ruby on rails engineer for AI companionship products

David Kennedy Recruitment; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

100% Remote work

Paid time off

Annual company gathering

Health and wellbeing support

Learning and development budget

Company laptop

Access to AI development tools

Direct collaboration with engineering 

Resumo da oferta

David Kennedy Recruitment is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale Rails-based backend systems for a fast-growing AI platform.

The role focuses on delivering reliable, high-performance services for millions of users while working fully remotely with a Europe overlap and global teams. Candidates should bring 5+ years of Rails experience and strong English communication in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualificações

• 5+ years of commercial backend or full-stack experience.
• Strong hands-on Ruby on Rails in production.
• Ability to design and implement complex backend features.
• Experience with high-traffic apps and scalable architectures.
• Fluent English communication.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Ruby on Rails
• Collaborate with Product Managers to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Prepare technical integration plans and development estimates
• Implement features and improve platform functionality
• Write clean, well-tested production code
• Participate in pull requests, code reviews, and testing
• Troubleshoot issues and improve reliability and scalability
• Contribute to technical decisions and roadmaps
• Experiment with new technologies to improve product functionality and user experience
• Collaborate with distributed engineering, infrastructure, and product teams

Conhecimentos

Ruby on Rails

Backend development

Scalable systems

English communication

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Описание

The company is a fast-growing AI technology company serving millions of users worldwide. Its products include AI companionship products with uncensored and NSFW content.

Задачи

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Ruby on Rails
• Collaborate with Product Managers to review requirements and translate specifications into technical solutions
• Prepare technical integration plans, development breakdowns, and effort estimates
• Implement new features and improve existing platform functionality
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested production code
• Participate in pull requests, peer code reviews, and testing
• Troubleshoot application issues and improve reliability, performance, and scalability
• Contribute to technical decision-making and product roadmap discussions
• Experiment with technologies and approaches to improve product functionality and user experience
• Work with distributed engineering, infrastructure, and product teams

Требования

• 5+ Years of commercial experience as a Backend or Full-Stack Software Engineer
• Strong, recent hands-on Ruby on Rails experience in production
• Ability to independently design and implement complex backend features
• Experience with applications serving thousands or more monthly active users and understanding of reliable, scalable systems
• Experience in technology scale-ups, startups, or similarly agile environments; comfortable with changing priorities and tight deadlines
• Proven ability to take features from requirements through development, testing, and production
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Based in Europe, with CET ±3 hours working overlap
• Fully comfortable working on AI companionship products involving uncensored and NSFW content

Условия

• B2B engagement
• 100% Remote working
• 20 Working days of paid time off annually
• Annual company gathering
• Health and wellbeing support
• Learning and professional development budget
• Company laptop and equipment support
• Access to AI development tools, including Cursor, Claude Code, and ChatGPT
• Direct collaboration with experienced engineering leadership and the chance to influence technical decisions