Full-stack - Senior - Rails Developer (Remote, South Africa)

Glucode (Pty) Ltd; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in South Africa is seeking a Rails programmer to join their in-house product development team. This role involves working on exciting SaaS products, focusing on both backend and frontend development. Candidates should have a strong background in Ruby on Rails and full-stack web development. The company values self-starters who can work independently while also collaborating with a diverse team.

Benefits

Apple computer

Fitness Watch Gift

Home Office Allowance

Monthly Cell phone/Data Allowance

Personal Device Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience with building Rails apps.
• Strong track record in full-stack development.

Responsibilities

• Design and build clean efficient code.
• Integrate multiple data sources into one system.
• Mentor and help grow lesser experienced developers.

Skills

Ruby

Full-stack web development

Critical thinking

Information security

English

Education

Tertiary qualification in Computer Science

Tools

Ruby on Rails

PostgreSQL

TailwindCSS

RSpec

Github Actions

AWS

Heroku

Job description

IMPORTANT NOTE:

This position is ONLY for candidates who RESIDE WITHIN the BORDERS of SOUTH AFRICA. Please do not apply for this position if you reside outside the borders of South Africa.

About Us

Glucode is a company that specializes in designing and developing apps for various businesses worldwide. We help our clients create globally competitive apps across different sectors, such as finance, insurance, health, transport, and entertainment. We are a diverse team of dreamers, creators, and problem solvers who believe in making the world a better place through technology.We also run an in-house product development team with a focus on scalable SaaS businesses.

About The Role

We are hiring a Rails programmer to work on exciting SaaS products. You'll be joining our in-house product development team to ideate and iterate on product ideas that will drive the next chapter of Glucode. You will be working on products on a rotational basis, which will involve backend and frontend development, QA and DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Design and build clean efficient code.
• Refactor and optimise code.
• Investigate and troubleshoot issues.
• Build and maintain databases.
• Integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.
• Measure and improve system or application performance and scalability.
• Integrate server-side logic for front-end.
• Participate in development life cycle tasks such as task estimation and sprint planning.
• Implement automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Collaborate with project managers, front-end developers, designers and other stakeholders across each stage of project life cycle.
• Mentor and help grow lesser experienced developers.
• Drive and grow the engineering team through engagement and input on initiatives and events.
• Lead teams technically and be seen as an expert on the platform.
  

Core Tech stack

• Backend: Ruby on Rails
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Frontend: TailwindCSS / Hotwire
• Testing: RSpec
• CI: Github Actions
• Hosting: AWS/Heroku
  

About You

At Glucode, we value individuals with a self-starter mentality. We believe that taking initiative is crucial for achieving excellence. While we encourage collaboration, we also honour those who can work independently, and we provide flexibility and responsibility to get the job done right.

We’re looking for candidates with a strong track record of creating products with Rails. You should be experienced in the framework, in Ruby, and with full-stack web development: HTTP, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  
• Experience with building Rails apps.
• Passion for building products that people love.
  
• Curious about the technology and tools.
• You exercise critical thinking.
• You have a good grasp of information security.
• Good at verbal and written English.
• You love to improve the quality of the codebases.
• You like to mentor other developers.
• You like to collaborate and engage with other people.
  

Remuneration Overview

• Remuneration:Salary of R50 000 – R90000 monthly(ZAR), based on your skills, qualifications and experience
• Group Medical Aid contribution
• Group Life Insurance benefit
  

Benefits Overview

• Apple computer: to seamlessly conduct your work
• Fitness Watch Gift
• Home Office Allowance
• Monthly Cell phone/Data Allowance
• Personal Device Insurance
  

Why Glucode

• We have won a design award for our beautiful office space, and we have won the ‘best place to work’ award.
• Work on leading and award-winning projects both locally and internationally.
• Frequently engage and collaborate with our leaders and leadership teams.
• Directly engage with clients and team members of various skill levels across disciplines.
• Have influence on a diversity of projects.
• Work on meaningful problems that make the world a better place.
• Be in control of your growth with our Growth track framework.
• Work with a wide range of exciting technologies.
• We value community and fun with a year-end bash and frequent team outings.

Want to know more? Head over to our handbook https://handbook.glucode.com. check out our webpage https://glucode.com and follow us on our LinkedIn page.

How to Apply

We have shared a lot about us! In one page, please submit an application that speaks directly to this position. Tell us about yourself, about what you can bring to Glucode, and about Glucode’s role in your future. Tell us about something you’ve done, something that’s relevant to the kind of work we do and something that excites you.

We look forward to hearing from you!