Senior Software Developer (ROR)

Roles and Responsibility:

• Experience with Ruby on Rails, along with other common libraries such as sidekiq, Webpacker, apartment, and ros-apartment.
• Good understanding of the syntax of Ruby
• Good experience with payment gateway integrations
• Basic knowledge of the AWS server
• Understand code versioning tools Git, and Bitbucket
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML4 & HTML5, CSS3, AJAX, jQuery
• Maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Ruby code.
• Maintenance of the web backend of POS (Point of Sale) business applications
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features in a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities:

• Software Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, designers, and product managers, to design, develop, test, and maintain web applications using Ruby on Rails.
• Feature Development: Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and technical design to implementation and deployment of new features and enhancements.
• Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while following best practices and coding standards. Perform code reviews to ensure code quality across the team.
• Database Management: Work with relational databases (e. g., PostgreSQL) to design, optimize, and maintain database schemas and queries.
• Bug Fixing and Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve software defects and performance issues. Conduct debugging and troubleshooting as needed.
• Testing: Develop and execute unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests to ensure the reliability and stability of the applications.
• API Integration: Integrate with third-party APIs and services as required for application functionality.
• Scalability: Contribute to the scalability of our applications to handle increased load and user traffic.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of code, processes, and systems to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding of new team members.
• Collaboration: Actively participate in Agile or Scrum development processes, attend sprint planning meetings, and provide status updates on tasks.
• Continuous Learning: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies relevant to Ruby on Rails development.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Proven experience as a Ruby on Rails developer, typically 3-8 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in Ruby, Rails, and associated libraries and frameworks.
• Strong understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience with version control systems (e. g., Git) and collaboration tools (e. g., GitHub or GitLab).
• Knowledge of SQL and experience working with relational databases.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integration of third-party services.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Any additional certifications or experience with cloud services (e. g., AWS, Azure) would be a plus.

About the company:

💰 Early-stage, funded, growing, growing fast, profitable!

🎯 Mission Driven: To help small & large Indian businesses grow faster

Min. Experience: 3+ years in Full Stack Development

Skillset:

• You primarily identify as a full-stack engineer and are comfortable working on the server-side as well as UI side.
• You have shipped code to production recently and regularly
• You are driven and care about doing a good job and improving your craft.
• You have high integrity, and you are reliable
• You have excellent coding, programming, and problem-solving skills.
• You have experience with implementing modern architectural patterns.
• You have good debugging skills and coding practices
• You are fluent in using the tools of the trade: Editors, Git, Command line, Slack, Jira
• You should have relevant experience in the Ruby on Rails stack.
• You have experience with multiple ORMs
• You have experience in Postgres / MySQL
• You have experience in ReactJS

What you can expect from us:

• Mentorship, growth, great work culture
• We are a people-first team. Mentorship and continuous improvement are a part of the team’s DNA
• We believe in solving problems from first principles
• A good balance between deep focussed work and collaborative work, we won't bother you with unnecessary meetings

What we ask from you:

• Bring your software engineering — both individual brilliance and collaborative skills.
• Bring your good nature — we're building a team that supports each other.
• Be vested or interested in the company vision
• Take ownership of your product
• Should be capable of handling one complete product end-to-end - with minimal oversight

Bonus:

• If you have DevOps expertise: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
• If you have amazing frontend skills
• If you have created or contributed to an open-source component or library, we will love to see the code
• If you have given a talk or spoken in a meetup/conference
• If you have a hobby project, we will love to hear about it
• If you have previously worked in startups

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer II (SDE2) to help deliver high visibility and impact features for the ChakraHQ Platform. ChakraHQ Platform is the world's first Omnichannel Process Automation Platform. Imagine AWS but for operations and business teams; built on cutting edge technology stacks, to solve problems for modern businesses.

Technology specialists at ChakraHQ are at the core of the company's decisions and vision. As an SDE2, you will contribute to the design and development of the core technology stack of the ChakraHQ Platform. Working closely with Engineering, Product Management, Sales and Customer Success you will take ownership to develop features, plugins and custom fixes that will materially impact customer’s and ChakraHQ’s business. You will also be responsible for maintaining a streamlined build and CI/CD system. You will help coordinate the incorporation of upstream features into the ChakraHQ Platform. 

Technologies you will work with: NodeJs, PostgreSQL, Serverless, Elasticsearch, Kibana, AWS, Google Cloud

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain features, services, products that are part of ChakraHQ
• Own delivery of said features and services
• Own success of the products by tracking its lifecycle with customers
• Build systems that scale horizontally
• Write automated tests to ensure code quality
• Work with customers to build a product roadmap
• Work with sales & marketing to sell your product to end-users
• Work as an integral part of an agile software development team to build features end-to-end
• Support those features in the ChakraHQ production environment by participating in an on-call rotation

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
• 3+ years of experience working on teams to develop and deploy web or mobile applications
• Extensive experience in any one backend programming language - Java, NodeJS
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Experience in building highly scalable business applications, which involve implementing large complex business flows and dealing with huge amounts of data.
• Proficiency with git and Github workflows
• Expertise with test-driven development and automated testing
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and fluent English
• Open to learn and work on new technologies

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.