
Senior Backend Engineer
Tenjin
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $125,000 - $225,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
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)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
RubyRailsGolangREST APIsCI/CDDockerKubernetesSidekiqcachingperformance optimization
Soft Skills
organizationcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationdocumentation