Ruby on Rails Software Engineer

GRAIN PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech growth company in Singapore seeks an experienced software engineer to lead an engineering team in building scalable solutions and supporting business growth. You will contribute to backend performance, write high-quality Ruby code, and mentor team members. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in Ruby, Rails, and database management. The position offers competitive compensation, ownership of projects, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Birthday leave

Training and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Proficient in writing high-quality Ruby code.
• Experienced in backend development using Ruby on Rails.
• Strong grasp of SQL and database management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team and set high standards.
• Own engineering outcomes and support product management.
• Design and architect systems and platforms.

Skills

Ruby

RSpec

Javascript

Typescript

Ruby on Rails

SQL

Postgres

Command line tools

GraphQL

Job description

If you believe in delighting customers, have high standards and are resourceful, we want to hear from you.

Mission

Write production-ready software designed for supporting business growth and bringing Grain's' delightful experiences to customers through teamwork and discipline.

Outcomes

1. Contribute to the backend service performance and reliability, including our Ruby on Rails servers, GCP deployments, and Cloudflare workers.
2. Write high-quality code that is accompanied by robust and meaningful tests.
3. Be proficient with profiling and solve performance bottlenecks.
4. Create scalable and informative documentation to scale knowledge and communication.

Competencies

• Proficient in writing Ruby.
• Proficient in writing tests with RSpec.
• Proficient in writing Javascript / Typescript.
• Experienced with Ruby on Rails framework.
• Proficient in writing SQL.
• Experienced with Postgres.
• Strong understanding of command line and toolchains (e.g. Zsh, Vim, Tmux).
• Have a good grasp of serverless paradigms including deployments, scaling and security.
• Experienced in GraphQL or is willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• To lead the engineering team by setting high standards and creating scalable processes.
• Own the engineering team outcomes and support product management efforts.
• Be responsible for the technical interview process of hiring new engineers.
• Design and architect existing or new systems and platforms.
• Be responsible for creating a culture of code reviews and pair programming.
• Coach and mentor the team to be proficient in testing and completing the work by documenting all necessary information to the product manager or stakeholder.

What’s in it for you

• Work with a fast growing, at the same time, lean and mean team, to make real world impact.
• Have a lot of ownership and drive your own results and progression.
• Smart people who sweat the details and push for the highest standards.
• Training and in-house opportunities to help you grow.
• Other benefits include a competitive compensation package and birthday leave.

You should include these in your application

• CV or LinkedIn profile
• Tell us about a time you had to work on a highly challenging task. How did you overcome it?
• What motivates you?
• What's your favourite food and where do you get it? Why?
• A good way to start is to read about what it is like working at Grain: https://www.notion.so/grain/Working-at-Grain-96bff3bba5e84ababe6fb7743b49489f