Senior Backend Software Engineer - RUBY
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Our client is a world-class American B2B software company, a leader in its field. We are looking for exceptional Senior Backend Software Engineers (Tech stack: Ruby/ RoR, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, k8s) to join the team that develops and maintains everything related to recipe execution: DSL, pulling events, processing webhooks, and executing jobs. It has various aspects: performance, scaling, storage, durability, atomicity, concurrency guarantees, data protection, and encryption. These are full-time, permanent positions offering highly competitive compensation and benefits. MUST-HAVE REQUIREMENTS * Strong experience in building scalable distributed backend applications (5+ years). * Great understanding of all building blocks of large web applications: databases, load balancers, application servers, message brokers, caching, monitoring, etc. * Good understanding of network protocols and stacks. * Good understanding of DB technologies: classic databases and modern no-SQL. * Knowledge of
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basic data structures and algorithms and how they are used is a must. * Multilingual programming experience: our code base is primarily in Ruby, with a trend to migrate to GOlang and Rust. * Excellent debugging, analytical, problem-solving, and social skills. * BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject, 7+ years of industry experience. * Readiness to work remotely with teams distributed across the world and time zones occasionally. ADVANTAGE IF YOU HAVE * Background in GOlang and/or Rust. * Background in network programming. * Background in applications and data security. * Deep knowledge of physical DB design. * Experience working with Docker and other isolation technologies. * Experience working with public cloud infrastructure providers such as AWS/Azure/Google Cloud. * Experience in related fields (DevOps, ML, DBA, Enterprise applications, etc.). * Experience in building/deploying data processing pipelines is a plus. * Experience working with third-party REST APIs at scale (request throttling, batch processing, etc.). RESPONSIBILITIES * Build/extend/troubleshoot/fix complex heterogeneous GOlang and Ruby applications, as well as small self-contained GOlang microservices. * Improve execution engine of custom third-party code (Ruby DSL, isolation, performance, new features). * Write well-designed, testable, efficient code in Ruby and GOlang. * Integration of data storage solutions. * Postgres/S3/DynamoDB/Kafka/ClickHouse, etc. * Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle. * Provide code reviews to your teammates. * Evaluate and propose improvements to the existing system. * Identify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problems. * Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization. * You can anticipate working with Rust and Wasm in the future. #J-18808-Ljbffr