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Software Engineer, Backend

TextUs
Colorado, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 1/21/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/19/2025

Overview

TextUs is looking for a Mid-Level Rails Engineer to join our team and to help us build our applications.

If you are considering sending an application, make sure to hit the apply button below after reading through the entire description.

Who You Are

  • Recent experience developing production Ruby on Rails APIs in a professional environment.
  • Willing to take ownership of different sections of the application, becoming the go-to person on the team for all aspects of it, from planning and stories to QA and support questions.
  • Comfortable with managing work with Git and GitHub (or similar version control systems).
  • Driven to create and maintain stable third party integrations, with a proven track record of doing so.
  • Interested in mentoring junior developers in good development practices for clean code and reliable software.
  • Highly collaborative, having empathy for others and a desire to help when teammates need assistance.
  • Able to demonstrate pragmatic decision making and problem-solving abilities.
  • Passionate about the craft of programming, taking the time to think through hard problems and using your tools to develop reliable and maintainable software.
  • Eager to maintain robust CI / CD tooling, processes, testing and procedures.
  • Comfortable working in a 100% remote environment.
  • This is our stack, we're looking for someone with experience in most or all of :

Postgres or similar relational database experience.

  • ElasticSearch or similar search technology.
  • ActiveJob with AWS SQS, Sidekiq or similar background job system.
  • Heroku and AWS.
  • Some familiarity with our front end stack is also a bonus. We are using :
  • React, Typescript, Material UI.
  • Responsibilities

  • Review documentation concerning upcoming features and breakdown the work into manageable chunks.
  • Complete assigned work with minimal to no assistance.
  • Identify gaps in upcoming feature documentation and be comfortable asking Product Managers for more detail.
  • Ensure their work is properly covered by unit and integration tests.
  • Provide assistance to fellow team members as needed.
  • Proficient in writing excellent documentation to guide our partners, development and support teams.
  • Compensation

    Compensation Range : $110,000 - $140,000

    Employment Details

  • Job Type : Full Time
  • Location : Remote. Headquartered in Denver, CO
  • hires for this role : 1
  • Target Start Date : 4 weeks from offer date
  • Reporting to : Engineering Manager
  • Interview Process

  • Interview with Hiring Manager (75 mins via Zoom Video)
  • Technical Interview with Senior Engineers (2 hours)
  • Team Interview with Engineering Team (60 mins via Zoom Video)
  • Interview with CTO (60 mins via Zoom Video)
  • Why TextUs

    Our Engineering Team is guided by high empathy and high responsibility. This means that we care about our engineers' career trajectory and their thoughts on our product direction and implementation. Our engineers are trusted with autonomy : the latitude in how and when work gets done. We are a collaborative, learning and data-driven culture with an experienced and proven leadership team.

    TextUs does not discriminate based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.

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    Salary : $110,000 - $140,000

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