Tenjin

Senior Backend Engineer

Tenjin

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: CaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $125,000 - $225,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Lead major architecture and software design decisions
  • Develop and maintain background jobs (Sidekiq) and employ caching to keep dashboards snappy under load
  • Own CI/CD pipelines and deployments (GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes/ECS), ensuring that releases are automated, reliable, and fast
  • Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and front-end developers to create user-friendly and visually appealing interfaces
  • Write clear and maintainable documentation
  • Ensure test coverage for new and existing features
  • Employ feature flags to support trunk-based development workflows
  • Adhere to and enforce code style guidelines and best practices
  • Profile, debug, and optimize performance issues in production and staging environments

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in Ruby (typically 5+ years)
  • Familiarity with Rails
  • Experience with Golang
  • Experience working with high-volume data ingestion and real-time analytics at scale
  • Experience building and consuming REST APIs
  • Familiarity with Git and hosting platforms like GitHub
  • Excellent organization and communication skills
  • An appetite for learning, problem-solving, and contributing to a dynamic team environment
Benefits
  • Annual budget for learning and personal development (conferences, books, classes, etc)
  • Budget for fitness and well-being activities (gym memberships, fitness equipment)
  • Unlimited vacation days and a vacation stipend to make sure you take time off (we recommend at least 20 days off per year)
  • Team off-sites and other get-togethers
  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
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Hard Skills & Tools
RubyRailsGolangREST APIsCI/CDDockerKubernetesSidekiqcachingperformance optimization
Soft Skills
organizationcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationdocumentation