Software Engineer Ruby

Xacent HR; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) employer match

Unlimited PTO

Twice-annual in-person team retreat

Unlimited book budget

Two month sabbatical every three years

Mental health day each month

Job summary

Xacent HR is seeking a remote Software Engineer proficient in Ruby on Rails and React. You will be responsible for delivering features that enhance user growth and monetization.

Ideal candidates will have 2+ years of experience, strong troubleshooting skills, and a background in agile development. The role offers a supportive and flexible work environment, with benefits including stock options, health insurance, and unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience working with an agile development team.
• Basic understanding of REST APIs.
• Comfortable writing thorough tests and prioritizing QA.

Responsibilities

• Become proficient with our technology stack.
• Ship meaningful features to help users grow and monetize.
• Lead high-impact product initiatives.
• Prioritize feature requests and bugs.
• Document thought processes and development.
• Collaborate to suggest creative solutions.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

React

Redis

PostgreSQL

SQL

Tools

Git

Heroku

Sentry

Github

Job description

Our mission is to help others succeed by providing a superior suite of content creation tools, advanced data analytics, robust growth engines, end-to-end customization, and monetization opportunities at scale. You will be a great fit if you have a well thought-out technical perspective that you balance with a practical desire to ship to customers. We’re seeking a self-motivated teammate who communicates early and often, and strives for the whole team to succeed. We respect each other as individuals and know work is just one part of life; we want you to have the flexibility and support you need to achieve fulfilment in your personal and professional lives.

Job Description

What you will be responsible for

• Becoming proficient with our technology stack
• Routinely shipping meaningful features that increase our users' ability to grow and monetize
• Leading the development of several high-impact product initiatives
• Prioritizing and triaging a backlog of in-demand feature requests and bugs
• Transitioning our tech ecosystem into a more robust and performant version of itself, continuously optimizing for scale
• Documenting your thought processes and development
• Bringing new ideas to work, suggesting creative solutions, and collaborating with others to bring the absolute best product to market

Qualifications

Technologies we work with:

• Ruby on Rails
• React
• Redis, PostgreSQL, and SQL

What you will have:

• Experience and desire to work with the above technologies
• Basic understanding of REST APIs
• Comfortable writing thorough tests and prioritizing QA and related processes
• Competent with git
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Experience working with an agile development team
• 2+ years of relevant work experience

Nice to have:

• Familiarity writing in HAML
• Experience using Heroku, Sentry, Github
• Familiarity with email-specific topics, such as HTML email templating, cross-device management, SMTP, email deliverability, integrating with ESPs, inbox providers, etc.
• Keen design eye and a passion for building great user experiences

Additional Information

Position is remote.

We believe that your best work is done where you feel safe, comfortable, and supported.

Empathy, not ego.

Empathy opens the door to problem solving. Our team is uniquely talented and we can solve any problem when we lead with empathy.

Bias towards action.

Most decisions can be changed or altered, but progress cannot be created without action. It is almost always better to deliver something today over something that may be better tomorrow.

Complete transparency.

You will have full access to business metrics about the company.

Ownership creates a sense of pride and accountability. It empowers someone to stand up for what is right, with a long-term outlook.

• Stock Options
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) employer match
• Unlimited PTO (mandatory 10 days per year minimum)
• Twice-annual in-person team retreat
• Unlimited book budget
• Two month sabbatical every three years
• Mental health day each month

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Job Location

Remote