Senior Backend Developer

Ryder System, Inc.; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

A leading logistics company in Augusta, ME, seeks an experienced Senior Backend Developer to create scalable back-end solutions in a microservice architecture. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of experience with AWS, API integration, and strong collaboration skills. This position offers competitive compensation ranging from $110,000 to $130,000 annually, along with comprehensive health benefits and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 4 years of practical software development experience.
• Hands-on experience with web applications.
• Experience with agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable back-end solutions in a microservice architecture.
• Collaborate with frontend developers and product managers.
• Implement tests and provide guidance for Quality Assurance.

Skills

Effective communication

Collaboration skills

Product-centric mindset

Clean code practices

Mentorship ability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Tools

AWS

Git

PostgreSQL

Ruby on Rails

Job description

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Overview

Develops, builds, and maintains scalable back-end solutions in a multi-product microservice architecture. Implements, tests, and supports web services and APIs utilizing standard frameworks and source control tools. Implement unit and functional tests as well as providing testing guidance for Quality Assurance. Experienced with AWS, API integration, modern DevOps practices and cloud-based architecture. Collaborates with frontend developers, product managers, and Devops to deliver backend services. Knows modern backend technologies, development tools and frameworks, such as Ruby on Rails, Typescript, or other object-oriented languages. Strong knowledge with relational databases, such as MySQL and Postgres. Working familiarity of document databases such as Redis.

Work is generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project.

Responsibilities

• Develops, builds, and maintains scalable back-end solutions in a multi-product microservice architecture.
• Actively collaborates with frontend developers, product managers, and DevOps to ensure the seamless delivery of backend services.
• Implement unit and functional tests as well as providing testing guidance for Quality Assurance.
• Contributes technical insights and supports project or product teams under guidance.
• Delivers training materials and supports peers through knowledge sharing within a cross-team setting and amongst peer groups.

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills And Abilities

• Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a remote-first team environment
• A product-centric development mindset, optimizing for the product delivered to end users
• An elevated level of ownership, with the ability to effectively work remotely with little oversight
• Ability to communicate technical thoughts well through pull requests, commit messages, development stories, and documentation
• Ability to write clean, testable, and well-documented code while adhering to best practices and team coding standards
• An appetite for continuous improvement and learning
• Ability to constructively review pull requests in a timely manner, with sufficient rigor
• Ability to provide mentorship and coaching for other members of the team
• Ability to form opinions about the direction and approach to the work we do, and to be vocal with those opinions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent foundational experience; or 4 years of practical experience developing software
• 4 years or more experience with AWS, API integration, modern DevOps practices and cloud-based architecture
• 4 years or more experience collaborating with other software engineers on the same project
• 4 years or more hands-on experience in developing, maintaining and monitoring web applications
• 4 years or more experience with version control systems, preferably Git
• 4 years or more experience designing and implementing relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
• Experience with agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and modern web development languages (e.g., Ruby on Rails or Typescript)
• Proficiency with Git and familiarity with strongly typed code
• Experience building and consuming APIs, particularly RESTful ones
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Working familiarity with document databases such as Redis

Travel

• No

Job Category

• Application Development, Delivery & Support

Compensation Information

The compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, education, location, market data, internal equity, and internal salary ranges. The position may be eligible for bonus or incentives. Pay Type: Salaried. Minimum Pay Range: $110,000.00. Maximum Pay Range: $130,000.00.

Benefits Information

For all Full-time positions: Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, paid time off, and a tax-advantaged 401(k) plan. For more information about benefits, download the comprehensive benefits summary.

Ryder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, disability, or other protected status.

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