Principal Rails Engineer

Big Cartel; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic e-commerce company is seeking an experienced engineering leader to shape the technical vision and mentor a team of engineers. This role involves collaborating with various teams to deliver innovative solutions and ensuring the team's success through best engineering practices. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background and exceptional intra-personal skills. Salary range is $190,000-$230,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in engineering leadership.
• Strong technical background in relevant technologies.
• Ability to work collaboratively with non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Head of Engineering on technical vision.
• Build and mentor a team of engineers.
• Directly contribute to the design and development of solutions.
• Work with Product and Design teams to address user needs.
• Implement best engineering practices and promote knowledge sharing.
• Assist in recruitment and hiring efforts.
• Provide technical leadership and make key decisions.

Skills

Intra-personal skills

Team leadership

Collaboration

Technical communication

Innovation

Tools

Rails

Rspec

GraphQL

Docker

Kubernetes

Alpine.js

Hotwire

Job description

Big Cartel is an e-commerce platform that's been around since Rails was in it's infancy. Our platform has evolved from an app built on early beta versions of rails to a robust, self-hosted monolith on modern rails.

This position

We're looking for a very strong individual contributor with excellent intra-personal skills. Someone who can be a phenomenal partner for non-technical stakeholders and lead a small team of engineers to deliver great solutions to customer challenges in record time.
$190,000-$230,000 annual salary range.

Our Stack

Well qualified candidates will be very comfortable jumping in and contributing at a high level from day 1.

• Rails, Rspec
• GraphQL (as well as various past iterations of Rest APIs)
• Phlex
• Hotwire
• Alpine.js
• Docker/Kubernetes

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the Head of Engineering to shape the technical vision and strategy for Big Cartel.
• Building, mentoring, and inspiring a team of engineers, instilling a culture of innovation, collaboration, and customer-focus.
• Contributing directly to code and supervising the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, reliable, and effective solutions.
• Working closely with the Product and Design teams to comprehend user needs, translate them into technical requirements, and ensure the timely delivery of features and improvements.
• Establishing and implementing the best engineering practices, promoting knowledge sharing, and nurturing a learning culture within the team.
• Assisting in recruitment and hiring efforts as the engineering team expands.
• Providing technical leadership and making crucial decisions that enhance the value of Big Cartel's platform.