaluation and feedback from Engineering team members through use of pull requests.


• Perform design and code reviews for all key application functional components.


• Consistently write unit and integration tests around code and maintain the test suite.


• Develop a strong understanding of software development methodologies and styles that are most effective.


• Develop a strong understanding of the product domain and code base in order to become more efficient and effective.

What we'll want you to have:

• 5+ years of professional experience in a backend web application stack. We use Ruby on Rails, Elixir, and Phoenix.


• Extensive experience with common web technologies required - JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.


• Experience working with RESTful services and APIs.


• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable web application and industry development standards


• Experience with cloud deployment and database technologies. We use Postgres, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Redis, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Docker.


• Experience with version control tools such as git and continuous integration.


• Experience using testing frameworks.


• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with other software engineers on projects.


• Strong problem solving and prioritization skills.

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