Backend Engineer — Scalable Rails & Fault-Tolerant Systems

TC Energy Corp.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 91,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

TC Energy Corp. is seeking a Backend Developer in Portland, OR to own backend code quality and system resilience. The role requires mentoring, strong Selenium, and Ruby on Rails experience, with a focus on scalable architectures and production stability.

You will collaborate across teams, document Terraform workflows, and address race conditions during peak traffic in Portland. This is a full-time role offering a clear career ladder and hands-on ownership.

Qualifications

• 3+ years mentoring in a technology setting.
• Curiosity and a continuous drive to sharpen technology craft.
• Real Selenium chops, plus Kotlin curiosity to grow.
• Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Portland, OR.

Responsibilities

• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time
• Optimize application performance, latency, and resource utilization at scale
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging Selenium and Ruby on Rails
• Document the Terraform system so the next mid-level engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Catch the Ruby on Rails race conditions that surface under Portland peak traffic
• Walk technology stakeholders through Ruby on Rails tradeoffs in language TC Energy execs grasp

Skills

Mentoring

Selenium chops

Kotlin curiosity

Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

Ruby on Rails

Job description

TC Energy Corp. is seeking a Backend Developer in Portland, OR to own backend code quality and system resilience. The role requires mentoring, strong Selenium, and Ruby on Rails experience, with a focus on scalable architectures and production stability.

You will collaborate across teams, document Terraform workflows, and address race conditions during peak traffic in Portland. This is a full-time role offering a clear career ladder and hands-on ownership.