Senior Ruby Engineer — Remote, Microservices & Platform

Pfizer; Antioch (CA); Remote; USD 122,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Real benefits

Flexibility for remote work

Job summary

Pfizer in Antioch, CA is hiring a senior engineer to advance our microservices platform. You’ll own estimates, ship incremental improvements, and ensure cross-environment consistency across Python configs and services.

The role requires at least 5 years of proven delivery, a writer's tone for high-stakes emails, and the willingness to relocate to Antioch or work remotely. Pfizer offers mentorship and real benefits alongside a flexible tech-forward culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of standing behind your own estimates.
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email.
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly.
• Willingness to relocate to Antioch, CA, or to make remote work.

Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Ship incremental improvements to Pfizer's Antioch platform on a regular cadence
• Wrangle Python config across environments so Antioch staging mirrors production
• Keep Project Management schemas backward-compatible so Pfizer never forces a breaking upgrade
• Trace an employee-centric technology bug across three Microservices services to the one bad line
• Read the Python stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver remote projects

Skills

Python

Ruby

Tools

Git

Job description

Pfizer in Antioch, CA is hiring a senior engineer to advance our microservices platform. You’ll own estimates, ship incremental improvements, and ensure cross-environment consistency across Python configs and services.

The role requires at least 5 years of proven delivery, a writer's tone for high-stakes emails, and the willingness to relocate to Antioch or work remotely. Pfizer offers mentorship and real benefits alongside a flexible tech-forward culture.