Backend Developer

Job Description

 

Ruby on Rails

The key aspects of this role:

·    Design, build, and maintain scalable applications using Ruby

·    Contribute to the entire implementation process including driving the definition of improvements based on business needs

·    Act as a subject matter expert for Application Software developers and Engineers

·    Handle server-side code for a production platform and contribute to new features.

 

To be the right fit, you'll need:

 

·    Must have ROR as primary skill with good experience in server side scripting

·    Must have used Ruby as scripting language & Rails as framework

·    Good understanding & hands on experience on any frameworks in ruby : Watir, Capybera, Faraday

·    Rest Web API development (Server & Client) experience will be an added advantage.

·    Understanding of HTML/CSS/Angular JS will again an added advantage 

·    Good knowledge in DevOPS tools

·    Experience to work in agile scrum model projects

 

Location: Pune, Hyderabad, Gandhinagar

• Architecting and designing scalable backend systems
• Integration and development of various microservices
• Creating unit tests using RSpec
• Reviewing other developers code as well as suggesting improvements
• Algorithm development and general optimization
• Setting up CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborating with various stakeholders including QA, DevOps, PMs and other
developers
• At Least 4 years solid experience on Ruby on Rails, including at least one start to
finish project where you were the lead developer or a primary contributor.
• Solid understanding of deploying and maintaining Rails apps within the AWS
environment.
• Ability to set up workers and deploy across multiple instances.
• Git experience, some would say you are a git master.
• If I asked your previous co-workers about you, they would say you were a good
team player
6 Months Deliverable:
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and other software developers to
deliver compelling user-facing products
• Lead teams of developers in architecting efficient and reusable systems that drive
complex applications across the stack
• Create instrumentation, monitoring, and alerting tools to ensure
availability/scalability during peak traffic times and implement solutions to
maximize uptime
• Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues
Requirements
• A strong drive and sense of ownership of the challenges we take on, coupled with a
team-oriented, can-do attitude
• Working knowledge of standard CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms,
complexity analysis)
• A professional proficiency in English
• A systematic debugging and problem solving methodology
• Minimum of four years of experience with Rails 4/5
Benefits
• Health and wellness benefits
• Performance-based bonuses and stock options
• Employee friendly policies
• Generous vacation and time off benefits, including paid holidays
• Generally flexible working hours

We are looking for an enthusiastic developer with a strong understanding of core Ruby
and Rails framework along with PostgreSQL database. Someone who is passionate
about coding and loves to work in an ongoing challenging environment. You will be part
of a talented software team. You have to consistently deliver in a fast paced
environment and should be more than willing to build software that people love to use.
Key Responsibilities
The individual role that you’ll play in our team:
● Developing large multi-tenant applications in Rails.
● Understanding Rails best practices and religiously introducing those to our
codebase.
● Knowledge on how to do effective Refactoring.
● Ability to write unit tests and following those practices religiously.
● Working closely with the Product managers and UX team.
● Helping QAs to write automated integration tests.
● Staying up-to-date with current and future Backend technologies and
architectures.
Read the ‘Skills and Experience’ section, it is not the usual yada yada, you’ll be
asked specific questions on these.
Skills and Experience
● Ruby on Rails architecture best practices
● Knowledge on the latest versions on ROR
● Strong OOP knowledge in Ruby.
● Asynchronous Networking in Ruby
● Designing RESTFul HTTP APIs using JSON-Schema or JSON API (jsonapi.org).
● Ability to architect and develop API only backend
● Experience in using ActiveRecordSerializer
● Understanding O-Auth2 or JWT (Json Web Token) authentication mechanisms.
● How to use RSpec
● Rails Security Best Practices
● PostgreSQL and Rails.
● SQL concepts like Joins, Relationships etc.
● Understanding DB Partition strategies.
● Knowledge about refactoring ActiveRecord Models (read this - “7 Patterns to
Refactor Fat ActiveRecord Models”).
● Understanding scaling strategies for a high-traffic Rails applications (2 million+
requests a day).
● Background Job processing using Redis and Sidekiq
● Experience in using Amazon Web Services (AWS) tools.
● Writing automated Deployment Scripts using Capistrano, Ansible etc.
● Sending emails in Rails
● Knowledge in Linux and Git is mandatory

Atleast 2 yrs of experience in Node.js and GoLang.

About Us :

- At TailNode, we are at the bleeding edge of this change.

- We conceptualize and develop products that are aimed to enable this transformation of the political architecture of the country.

