Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs using Ruby on Rails, supporting mobile, desktop and web clients with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability
Containerize applications and supporting services using Docker and supported deployment workflows for consistent environments across development, staging, and production
Lead database design and management efforts, including schema design, data modeling, query optimization, migrations, and performance tuning in PostgreSQL
Maintain DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, improving build automation, test reliability, and deployment processes to increase developer velocity and system stability
Ensure security and compliance requirements are met by implementing secure coding practices, authentication and authorization controls, encryption strategies, and vulnerability mitigation
Work across the team and specialties to drive quality through architecture, code review, and collaborative development.
Assist our business development and mission success teams with troubleshooting and technical issues

Requirements

8+ years of experience in Backend development
Expertise in Ruby and SQL, including designing backend architectures, building scalable services, and optimizing complex database queries
Deep understanding of security architecture and cryptography, including key management, threat modeling, secure system design, and defending against common attack vectors.
Strong experience using Docker and Kubernetes to containerize applications, manage deployments, configure services, and operate production workloads
Deep expertise with PostgreSQL, including advanced data modeling, query optimization, indexing strategies, transaction management, and operating production databases at scale
Can manage your own productivity in an asynchronous, fully remote environmentWillingness to learn new technologies and tools as needed, and to read and refactor code to make it better, even if it's not your own

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
HSA/FSA options
Parental Leave
401(k): 100% match for the first 6% contributed
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Home Office Stipend

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

RubySQLPostgreSQLAPI designDockerKubernetessecure coding practicesdata modelingquery optimizationperformance tuning

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationtroubleshootingcommunicationproductivity managementwillingness to learncode reviewproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detail