- Build and maintain backend systems using Ruby (Ruby on Rails) and Java, with focus on performance and scalability
- Implement secure data solutions across MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB databases
- Ensure system integrity through proper authentication mechanisms
- Handle day-to-day AWS platform operations using modern observability tools
- Respond to production alerts and troubleshoot system issues
- Implement disaster recovery and capacity planning with Infrastructure as Code
- Maintain code quality through comprehensive testing and peer reviews
- Document technical specifications for future maintenance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (frontend, design, product) for solution delivery
- Experience with AWS (preferred) or Google Cloud Platform
- Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for containerization
- Degree in Engineering/Computer Science with 7+ years of backend development experience
- Ruby on Rails Expertise and familiarity with Java, Javascript, Python
- AWS (preferred) or Google Cloud Platform experience
- Expert-level distributed systems architecture and monitoring
- Docker, Kubernetes for container orchestration
- Jenkins or Github Actions for continuous integration
- Database optimization (eg MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
- RESTful APIs integration expertise
- Microservices architecture implementation
- Application clustering and load balancing
- Security best practices for cloud infrastructure
- Configuration management at scale
- System telemetry for distributed architectures
- Experience in high-throughput web applications
- Proven problem-solving across solution stack
- On-call rotation availability
- Experience in distributed team environments
- Have experience in or be willing to learn data pipeline design in Apache Spark/AWS Glue, Apache Kafka/AWS kinesis