- We leverage the best practices and insights of the technology world and apply them in our unique way to deliver impact on a massive scale.

- We want to offer you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a part of this massive change and build new and exciting products with us.

Responsibilities :

- Designing, building, and maintaining high performance, reusable, scalable and robust services and applications

- Developing and managing databases and reporting tools

- Building intelligent messaging bots using web APIs

- Designing and developing robust RESTful APIs and other interfaces

- Integrating data storage solutions.

Required Skills :

- Ability to write clean, structured code in Ruby/Python with documentation.

- Proficiency in at least one Ruby frameworks (Ruby on Rails or Sinatra) or Python framework (Django or Flask)

- Clear understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.

- Ability to write well defined test cases using Minitest, RSpec or Unit testing framework.

- Experience in one of the following database technologies - MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra.

- Proficiency in working with complex SQL queries.

- Knowledge of design patterns, architectural best practices.

- Familiarity with RESTful web services.

- Knowledge of version control tools like Git, SVN etc.

- Working experience with Cloud Services like Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud is a plus.

Required Qualifications :

- A Bachelors or a Masters degree in Computer Science or relevant field.

- Experience of 3-5 years in software development.

Note : Other language candidates may apply only if they're expecting to work primarily on Ruby/Python.

we are looking to add new talent to our ruby on rails team. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the server-side logic for the central database, testing performance, troubleshooting, and integrating front-end elements into the application.

Job specifications-

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• Understanding of ruby on rails as well as libraries
• Ability to write clear, readable ruby codes.
• Problem-solving capabilities.
• Understanding of code versioning tools like- Git
• Good understanding of front-end technologies including- HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3.
• Familiarity with MVC, Mocking, RESTful, and ORM.
• Familiarity with testing tools.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with experience in ROR/GoLang , having 3+ yrs of experience on how best to leverage and exploit the language’s unique paradigms, idioms, and syntax. Your primary focus will be on developing Enterprise Grade Systems and programs that are scalable and maintainable. You will ensure that these packages and programs are well documented and has a reasonable test coverage. You will coordinate with the rest of the team working on different layers of the infrastructure. A commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality product is essential.

What You'll Do

• Writing scalable, robust, testable, efficient, and easily maintainable code
• Translating software requirements into stable, working, high performance software
• Playing a key role in architectural and design decisions, building toward an efficient micro services distributed architecture

What You'll Need

• Working experience on Ruby-on-Rails(ROR)/Golang.
• Worked on enterprise grade systems
• Have designed web services
• Know how to scale systems that have database bottlenecks etc. 
• Having good exposure to Microservices architecture added value.
• Familiarity with OAuth, JWT, SSO, Authentication, and Identity Federation is an added advantage.
• Familiar with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, Pods and Meshes are added advantage.
• Experience in MySQL, Snowflake, and MongoDB is an added advantage

Tech Stack:

Golang, Microservices (AWS ECS, App Mesh), Ruby, Rails, MySQL, Postgres, Redis, NATS.

Required Skills:

- 5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails OR 2+ years of experience with Golang.

- 5+ years of experience with MySQL or Postgres and relational data modelling.

- Experience consuming and writing REST APIs.

- Focus on writing clear, maintainable, tested code.

- Experience with Git, continuous integration and regular deployments.

- Experience with complex Rails projects and design principles.

- Strong willingness to learn and use Golang at work.

- Experience with CI (continuous integration).

- Strong understanding of Linux.

- Strong understanding of Docker.

- You must be a strong communicator who can explain complex ideas to anyone regardless of background.

 

Preferred Skills:

- 2+ years of experience with Golang.

- Experience with Microservices deployed in Kubernetes.

- Experience with AWS ECS, App Mesh and Lambda.

- Ability and interest in mentoring junior engineers a plus.

- Excellent written communication skills and diligent ability to contribute to the team by performing code reviews.

- B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience

Job Description The role Our full stack developers are responsible to Take part in our product development/uplifting platform from ideation to deployment and beyond. Create data driven new features. Work with our data team to make our product smarter and more intuitive to use. Desired skills and experience: Proficiency in Node.js, MySQL and/or other RDBMS. Hands-on experience in writing modular code with proper routing with proper client/server setup and creating node modules Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JS (Minimum expertise on jQuery and/or angular js / react js / d3 js / other front-end frameworks). Feel at home working in a test-driven, agile team. A strong problem-solver with an inquisitive and innovative mind.