Full-Stack Ruby on Rails + JavaScript Engineer

Givingli; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary ($100K-$130K)

Ground floor opportunity to shape the engineering team

Job summary

A venture-backed gifting platform is seeking a Lead Engineer based in Los Angeles. You will manage the backend infrastructure using Ruby on Rails and develop web front ends, primarily in Angular with future plans for React. This role is pivotal as you will own the codebase and implement features to enhance revenue. The position offers a competitive salary range of $100K-$130K and the opportunity to significantly influence the engineering team from the ground up.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails in production.
• Comfortable with AWS services such as ECS, S3, and RDS.
• Experience with PostgreSQL database management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the backend and web frontend development.
• Own the codebase and make architectural decisions.
• Build new features for the enterprise product Givingli Pro.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

AWS

PostgreSQL

AI coding tools

Ownership and autonomy

Tools

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Angular

React

Job description

Givingli is a venture-backed gifting platform with both consumer and enterprise products. We’re backed by Alexis Ohanian (Reddit co-founder) and Tobi Lutke (Shopify CEO). Our iOS app is an Apple Editors’ Choice and Essential Lifestyle pick, named App of the Day 7 times, with 40,000+ five-star reviews.

On the consumer side, we make it easy to send beautifully designed digital gift cards. On the enterprise side, Givingli Pro helps organizations send branded digital gift cards for sales prospecting, employee recognition, and client engagement. We work with Fortune 500 companies and major brands.

We’re hiring our first in‑house engineers and you’ll have a massive impact from day one.

The Role

You’ll be the lead engineer on our backend and web frontend. This isn’t a “ticket taker” role. You’ll own the codebase, make architectural decisions, and ship features that directly drive revenue.

What You’ll Work On

• Ruby on Rails API powering our platform (payments, gift card logic, integrations)
• Angular/TypeScript web frontend (with plans to migrate to React)
• New features for our enterprise product (Givingli Pro)
• Third‑party integrations (Stripe, Twilio, SendGrid)

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years with Ruby on Rails in production
• Comfortable with AWS (ECS, S3, RDS)
• Experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience using AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, or similar)
• Someone who thrives with ownership and autonomy
• Based in or willing to work from Los Angeles

Nice to Have

• Experience with Angular (our current frontend)
• React experience (future migration)
• Background at a startup or small team
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ($100K-$130K)
• Ground floor opportunity to shape the engineering team