About MealSuite
MealSuite builds end-to-end foodservice technology for healthcare and senior living organizations. Our mission is to help care teams deliver better dining experiences with less effort. We’re a fast-growing team working on meaningful problems that directly impact patient and resident care.
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help design, build, and maintain the core systems that power the MealSuite platform. This role will play a key part in delivering product roadmap initiatives, improving system performance, and ensuring high-quality code across our Ruby on Rails applications. You will collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions while mentoring other developers and contributing to technical architecture decisions.
What You’ll Do
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Ruby on Rails applications and services
• Own features end-to-end from design through deployment, testing, and support
• Debug complex issues and optimize application performance, database queries, and system reliability
• Conduct code reviews and promote engineering best practices, security standards, and code quality
• Contribute to architectural decisions and improvements to the technology stack
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and provide transparent updates on progress and blockers
• Mentor junior developers and support knowledge sharing across the engineering team
What You Bring
• Strong experience building production applications with Ruby on Rails
• Solid knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL), SQL optimization, and RESTful APIs
• Experience with testing frameworks such as RSpec, Minitest, or Capybara and background job tools like Sidekiq or Resque
• Proficiency with Git and modern development workflows
• Experience debugging and optimizing production systems and delivering complex features end-to-end
• Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, and clean coding practices
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate across cross-functional teams
• 5+ years of professional software development experience including hands-on Ruby on Rails development
Why You’ll Love Working Here
• Unlimited paid time off – we trust our employees to create balance
• Retirement savings support – RRSP/401(k) matching at 100% up to 3%
• Health benefits – medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance, and paid parental leave starting day one
• Hybrid flexibility – balance in-person collaboration with remote work
• Work-life balance – 90%+ of employees feel supported by their leaders
• Equity program participation – share in MealSuite’s growth
• Career development opportunities – we support your long-term goals
• Purpose-driven work – our mission aligns with the values of 90%+ of employees
Compensation
$95,000 - $118,000
Additional Information
We want to ensure that every qualified individual has an equal opportunity to work with us. If you require accommodation during our application process, please contact us at [email protected].
MealSuite uses AI-assisted tools during parts of the hiring process, including screening and workflow automation. All final hiring decisions are made by people. This is a current vacancy, and we are actively hiring for this position.
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What We Do
MealSuite is a fully integrated, end to end, dietary, food production, inventory, kitchen management and point of sale solution on a mission to revolutionize the continuum of care through food service technology. Since 1989, our industry leading innovations have empowered food service operators across North America to streamline administrative labor, cut down on food waste, reduce risk and meet regulatory requirements, so they can spend more time focusing on what matters most: improving the quality of life for their patients and residents. Dedicated to delivering SMILES & SATISFACTION to healthcare & senior living communities, we pride ourselves on providing personalized solutions matched with unparalleled customer service.
