Truelogic Software

Staff Backend Engineer – Ruby, Node

Truelogic Software

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AWSCloudJavaScriptMongoDBNode.jsNoSQLPostgresRubyRuby on Rails

About the role

  • Lead the architectural evolution of the backend, establishing it as the single source of truth for pricing, inventory, and marketplace logic.
  • Drive the full API redesign and rewrite of Marketplace Core, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability across the platform.
  • Design and implement integrations with external vendors, supporting the Hotels platform and enabling future marketplace partnerships.
  • Consolidate fragmented pricing and inventory logic into a unified backend domain to reduce risk and improve product velocity.
  • Define and enforce API contracts and service boundaries, enabling multiple engineering teams to ship features safely and efficiently.
  • Act as a technical owner for core backend domains, making key architectural decisions and partnering with the Head of Engineering on long-term platform strategy.
  • Mentor engineers and elevate engineering standards, improving reliability, observability, and development practices across teams.

Requirements

  • Strong experience building and scaling backend systems using Ruby on Rails and/or Node.js.
  • Proven ability to operate at a Staff or senior technical leadership level, driving architectural decisions and mentoring engineers.
  • Experience designing robust APIs and backend services that support complex business domains and integrations.
  • Strong experience working with relational and NoSQL databases, particularly PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
  • Hands-on experience deploying and operating systems in AWS cloud environments.
  • Experience working with containerized services and orchestration, particularly AWS ECS.
  • Experience building and maintaining reliable, scalable production systems with strong operational ownership.
  • Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools, such as Datadog, to ensure system reliability and performance.
Benefits
  • Health, Dental & Vision — We're deeply invested in the health and well-being of our team and are proud to contribute to the monthly premiums of these insurance plans.
  • Stock Option Plan — We offer employees the opportunity to become part-owners in our mission. Let’s redefine what it means to be a guest, together.
  • 401k plan — Save for your future with a 410k plan offering.
  • Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) — Enjoy life away from work to be inspired and fully recharge with unlimited paid time off.
  • Paid parental leave
  • Commuter benefits
  • Annual ResortPass credit — Our mission is to bring delight and relaxation to people around the world; including our employees! Access private beaches, deluxe saunas, awesome pools, and much more with your annual credit.
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Hard Skills & Tools
Ruby on RailsNode.jsAPI designbackend servicesPostgreSQLMongoDBAWSAWS ECSscalable production systemsobservability
Soft Skills
technical leadershipmentoringarchitectural decision-makingcollaborationcommunication