We're looking for a curious Software Engineer to join our team! The position will include building great products, tackling interesting challenges, and contributing to our engineering culture. We expect you to work in pairs, use test-driven development, be experienced in building complex web applications, and write both clean and maintainable code.
We expect you to work on both Railsware products and solutions designed for our clients:
- Mailtrap.io - our headliner in the world of safe email testing (with over 1m users)
- Coupler.io - a tool for data import between different systems to build smooth data flows
- Calendly - one of the most popular scheduling tools in the world
- BrightBytes - a platform that empowers school-wide improvement through data-driven insights
- OfficeSpace - a powerfully simple facility management software used by well-known companies in Silicon Valley and outside of it
Check other examples of the products we've built.
We write Ruby and JS code a lot. Our codebases, however, are often polyglot, and we keep on experimenting with technologies like Elixir or GO in real production. Therefore, additional experience in other languages and frameworks is, of course, a plus.
Your skills- Excellent general programming skills, ability to work with complex codebases
- Extensive knowledge of Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and its testing frameworks
- Experience in writing JavaScript applications using modern frameworks
- Practical experience in different DBs (e.g. RDBMS, Key Value / Tuple Store, Wide Column Store / Column Families, Document Store)
- Experience with cloud hosting providers (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Digital Ocean, Heroku)
- Comfortable with the UNIX/Linux command line
- Experience in test-driven development and pair programming (good to have)
- Comfortable taking the lead on projects and working without lots of oversight
- Good English (both written and spoken)
- End-to-end product development
- Write reusable and maintainable code
- Write tests to thoroughly validate the correctness of your code
- Actively contribute to the identification of problems and their solutions
- Collaborate in a cross-functional team to ensure the project meets business objectives and compliance standards
- Work in a flat-structured company
Skills Required
- Experience with Ruby, Ruby on Rails
- Experience with JavaScript and modern frameworks
- Knowledge of cloud hosting providers like AWS or Google Cloud
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL database systems
- Comfortable with UNIX/Linux command line
- Experience in test-driven development
What We Do
Railsware is a product studio with two main focuses – Railsware products and consultancy services. Railsware Products: Mailtrap.io, Coupler.io, and TitanApps.io were initially created as simple in-house tools. They quickly got recognition in the community and became commercial products with a multi-million user base, steady growth, and ambitious plans. As for consultancy services, we build great web and mobile solutions focusing on clients’ essential business objectives, creating value for the end-users, and ensuring products’ steady growth. No matter what products Railsware is working on, we always stick to the three simple principles: 🔸 do what makes sense 🔸 take responsibility 🔸 improve and share your craft As a result, we can boast of many successful products that help people on various levels. Like these: 🔹Calendly - an online appointment scheduling platform that we’ve been supporting from the ideation to a $3.5 billion business. 🔹BrightBytes - a research-based decision support platform. Railsware extended the BrightBytes tech team to help build complicated parts of projects till the moment when Google acquired BrightBytes. 🔹DoctorOnlineUA - a free online platform for Ukrainians who require physical and mental health advice but don’t have access to qualified medicine. During the first six months, more than 1600 consultations have been held for free. At Railsware, we value freedom, remote and a flexible schedule, and a balanced workload. We guarantee easy-going onboarding, a clear but flexible development plan, and the ability to take responsibility for decision-making through a holacratic team structure. No wonder, an average Railswarian stays in the company for around 5 years! We invest in building a strong team choosing people who care about their work and are dedicated to their projects. Is that what you were looking for? Join Railsware now, find your new Career Match - https//railsware.com/careers
