Senior Back End Developer

Ruby on Rails developer with experience in javascript.
Good to have knowledge of AWS, prometheus, kubernetes and other monitoring tools.
Min exp 1 year. Must be from Pune since we are not able to provide relocation. 

Sr. Software Developer ( 4years – 5years)

Required:

1. Extensive experience in Ruby on Rails (4-5)years, software designing and architecture.
2. Experience in microservice architecture (2-3)years
3. Experience in Elastic Search/Redis/Sidekiq
4. Experience in writing Rspec Test cases
5. Experience in cloud services such as AWS
6. Experience in Postgres/Mysql, Database Modelling
7. Excellent problem solving capabilities

Good To have:

1. Experience in design pattern
2. Experience in managing teams

Also need 3 mid-level (2-3 yrs) ROR Developers for this project.

Experience - 1 to 10 years

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

Optional Skills
● Knowledge in using Chef or Puppet
● Ability to do basic DevOps like setting up a Linux server.
● Websocket communication in Rails 5.
● Node.js
● JRuby

Proven work experience as a Ruby on Rails developer

 

2.       Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS.

 

3.       Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular JS, React, and Amber.

 

4.       Proficiency with server-side languages such as Python / Ruby / Java / PHP/ .Net.

 

5.       Good Understand with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, and MongoDB.

Roles & Responsibilities
● Leads a project end-to-end and collaborates across functions. Drives planning,
estimation and execution.
● Understands requirements well and comes up with efficient design
● Develops complex, well backed and bug-free products. Estimates accurately.
● Takes well-reasoned tech decisions keeping in mind goals and trade-offs
● Becomes a go-to person in more than one area. Provide technical mentoring to team
● Communicates clearly, gets clarifications and establishes expectations for all parties
● Helps establish SDLC best practices and high standards of code quality
● Demonstrates excellent problem solving & debugging skills
● Proactively identifies and resolves issues in requirements, design and code
● Contributes in tech recruitment efforts
Ideal Candidate Profile
● Solid experience in RoR, Golang, NodeJS or Python. Good to have exposure to ML.
● Should have experience in cloud computing
● Has an ability to quickly learn and contribute in multiple codebase
● Overcomes roadblocks and requires minimal oversight
● Takes initiatives to fix issues/tech debts before assigned to him/her
● Able to deep dive into codebase and advise QA of possible regression impact
● Communicates tech decisions through design docs and tech talks
● Has delivered projects with end-to-end accountability
● Keeps track of industry trends and introduces right tech/tools for a given job
● Excellent understanding of software engineering practices, Design Patterns, Data
Structures, Algorithms
● 8+ years of experience in product driven organization
● A Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering from a reputed institute (preferably
IITs, NITs, or other top engineering institutes)

• Deliver features in an end-to-end manner: technical design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Provide technical leadership and own specific areas of the platform.
• Work closely with Product Managers to translate product requirements to engineering specifications.
• Lead code review efforts and quality efforts in your area of ownership.
• Participate in product discussions, taking ownership and initiative.
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentored and guide junior engineers.

 

Must Haves:

• Minimum 2 years of working experience in Ruby on Rails/ Python/ Node.JS.
• Strong problem-solving skills, data structures, and algorithms.
• Excellent experience on databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
• Familiarity with tools for code reviews, version control (GIT).
• A knack for writing clean, readable Ruby/ Python/Node.JS code.
• Experience in application server hosting and monitoring.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.

 

Nice to Have:

• Hands-on with search platforms (Solr, Elasticsearch, etc).
• Prior experience with microservices-based architecture/SOA/distributed systems.
• Able to implement automated testing platforms and unit tests.
• Experience with common AWS service EC2, RDS, S3, SES, etc.

Key Competencies:

• Building Effective Team
• Solving Problems Creatively
• Learning Agility
• Drive For Result

In early 2015, we started Pepipost with a single mission – to help startups and businesses send transactional emails in the most efficient way and at the most disruptive pricing ever. Our mission has never changed. We believe that communication in any business scenario should be free, and this philosophy is at the core of Pepipost. That’s why we came up with a pricing model in which you only pay for emails that are unopened by your customers. The emails that are clicked, opened, or engaged with are free. Forever. We promise. With our reliable and scalable cloud-based email infrastructure, we’ve helped hundreds of businesses send millions of emails every day without any hassle. We follow the best delivery guidelines, protocols, and industry standards to fight against spam and make sure that emails get delivered and reach recipients’ inboxes in the blink of an eye. Pepipost is looking for a design-oriented, risk-taking software engineer who can take initiative and think creatively to solve complex UX/UI and backend application ​problems with the advanced programming skills. This role will complement our hardcore engineering and product team. This individual will be part of a team of evangelists who contributes into both, the tech and the business side of the product. Yes, we really need champs!! Who understands both sides of the world and can directly contribute towards the growth of the company.