Remote Lead Backend Engineer (Ruby on Rails)

Sowelo Consulting; Poland; Remote; PLN 391,730 - 478,781; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully Remote Role

30k USD bonuses

27 days of paid vacation

Access to company-provided AI tools

Company paid team trips

Job summary

Sowelo Consulting is looking for an experienced Lead Backend Engineer for a fully remote role. You will lead a senior team of backend engineers and handle the core backend for high-impact mobile applications.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience with Ruby On Rails and leading backend teams, focusing on performance and reliability. Enjoy flexible hours, substantial bonuses, and a strong engineering culture in a profitable startup.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend development experience.
• Proven experience in leading backend teams.
• Strong expertise in Ruby On Rails or other OOP languages.
• Experience with high-traffic systems over 10k+ daily active users.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of mid/senior backend engineers.
• Translate product goals into technical roadmaps and execution.
• Own backend architecture for mobile apps for daily active users.
• Drive implementation of new features working with cross-functional teams.
• Make architectural decisions around scalability and performance.

Skills

Backend development

Ruby On Rails

Team leadership

Performance optimization

Cloud experience (AWS)

Communication skills

Job description

Sowelo Consulting is looking for an experienced Lead Backend Engineer for a fully remote role. You will lead a senior team of backend engineers and handle the core backend for high-impact mobile applications.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience with Ruby On Rails and leading backend teams, focusing on performance and reliability. Enjoy flexible hours, substantial bonuses, and a strong engineering culture in a profitable startup.